Madigan welcomes new senior enlisted advisor
Command Sgt. Maj. Matthew Brady assumed the responsibilities of the senior enlisted advisor July 13. Brady will advise the commander about enlisted and NCO matters and will be responsible for the...
View ArticleIrwin gets new commander
Soldiers and civilians with the Fort Riley Medical Department Activity bid farewell to Col. Michael Heimall and welcomed Col. Barry Pockrandt during a change of command ceremony July 13 on Cavalry...
View ArticleDefining moments: retired major general continues service as volunteer surgeon
Carla Hawley-Bowland stands outside an operating room in the Labor and Delivery Department at William Beaumont Army Medical Center here. The 60-year-old doctor is clad in green scrubs. Bright red shoes...
View ArticleNielsen provides Army perspective to hometown
Col. Peter Nielsen, chief of clinical operations for Western Regional Medical Command, was the guest speaker at a private opening reception of a special exhibition at the National World War II Museum...
View ArticleMadigan Army Medical Center recognizes sacrifices of prisoners, those missing
As part of National POW/MIA Recognition Day, Madigan Army Medical Center held a somber POW/MIA ceremony Sept. 21. Madigan's Sergeant Audie Murphy Club hosted the event. The ceremony honored the service...
View ArticleForward surgical team performs minor procedure
The 250th Forward Surgical Team performed minor surgical procedures during a field training exercise Sept. 21 on Joint Base Lewis-McChord. Throughout the week-long exercise, Soldiers of the 250th and...
View ArticleVaccines prevent spread of flu virus
The best way to prevent the flu is by getting a flu vaccine each year. There are two vaccination options available for the flu virus. The inactivated (killed) vaccine is administered as an injection...
View ArticleEye opening benefits offered at Madigan
Battling with glasses and contacts are common tasks that many soldiers are subjected to when their vision isn't perfect. Fortunately for soldiers on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, the opportunity to rid...
View ArticleArmy pharmacists: The medication experts
The profession of pharmacy is more than a "lick, stick, and pour" dispensary role. Pharmacists are often seen as the pill dispensers -- handing your prescription to you across the counter with...
View ArticleWest region medics earn Army's Best Medic title
More than 60 Army medics faced a range of obstacles during the Army's Best Medic Competition, Oct. 26-28, 2012.
View ArticleSurviving the holidays, nutritionally speaking
If you fear weight gain this holiday season, surviving your holiday spread may be easier than you think. In fact, if it's your goal, you can even lose weight with a few simple steps!
View ArticleMadigan family lights Christmas tree
Madigan commander, Col. Dallas Homas, helps 7-year old Amber Marie Simmons light the hospital Christmas tree on Dec. 7.
View ArticleMadigan team delivers Christmas gifts for Soldiers
The staff at Madigan Army Medical Center gathered to collect gifts to spread some holiday cheer to deployed Madigan team members, filling boxes to be sent to deployed Soldiers with items like baby...
View ArticleNorthwest service members celebrate holidays
The Joint Base Lewis-McChord Army Medical Department Holiday Ball was held on a cold, blustery and magical Dec. 15 evening full of tradition and ceremony. Ball attendees ranged in rank and title from...
View ArticleLocal Lean Six Sigma course graduates asked to look for change
Sixteen military and civilian personnel from across the Western Regional Medical Command recently graduated from a four-week Lean Six Sigma Program and became the Army Medical Department's newest black...
View ArticleMadigan Soldiers win regional Top Medic Team Competition
JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. -- Ruck, train and workout -- that was the prescription for success for a team of medics from Madigan Army Medical Center who were named the Western Regional Medical...
View ArticleMEDCOM CSM: 5 traits a female leader needs in the Army
The longest-serving enlisted female Soldier still on active duty will retire Oct. 24, after more than 35 years of service to the Army. Command Sergeant Major Donna Brock leaves behind a legacy of...
View ArticleMEDCOM CSM shares final leadership lessons with force
A self-proclaimed "Soldier for life," Command Sgt. Maj. Donna Brock will retire this week after more than 35 years of service to the Army. The current senior enlisted advisor to the surgeon general,...
View ArticleHonor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
On January 19, 2015, we will honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. -- a champion for the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent behavior. Dr. King's dream of equality,...
View ArticlePatient shuttle makes cents for military medicine
Three months after it began making eight runs a day between Naval Hospital Bremerton and Madigan Army Medical Center, a patient shuttle between the two military treatment facilities keeps gaining...
View ArticleCelebrating the Legacies of Our Past Presidents
On Monday, February 16, the nation will observe a federal holiday for George Washington's birthday. Observed on the third Monday of February, the holiday honors our nation's first president and...
