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Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) Healthcare Simulation and Bioskills Training Center (HSBTC or SIM Center) held a Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, including Computer Science (STEM/CS) event for Portsmouth School System (PSS) high school students, Feb. 24. Nineteen 10th to 12th grade students and two teachers from Portsmouth’s Manor, Churchland, and I.C. Norcom high schools visited the SIM Center to see demonstrations on the simulation medical training that is done at NMCP.

March 15, 2022

STEM EVENT FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS HELD AT NMCP

PORTSMOUTH, Virg. — NMCP has signed an Education Partnership Agreement with PSS for mentorship of high school students to medical simulation, and the command’s diversity committee was instrumental in coordinating the event.

Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) hosted an Advanced Surgical Skills for Exposure in Trauma (ASSET+) course, Feb. 1-2. ASSET+ is an upgraded modification of the original ASSET course, and it is a cadaver-based, anatomical review of surgical exposures in the neck, torso and extremities to allow for rapid control of bleeding in injured patients. “As NMCP becomes a trauma center, all of our surgeons will be expected to manage trauma although most are not specifically trained in trauma surgery,” said Cmdr. Timothy Donahue, NMCP’s Trauma Medical director. “Just as every Marine is a rifleman,” added Donahue, “every deployed Navy surgeon is a trauma surgeon.”

March 15, 2022

NMCP HOSTS TRAUMA ASSET+ COURSE

PORTSMOUTH, Virg. — PORTSMOUTH, Va. (Feb. 9, 2022) –Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) hosted an Advanced Surgical Skills for Exposure in Trauma (ASSET+) course, Feb. 1-2.

Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) recently earned the Certified Perioperative Nurse (CNOR®) Strong designation by the Competency & Credentialing Institute (CCI). Pictured are some of NMCP’s Operating Room staff members who made this designation possible. From the left, front row: Registered Nurse (RN) Diana Stroz, Lt. Carlos Ochoa, Lt. Perina Neupane, RN Pat West, Lt. Cmdr. April Gilbrech, and Cmdr. Lacy Gee. Back row, from the left, includes Lt. Stephanie Kaiser, RN Dawn Williams, Lt. Cmdr. Jared Lacamiento, Lt. Joshua Yoder, Lt. Cmdr. Sarah Tallent, RN Wendy Clement, and RN Mark Bueno. NMCP last achieved this designation in 2018.

March 15, 2022

NMCP EARNS CNOR STRONG DESIGNATION

PORTSMOUTH, Virg. — Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) recently earned the Certified Perioperative Nurse (CNOR®) Strong designation by the Competency & Credentialing Institute (CCI).

220131-N-ZM949-1007 Ensign Mary Jane Tran, a Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) charge nurse assigned to the Mother Baby Unit, was surprised with the DAISY Award during a ceremony, Jan. 31. From the left, Lt. Cmdr. Mohneke Broughton, NMCP Maternal Child Infant department head; Capt. Shelley Perkins, NMCP’s commanding officer; Ensign Mary Jane Tran, Mother Baby Unit charge nurse; and Capt. Laura Lakshimi, NMCP’s Chief Nursing Officer and Nursing Services director.

Feb. 2, 2022

NMCP NAVY NURSE RECEIVES DAISY AWARD

PORTSMOUTH, VA — Ensign Mary Jane Tran, a Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) charge nurse assigned to the Mother Baby Unit, was surprised by being presented with the DAISY Award during a ceremony, Jan. 31.

In honor of National Blood Donor Month, Capt. (Ret.) Evin Thompson makes his 94th donation to the Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) Blood Bank, Jan. 7. Thompson, who served 35 years in the U.S. Navy, believes that by donating blood he is continuing his service by giving back. “Throughout my career I was involved in many situations where blood was needed and there was always a supply,” said Thompson. “That supply had to come from people who donated. It only takes a couple hours of my time and that’s nothing compared to what this country and the Navy gave to me.” If you would like to donate blood, stop by NMCP’s Blood Drive, Monday, Jan. 10, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Building 2, ground floor, lobby. Give the gift of life!

Feb. 2, 2022

NMCP OBSERVES NATIONAL BLOOD DONOR MONTH

PORTSMOUTH, VA — In honor of National Blood Donor Month, Capt. (Ret.) Evin Thompson makes his 94th donation to the Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) Blood Bank, Jan. 7. Thompson, who served 35 years in the U.S. Navy, believes that by donating blood he is continuing his service by giving back.

Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) Branch Health Clinic Oceana petty officers receive Navy Achievement Medals (NAMs) for assisting a motorcycle-accident victim. Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Petty Officer Nathaniel Bennet and Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Petty Officer Taylor Scott were given the NAMs by Capt. Shelley Perkins, NMCP’s commanding officer, Jan. 7.

Jan. 13, 2022

Two BHC Oceana Hospital Corpsman Receive NAMs for Accident Assistance

Portsmouth, VA — Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) Branch Health Clinic Oceana petty officers receive Navy Achievement Medals (NAMs) for assisting a motorcycle-accident victim.

Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) is proud to announce its First Baby of the New Year! The first baby of 2022, Grayson, was born at 9:19 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 1. NMCP’s RN Kim Roquemore (left), along with Lt. j.g. Brandi Parks, presented Grayson’s parents, Chelsea Hoffman and Petty Officer 2nd Class Calvin Moubray, with a new-baby basket provided by the Oakleaf Club of Tidewater.

Jan. 13, 2022

Naval Medical Center Portsmouth's First Baby of 2022

Portsmouth, VA — Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) is proud to announce its First Baby of the New Year! The first baby of 2022, Grayson, was born at 9:19 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 1. NMCP’s RN Kim Roquemore (left), along with Lt. j.g. Brandi Parks, presented Grayson’s parents, Chelsea Hoffman and Petty Officer 2nd Class Calvin Moubray, with a new-baby basket provided by the Oakleaf Club of Tidewater.

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (Dec. 15, 2021) – Addys Vasquez (left), an Operation Homefront volunteer, gifts a present an NMCP patient and her mother, Dec. 15. Operation Homefront is a national nonprofit whose mission is to build strong, stable, and secure military families so they can thrive — not simply struggle to get by — in the communities they have worked so hard to protect. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ariana Torman/Released)

Jan. 13, 2022

OPERATION HOMEFRONT DELIVERS GIFTS TO NMCP PEDS WARD

Portsmouth, VA — PORTSMOUTH, Va. (Dec. 15, 2021) – Addys Vasquez (left), an Operation Homefront volunteer, gifts a present an NMCP patient and her mother, Dec. 15. Operation Homefront is a national nonprofit whose mission is to build strong, stable, and secure military families so they can thrive — not simply struggle to get by — in the communities they have worked so hard to protect. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ariana Torman/Released)

Stem Event

Jan. 13, 2022

NMCP’S SIM CENTER HOSTS STEM EVENT

Portsmouth, VA — Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) Healthcare Simulation and Bioskills Training Center (HSBTC or SIM Center) held a Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, including Computer Science (STEM/CS) event for Portsmouth School System (PSS) high school students, Dec. 9.

aval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) is the first Navy military treatment facility (MTF) to be awarded the American Nursing Credentialing Center (ANCC) Pathway to Excellence designation, Dec. 10.

Jan. 13, 2022

NMCP FIRST NAVY MTF AWARDED PATHWAY TO EXCELLENCE

Portsmouth, VA — Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) is the first Navy military treatment facility (MTF) to be awarded the American Nursing Credentialing Center (ANCC) Pathway to Excellence designation, Dec. 10.

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