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  • Surgical technicians' backstage work recognized

    Imagine opening night: the tickets are sold and the seats are filled. Curtains open and the actors take their cue to take to the stage. The play begins and ends, and the crowd en masse rises in a standing ovation.A spotlight shines on the center stage as the actor basks in the applause. The play was

  • Wright-Patterson Medical Center tops in patient satisfaction

    The Wright-Patterson Medical Center has been named No. 1 in patient satisfaction in the entire Air Force. Col. Stephen Higgins, commander, Wright-Patterson Medical Center, said he was informed of the top rating during the week of Aug. 13. "It's something that we constantly monitor, and we were

  • Pediatrics personnel play prime role in 20th MDG

    Members of Team Shaw's 20th Medical Group pediatric clinic work hard to provide the best care possible for their patients.Direct outpatient care is provided for pediatrics and geriatric clients in an ambulatory setting. Patients represent all eligible beneficiaries: active duty and their family

  • Air Evac Airmen test capabilities on new airframe

    Airmen from the 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron tested their aeromedical evacuation capabilities on a new airframe here Sept. 3.The civilian Gulfstream III, or G3, provides the range and speed needed to reach different parts of Africa and Eurasia in a day, something the C-21 and some of the

  • New commandant sets anchor at the Medical Education & Training Campus

    Navy Rear Adm. William M. Roberts became the second commandant of the Medical Education & Training Campus (METC) during an Assumption of Commandant ceremony September 7. Among the distinguished guests were Roberts' wife, Patricia, inaugural METC commandant, retired Rear Adm. Bob Kiser and his wife,

  • Baby delivered at Keesler during Hurricane Isaac

    It was almost déjà vu.Keesler Hospital staff delivered a "Hurricane Isaac" baby almost seven years to the day after the birth of a "Hurricane Katrina" baby, although the circumstances were radically different.Micheal Anthony Castrellon-Guevara was born 9:40 p.m. Aug. 28 during a fairly routine

  • Airman attempts to save local national's life

    Senior Airman Jason Perri stepped into his vehicle to take his routine route to work. Darkness engulfed the view from his windows at 4:30 a.m. Aug. 11 save the strip of road directly in front of his car illuminated by headlights.He saw only the road's dividing lines until his lights gleamed onto

  • Medical squadron command candidates named

    More than 100 officers were named to the medical squadron command candidate list during the 2012 summer developmental teams, Air Force Personnel Center officials said.Command matches are expected to be released in mid- to late-December, said Lt. Col. Mary Ann Behan, medical force management branch

  • Airmen assist with New Hampshire disease outbreak testing

    Earlier this month, seven Airmen recently volunteered their time and services to help allay the fears of many New Hampshire patients who may have been infected with Hepatitis C. Staff Sgt. Jacob Bender, Tech. Sgt. Stephanie Satinsky, Tech. Sgt. Lorna Allen, Tech. Sgt. Jason Maloney and Chief Master

  • SAMMC trauma chief cites sweeping changes in critical care

    From battlefield innovations to revamped health care systems, the military has "radically transformed" its trauma care over the past decade, a San Antonio Military Medical Center trauma expert said.These advances not only have led to the nation's highest combat survivability rate in history, but

  • Afghanistan Health Reconstruction Course introduced into PRT training

    Sustainability and self-sufficiency is the goal for the new Afghanistan Health Sector Reconstruction Course being introduced into all provincial reconstruction team training."We have taken what some would have considered a boring lecture series, expanded it and morphed it into a highly dynamic,

  • Medical personnel rehearse chemical decontamination

    There are reports of a chemical incident at the Exchange ... now what do you do? That was the exercise scenario for the 375th Medical Group as they spent three days learning proper procedures for decontaminating patients.The hands on portion of the training, called In-Place Patient Decontamination,

  • North Carolina ANG, Botswana defense force find common ground

    The C-130 Hercules is a versatile aircraft that serves several different roles depending on the need and location.In addition to missions like transport, airdrop, airlift support, resupply and natural disaster relief, the C-130 can also be configured for aeromedical evacuation missions.As part of

  • AF flight surgeon makes mark during historic space flight

    The American public remembers John Glenn for his solo orbit around Earth. They remember Neil Armstrong for his walk on the moon.But few remember how Col. (Dr.) Vance H. Marchbanks Jr., one of the first black flight surgeons in the Army and the first in the Air Force, made it possible for them and

  • Air Force Medical Service turns to secure messaging

    Patients at Air Force medical treatment facilities will soon be able to communicate securely and privately with their health care teams anywhere and anytime due to the Air Force-wide expansion of secure messaging.Secure messaging will be available to patients through what is known as the MiCare