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
Jan. 7, 2009 Maj. Gen. Rank retires -- Imagine that you are leading an aeromedical evacuation crew and need to get several pilots out of harm's way and to the hospital. The pilots had unknowingly hit landmines that had been covered by sand. They are badly hurt. Your problem: there aren't any C-141s scheduled for a routine mission for
Dec. 3, 2008 Iraqi doctors study American aeromedical evacuation program Two doctors from Iraq's Ministry of Defense visited the Air Force Theater Hospital and Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility here Nov. 5-8 to study U.S. Air Force aeromedical evacuation procedures. The visit will help the doctors, Maj. (Dr.) Abdul-Razaq and Capt. (Dr.) Mohammed, establish an
Dec. 3, 2008 Remains of B-52 aircrew laid to rest at Arlington The remains of six B-52 Stratofortress aircrew members killed when their aircraft crashed off the northwest coast of Guam July 21 were laid to rest in a ceremony held Nov. 14 at Arlington National Cemetery. Dozens of family members, friends and Airmen gathered at the graveside to bury Col.
Dec. 3, 2008 Handbook consolidates warrior care information Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said a new handbook is another step in improving the care and support wounded, ill or injured troops and their families deserve. The handbook compiles the myriad information they need in one succinct, easy-to-read publication. In his foreword to the Compensation and
Dec. 3, 2008 AF doctor's persistence leads to diagnosis of rare disease A young patient at San Antonio Military Medical Center-South, or Wilford Hall Medical Center, was diagnosed with a rare disease that mainly affects African-American females. Lakeshia Blueitt, 17-year-old daughter of retired Master Sgt. Curtis Blueitt, started experiencing major changes in her body
Dec. 3, 2008 Airmen help build Afghan military medical capability A small group of Airmen helped transform a once empty building into a fully functional hospital at Camp Hero in Kandahar Province that is now staffed by Afghan national army personnel and capable of caring for ANA soldiers, Afghan national police members, and their families. The Kandahar Regional
Dec. 3, 2008 Elmendorf medics treat TBI victims The 3rd Medical Group currently houses a traumatic brain injury center where Elmendorf medical professionals have seen and treated more than 1,500 patients than the average practitioner sees at Elmendorf AFB. TBI - as it is more commonly known - has become known as one of the most significant public
Dec. 3, 2008 Wounded warrior receives new ears Looking in the mirror, Marine Capt. Ryan Voltin couldn't get past his ears. Not that they were strange looking, but that they were there at all. He just wasn't used to seeing them. The AH-1 Cobra pilot lost his when the helicopter he was flying erupted in flames during a training accident last year.
Dec. 3, 2008 DGMC transforms to 3-D cardiac ultrasound imaging technology In an effort to modernize Air Force medical equipment and optimize military medical services to better meet or exceed the needs of the 21st century, the Cardiovascular Diagnostic department at David Grant USAF Medical Center has acquired the iE33 cardiac ultrasound system from an international
Dec. 3, 2008 Warrior Care: Program ensures support for Reserve members Pentagon officials developed the Military Personnel Appropriation Medical Continuation to ensure Reserve and Guard members supporting the war on terrorism are taken care of. Military Personnel Appropriation Medical Continuation ensures Air Reserve Component members injured or become ill receive the
Oct. 29, 2008 CASF medics recall Airman's memory Four and a half years after his death, Airman 1st Class Antoine Holt's memory perseveres in the thoughts of two Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility medics deployed to a nation that today is much closer to peace. Master Sgt. Jenny Carney and Tech. Sgt. Patrick Carlin, reservists from Westover
Oct. 29, 2008 Gates vows continued commitment to wounded warrior care Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates assured participants in the first Wounded Warriors Family Summit here Oct. 20 he will "continue to press forward with a sense of urgency" to provide top-level care and support for wounded warriors in a way that lays groundwork for the next administration's leaders
Oct. 29, 2008 Deadline extended for health system questionnaire The deadline for participating in the Military Health System questionnaires has been extended due to overwhelming response. Wounded, ill or injured servicemembers and their families now have until Nov. 28 to help MHS leaders better understand the needs and expectations of warriors in their care. The
Oct. 29, 2008 'Landing Gear' aims to help at-risk Airmen Air Force Medical Service officials are releasing a prevention education program that provides focused education specifically targeted at Airmen at risk for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD, and other deployment-related mental health problems. Entitled Landing Gear, the training fulfills
Oct. 29, 2008 Afghan baby born at Bagram Airfield hospital It was the middle of the night and hospital staff's pagers were going off. Inside Craig Joint Theater Hospital there was a scramble to pull together the people and equipment needed for a successful procedure. It wasn't a coalition servicemember's life they were trying to save; they were bringing a
Oct. 29, 2008 Aeromedical Staging Facility renovated, 79 MDG renamed In an inactivation, activation and ribbon cutting ceremony, the Aeromedical Staging Facility stood down with the inactivation of the 79th Medical Group and reopened its doors as a part of the 779th Medical Group Oct. 9. "It's a change in label, but not in purpose," said Maj. Gen. Gar S. Graham, 79th