Aug. 27, 2014 Suicide Prevention Month: A reminder of our 24/7/365 responsibility to ourselves and each other All Airmen have a responsibility that last much longer than a one-month campaign. This responsibility extends beyond ourselves and includes our work environment, our families, friends, fellow Airmen and our communities. While Suicide Prevention Month is observed across the United States in
Aug. 13, 2014 Defense Health Agency Makes Quick Progress, Official Says As the Defense Health Agency approaches its one-year anniversary Oct. 1, it has already saved money and standardized health care in the Defense Department, Dr. Jonathan Woodson, the assistant secretary of defense for health affairs, said today."The new medical agency was set up to establish common
Aug. 11, 2014 Medical, medical service corps officers will not meet RIF board Air Force medical corps and medical service corps officers slated to meet the reduction in force board in October are no longer eligible for RIF consideration, Air Force Personnel Center officials said today.The fiscal year 2015 Force Management Reduction in Force Board scheduled to convene Oct. 1,
July 31, 2014 MHS Leadership July Message - Access to Care Military Health System Team,Since the TRICARE Prime benefit was first introduced in 1995, the Military Health System has established standards by which we hold ourselves accountable for access to health care.The standards are straightforward. If a patient enrolled to a military Medical Treatment
July 21, 2014 BSC development team convenes in August The Biomedical Sciences Corps development team will convene Aug. 18-22 to consider qualified BSC officers for advanced academic degrees, Air Force Personnel Center officials said today. Interested, eligible officers must submit an "intent to apply" email to AFPC by July 31, and updated,
July 18, 2014 Military Health System Introduces Telehealth Pilot Projects to Improve Access to Care Technology advances -- particularly the use of telemedicine -- continue to change how Americans receive their healthcare, where they receive their healthcare and the organizational models for managing their healthcare.The Military Health System long has been a pioneer in using telehealth to connect
July 1, 2014 Happy 65th birthday to the Air Force Medical Service Happy birthday to the Air Force Medical Service today!In September 1947 the combat elements of the Army Air Forces separated from the U.S. Army, forming the United States Air Force. But a few Air Force support functions, such as medical care, remained U.S. Army responsibilities for the next two
June 30, 2014 AF to every Airman: Tell us your story Air Force leaders want Airmen to share their stories with the world and designed the 2014 American Airman Video Contest with that purpose in mind."Every Airman has a story -- and smartphone technology now allows those Airmen to share those stories to a wider audience than ever before," said Air
June 19, 2014 Afghan Air Force learns self-sustaining casualty evacuation care The flight line is filled with aircrew and the C-130 Hercules engines are starting up for another Afghan Air Force casualty evacuation mission.Within two years, the Afghan Air Force has made significant improvements to their casualty evacuation capabilities, or CASEVAC, as they continue to take the
June 19, 2014 MHS June Message - Global Health/Afghanistan Military Health System Team,Last month, the five of us embarked on a visit with medical units and combat leaders in Afghanistan. In the austere environment of this country, the Military Health System is an actor in two major missions - our combat medicine mission and the sustainment of host-nation
June 13, 2014 Travis opens Fisher House II Six months after ceremonial shovels first dug into the ground marking the start of new construction, more than 200 invited guests witnessed the handing over of ceremonial keys during a ribbon-cutting and housewarming to officially open a second, larger Fisher House here May 30. The new facility
June 13, 2014 D-Day for the 816th This article is the second in two-part series that looks at the experiences of aeromedical evacuation from Normandy in the words of the flight nurses and medics who flew the missions 70 years ago.
May 30, 2014 Medical leaders visit Afghanistan as operations transition As the war draws down and coalition forces continue to withdraw from Afghanistan, joint medical leaders visited the area May 3-10 to assess the current state of medical operations in theater and meet with joint forces currently deployed. Led by the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs,
May 29, 2014 Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel Orders Military Health System Review Pentagon Press Secretary Rear Admiral John Kirby provided the following statement:"On Tuesday, Secretary Hagel outlined the parameters of the comprehensive review he ordered of the department's military health system."The 90-day review will be led by Deputy Secretary of Defense Bob Work, with the
May 28, 2014 AFMS historian seeks to preserve military medical history A modest display that occupies what was once a flower shop at the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center is the seed of what one day may be an Air Force museum dedicated to military medicine.For Judith Taylor, Air Force Medical Services historian, that is the goal."There has always been a desire by
May 27, 2014 Air Force mental health programs encourage seeking help The number of Airmen seeking mental health care has increased over the last five years-- and this is a trend Air Force leaders encourage, according to a lead psychiatrist with the office of the Air Force Surgeon General. A mental health encounters report issued by the Air Force Medical Operations
May 27, 2014 Keesler physicians, dentists graduate from internship, residency training Twenty-four physicians and dentists will graduate from internship and residency training at 10 a.m., May 29, in Keesler Medical Center's Don Wylie Auditorium. Maj. Gen. (Dr.) Mark Ediger, deputy Air Force surgeon general, will deliver the commencement address. Col. (Dr.) Tom Harrell, Keesler Medical
May 8, 2014 AF Surgeon General civilian earns Spirit of Service award An Air Force Surgeon General employee was among 34 civilians selected to receive the prestigious 2014 Spirit of Service award for outstanding service to the Defense Department. The award annually honors Defense Department employees from the National Capital Region who demonstrate honor, integrity
May 6, 2014 Air Force Health Promotion aiming to build a culture of health Air Force Health Promotion will undergo significant changes over the next year. Many Airmen equate Health Promotion with the "HAWC" (Health and Wellness Center), but that's an outdated view, according to Colonel (Dr.) John Oh, Air Force Medical Support Agency Health Promotion Chief. "Health