View ArticleWRMC officers dive into Performance Triad activity
Two officers at Western Regional Medical Command recently donned swimming caps instead of their usual patrol caps for an evening of activity. Maj. Gen. Thomas R. Tempel, Jr., acting commanding general,...
View ArticleWRMC employees part of MEDCOM Wolf Pack Award-winning team
"No Civilian Corps member left behind," that is how one Western Regional Medical Command employee described the efforts of the U.S. Army Medical Command Warrior Transition Unit Restructuring Project...
View ArticlePuget Sound Military Health System officer delivers keynote speech at Tacoma...
A service member injured in combat today has a greater than 90 percent survival rate, a Puget Sound Military Health System officer recently shared with community members. "This success is no accident...
View ArticleMemorial Day: Respect, Honor, Remember the Fallen
On the final Monday in May, we, as a nation, honor the sacrifice of our fallen men and women in uniform. We honor their lives, their courage, their legacy and their service. The freedoms every American...
View ArticleHealing waters help Soldier cope with cancer
"It's cancer." Two words people hope to never hear. And as Sgt. Kawaiola Nahale, an Army Reserve budget analyst with the 311th Signal Company at Fort Shafter, Hawaii, faced the diagnosis and associated...
View ArticleSergeant seeking more than medals during Warrior Games
FORT BELVOIR, Va. -- He's often found with a smile on his face, giving a high five as others pass by or lending a helping hand to a fellow athlete. So it's no surprise that Sgt. Nicholas Titman,...
View ArticleSoldier finds new ways to take flight
FORT BELVOIR, Va. -- Chief Warrant Officer 3 Timothy Sifuentes has flown more than 2,300 hours and completed nearly 1,000 combat missions in an OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopter. The pilot acknowledged...
View ArticlePhysical therapists part of interdisciplinary team helping DOD Warrior Games...
FORT BELVOIR, Va. -- The athletes and coaches have arrived. Team Army is ready for the 2015 Department of Defense Warrior Games, and by their side is a robust team of support staff, including physical...
View ArticleWRMC joins veterans, Korean communities commemorating 65 years of partnership
More than 300 people from the local veteran, military and Korean communities turned out Saturday, June 20, here to recognize the beginning of a long and enduring relationship between two countries.
View ArticleArmy dentist retires after 30 years of active, Reserve service
PUYALLUP, Wash. -- An Army dentist's 30-year career came full circle when two general officers wished him congratulations on the occasion of his retirement June 27. Maj. Gen. Thomas R. Tempel Jr.,...
View ArticleMilitary, civilian health care executives aim for increased collaboration
A group of 35 senior military and civilian health care executives gathered at the Cedarbrook Lodge for the Puget Sound Health Care Executive Roundtable, Sept. 10-11.
View ArticleMilitary family members graduate from JBLM's newly implemented dental...
Nine students graduated from the American Red Cross Dental Assistant Program during an Oct. 15 ceremony at Joint Base Lewis-McChord's Four Chaplains Chapel.
View ArticleNorthwest dental company stages exercise
The 673rd Dental Company (Area Support), Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, recently conducted 60 hours of continuous operations, training more than 20 dentists and technicians and supporting the...
View ArticleMilitary, medical leaders join for community dinner to discuss health in the...
Lt. Gen. Stephen Lanza, I Corps commanding general; Maj. Gen. Thomas R. Tempel, former Western Regional Medical Command commanding general and Puget Sound Military Health System market manager, Navy...
View ArticleCSM ends tenure at WRMC, looks back on 32 years of service
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. -- The U.S. Army's Western Regional Medical Command bid farewell to Command Sgt. Maj. Marshall L. Huffman and welcomed Command Sgt. Maj. Tabitha A. Gavia as the...
View ArticleWRMC welcomes new commander
Major General Thomas R. Tempel Jr. relinquished command of the Western Regional Medical Command to incoming commander Col. Christopher A. Gruber during a ceremony at Joint Base Lewis-McChord Nov. 24.
View ArticleFort Greely Army Medical Home opens
Fort Greely residents celebrated the official opening of the Fort Greely Army Medical Home during a ribbon-cutting ceremony in front of a standing room only crowd, Dec. 15.
View ArticleResearch consultant named Seattle 'Innovator of the Year'
The Western Regional Medical Command's research consultant was recently recognized for his collaborative efforts in health care during an awards ceremony in Seattle.
View ArticleWRMC researcher discusses health care collaboration with Army, startups
Col. David McCune, research consultant, Western Regional Medical Command, recently had an opportunity to showcase Army medicine's research program during an annual event in Seattle.
View ArticleWestern Regional Medical Command set to officially merge with Regional Health...
After more than a year of planning and coordinating, the Western Regional Medical Command is scheduled to finalize its merger with the Regional Health Command-Pacific, on Jan. 8, 2016.
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