Nov. 20, 2012 MHS leadership November message Military Health System Team -As we mentioned in our inaugural joint message last month, we are working to organize and lead the Military Health System (MHS) into the future by building a stronger, even more unified team. As we continue in these efforts, we are also committed to transparency, and to
Nov. 20, 2012 October Message from Military Health System Leadership Military Health System Team,Greetings from our nation's capital and the combined headquarters of our Military Health System. On behalf of the Service Surgeons' General and your Health Affairs leadership, I want to thank you for all the hard work you are doing around the world in providing quality
Nov. 16, 2012 AF, China's PLA physicians gather for first-ever acupuncture exchange At the invitation of China's People Liberation Army, Air Force medical physicians, along-side their Chinese military and civilian counterparts, conducted the first-ever Medical Acupuncture and Battlefield Medicine Subject Matter Expert Exchange in Beijing, China, on Oct. 21-27. The exchange,
Nov. 8, 2012 AFMC professional wins national health care award Lt. Col. Rob Nyquist, command public health officer in Air Force Materiel Command's Surgeon General Directorate, was recently named the recipient of the William Gorgas Preventive Medicine Award by the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States.Each year AMSUS selects an individual from
Nov. 8, 2012 Barksdale medical maintainers keep 2 MDG running like a well-oiled machine Few things are more important than reliable medical equipment. If equipment is unavailable, not calibrated correctly or malfunctions, it could place someone's life in jeopardy, which is why the 2nd Medical Operations Support Squadron Biomedical Equipment Technicians here work behind the scenes to
Nov. 2, 2012 Airmen ‘lean forward’ to support East Coast relief efforts In the wake of President Obama's call for the federal government to "lean forward" in response to the devastation left by Hurricane Sandy, Airmen from across the country are answering the call. Aircraft and crews from 12 active duty, Air National Guard, and Air Force Reserve bases across the nation
Nov. 2, 2012 Medical class works to build safer care This is part one of a five part series on patient safety.Safety is paramount in the Air Force, but within the medical career field it is vital as one mistake could lead to a loss of life.Since 2009, the 366th Medical Group has taught a program called Team Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance
Nov. 2, 2012 Hungary-based Airmen write new chapter in multinational operations At this small, bare-bones, communist-era airfield located in the Hungarian countryside, midpoint between Budapest and Vienna, American Airmen are writing a dynamic new chapter in multinational cooperation and flight operations. Airmen assigned to the Heavy Airlift Wing at Papa Air Base, Hungary,
Nov. 1, 2012 Helping to save lives one scan at a time Analyzing X-rays, running computerized tomography scans and performing pregnancy ultrasounds may sound mind boggling but it's what the men and women of the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center radiology department do every day."We process more than 100 wounded warriors from Operation Enduring Freedom,
Oct. 24, 2012 Calls to the clinic improves care, save $1.5 million annually Have you ever had difficulty getting an appointment at the Base clinic? When you call for a problem you need solved today, do they sometimes send you to a network Urgent Care center? This situation can be frustrating."One of the major problems we have with access is patients who simply never show
Oct. 22, 2012 Behind the red line Members working in the Operation Room at the Mike O' Callaghan Federal Medical Center strive to provide the best medical support to military members and their families, and authorized DOD and Veterans Affairs beneficiaries.From preparation to the end of surgery, these Airmen and civilians work
Oct. 19, 2012 Keesler Hospital becomes alternate teaching location The Keesler Hospital is now a teaching site for medical students from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, located in Bethesda, Md.The 81st Medical Group has hosted some fourth-year students for rotations and Graduate Medical Education Program interviews in the past.Under the
Oct. 18, 2012 Flight medicine: a flight of their own Personnel from the 36th Wing Medical Group and flight medicine clinic had a chance to see their patients immersed in their work environment during an incentive flight Oct.11 here."One of flight and operations medicines many responsibilities include ensuring our deployers' medical needs are met,"
Oct. 17, 2012 Nurse Transition Program ticket to new career There are many paths Airmen take to become nurses whether being prior enlisted or commissioning immdiately after college. Whatever the case, the Nurse Transition Program is here to prepare them for their future endeavors."The NTP helps provides a solid foundation for brand new Air Force nurses,"
Oct. 16, 2012 Nellis doctor provides unique capability Maj. (Dr.) Jeremy Kilburn is providing a specialty procedure at the Mike O'Callaghan Federal Medical Center here that's saving money and, more importantly, time.Kilburn is the cardiopulmonary flight commander and intensive care unit director at the federal medical center, but not long ago, he
Oct. 16, 2012 Hero at 30,000 feet (This feature is part of the "Through Airmen's Eyes" series on AF.mil. These stories focus on a single Airman, highlighting their Air Force story.)A sergeant here became an unlikely hero Sept. 9 during a flight from Atlanta to San Antonio. Master Sgt. Shannon McBee, an Air Force Life Cycle