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PORTSMOUTH, Va. (June 6, 2022) - Capt. Shelley Perkins, commanding officer of Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP), center left, and Capt. Joel Schofer, executive officer of NMCP, left, present Lt. Desiree Steinhilber, an NMCP nurse, with a DAISY Award during a ceremony, June 6. The DAISY Award was established by The DAISY Foundation in 1999 by the family of J. Patrick (Pat) Barnes, a patient who lost his life to the auto-immune disease ITP. Barnes’ family wanted to recognize the incredible care that the nurses provided him before his death and created the award now embraced by healthcare organizations around the world. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Dylan M. Kinee/Released)

NMCP Presents DAISY Award

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (June 6, 2022) - Lt. Desiree Steinhilber, a Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) nurse assigned to the Pediatrics Ward (4A/B), was surprised with NMCP’s DAISY Award during a ceremony, June 6. Capt. Shelley Perkins, NMCP’s commanding officer presented the award.

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PORTSMOUTH, Va. (May 12, 2022) – Jessica Peppers, right, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth’s deputy of ambulance operations, conducts ambulance training as part of the orientation and credentialing course for new members of the Inter-Facility Transfer Team (IFTT). The IFTT is a patient movement team comprised of corpsmen, nurses and physicians from NMCP and associated branch health clinics in the Tidewater Market Area. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Dylan M. Kinee/Released)

NMCP CREATES INTER-FACILITY TRANSFER TEAM

Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) recently acquired two new ambulances and created an Inter-Facility Transfer Team (IFTT) to better coordinate the movement of patients.

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (May 11, 2022) - Lt. Cmdr. Diego Londono, a Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) chaplain, performs the "Blessing of the Hands" tradition on a nurse during Nurses Week. "The blessing of the hands is a moment of celebration and thanksgiving in recognition of the many moments nurses offer a personal healing touch to the patients they serve," said Capt. William Hlavin, NMCP command chaplain. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Dylan M. Kinee/Released)

NMCP CHAPLAINS PERFORM BLESSING OF THE HANDS

U.S. Navy Chaplains assigned to Naval Medical Center Portsmouth provided Blessing of the Hands this week to Nurses across the Tidewater Market as part of Nurses Week.

The 37th Annual Academic Research Competition (ARC) was held the week of May 2 with the winners of each phase of the competition announced during a ceremony, May 6. There were three phases to the competition throughout the week with a poster competition that included novel case studies, podium presentations, where researchers presented approved empirical studies. The first-place place winners in each Category 1A & 1B will attend the Navy-wide Academic Research Competition hosted by Naval Medical Center San Diego on May 20.

NMCP HOLDS 37TH ANNUAL ACADEMIC RESEARCH COMPETITION

The 37th Annual Academic Research Competition (ARC) was held the week of May 2 with the winners of each phase of the competition announced during a ceremony, May 6.

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