Feb. 4, 2009 Administration sets agenda for veteran care President Barack Obama has promised to deliver the care and benefits the nation's military veterans deserve while transforming the Department of Veterans Affairs into a 21st century organization, according to an administration agenda posted on the White House Web site. "Keeping faith with those who
Feb. 4, 2009 Medical fellow receives valuable training in Iraq VR Optimally managing the unique head and neck injury patterns seen in Iraq and Afghanistan lead to a successful initiative out of Wilford Hall Medical Center -- sending the first surgical fellow to a war zone for a surgical rotation. In the past, medical and surgical residents and fellows were not
Feb. 4, 2009 Nurse commissioning program seeks enlisted applicants Air Force Personnel Center officials here will conduct the annual Nurse Enlisted Commissioning Program board May 4 through 8 to select candidates for fall 2009 and spring 2010 semester start dates. The program offers active-duty Airmen the opportunity to earn a bachelor's degree in a high-need
Feb. 4, 2009 Voice recognition system helps manage patient records It's faster, more accurate and highly maneuverable. What may sound like the latest weapons system is actually a new way of doing business for doctors at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center. With the introduction of Dragon Medical speech recognition software, the process of documenting patient medical
Feb. 4, 2009 DGMC@20: Sharing our future, remembering our past The opening line to the Beatles' magnum opus, "Sgt.Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" says it all: "It was 20 years ago today . . ." Dec. 19, 1988 marked the day the doors to the Air Force's newest hospital at Travis AFB opened to patients and staff, officially replacing an aging 39-year-old facility
Feb. 4, 2009 Agreement expands AF beneficiaries' access to bariatric surgery According to the Centers for Disease Control, two-thirds of all Americans are overweight or obese. Thanks to a resource sharing agreement between the Nix Health Care System and the 59th Medical Wing, Wilford Hall Medical Center doctors are providing increased services to bariatric patients. An
Feb. 4, 2009 AFPC officials begin health records transfer mission to VA Air Force Personnel Center officials here will begin to transfer health treatment records of retired and separated active, Guard and Reserve Airmen to the Department of Veterans Affairs Feb. 1. AFPC will become the central transfer gateway to improve the flow of Air Force health treatment records
Jan. 8, 2009 Program addresses wounded, ill servicemembers' needs More than 1,900 wounded servicemembers have benefited from their enrollment in a specialized health program to meet their unique needs during their rehabilitative process. "As we began seeing more wounded servicemembers returning to our region, we identified some unique needs that they faced as they
Jan. 7, 2009 Medics, maintainers test skills at alternative careers How many steps does it take to prepare an F-16 Fighting Falcon to launch for a combat sortie? How stomach-turning is it to sit in on a surgery? Staff Sgt. Ubong Okokon and Master Sgt. Mark Crew are dedicated to answering these questions and more for Airmen serving in the Air Force Theater Hospital
Jan. 7, 2009 Huge SAMMC construction project breaks ground Military leaders, construction officials and wounded warriors joined up Dec. 8 to break ground on a historic start of construction on the San Antonio Military Medical Center, a $724 million construction and renovation project at Brooke Army Medical Center and Wilford Hall Medical Center. The
Jan. 7, 2009 Keesler Medical Center to begin empanelling patients into its Family Health Clinic Keesler Medical Center will soon begin empanelling patients into its Family Health Clinic. The Air Force Surgeon General and his staff have developed a Family Health Initiative that promotes patient-provider continuity with a strong focus on preventive care. A primary tenant of this plan is that
Jan. 7, 2009 Mental Health team deploys with Army to Iraq A three-person mental health team from Keesler recently returned from more than six months in Iraq providing mental health support to Army personnel. The team from the 81st Medical Operations Squadron mental health flight included family advocacy officer Capt. Bob Greiman and mental health
Jan. 7, 2009 WHMC medical residents dominate ACP competition Wilford Hall Medical Center internal medicine residents walked away with top awards during the annual Army/Air Force American College of Physicians meeting. The event was held at the Hyatt Regency, Bethesda, Md., Nov. 20-23. Several years ago, the Army and Air Force began conducting a joint ACP
Jan. 7, 2009 Iraqi medics complete aeromedical evacuation course Instructors from the United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, San Antonio, Texas, graduated 14 Iraqi air force medics from an Aeromedical Evacuation Basics Course here Dec. 4. The graduation ceremony was the culmination of 12 days of training that ended with a patient movement exercise
Jan. 7, 2009 300 and counting -- rescue unit saves lives in Afghanistan Air Force reservists with the 920th Rescue Wing here have saved more than 300 U.S. troops since deploying to Afghanistan in February 2008. The Air Force Reserve Command unit is flying HH-60 helicopter missions in support the U.S. Army medical evacuation operation. Airmen from the wing and its sister
Jan. 7, 2009 PACAF centralizes fit testing Airmen across PACAF will soon see a change in their fitness testing procedures as the command moves to centralize all fit testing under base health and wellness centers by March of 2009. After receiving feedback from across the command, Gen. Howie Chandler, Pacific Air Forces commander, directed the
Jan. 7, 2009 The mark of "Excellent": DGMC tops inspection score, receives accreditation To the roar and raucous cheers of a standing audience, the medical staff at David Grant USAF Medical Center received an overall "Excellent" rating and full accreditation status for another three years. A no-advance notice review and survey was conducted by the Air Force Inspection Agency and the
Jan. 7, 2009 EUCOM program aims to reduce caregiver fatigue Recognizing the risk of burnout among caregivers providing warrior and family support, U.S. European Command plans to kick off a program this spring that incorporates principles introduced by bestselling author and lecturer Dr. Stephen Covey. EUCOM is putting together a compassion-fatigue program
Jan. 7, 2009 Lackland medical center labs receive 2-year accreditation The labs at San Antonio Military Medical Center-South recently received a two-year accreditation from the AABB, an organization recognized by the industry for monitoring and advancing transfusion and cellular therapies worldwide. The accreditation involved an intensive on-site assessment by AABB