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PORTSMOUTH, Va. (Jan. 2) It’s a ‘Happy New Year’ for two Sailors who became parents of the first baby born at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP), Jan. 1. IT2 Angelina Nguyen, stationed at Naval Special Warfare Group Four (NSWG4), gave birth to Mahina at 5:08 a.m. on the first day of the new year. Her husband, IT2 Kevin Nguyen, stationed at Beach Master Unit (BMU) 2, was at his wife’s side when she received the First Baby Born 2024 basket provided each year by The Oakleaf Club of Tidewater. Lt. j.g. Mikala Tracy, the patient’s nurse, presented the basket filled with various baby items to the new parents on behalf of the club.

March 8, 2024

Naval Medical Center Portsmouth Welcomes First Baby 2024

PORTSMOUTH, Virg. — PORTSMOUTH, Va. (Jan. 2) It’s a ‘Happy New Year’ for two Sailors who became parents of the first baby born at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP), Jan. 1.

Capt. Brian Feldman, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) director/Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Portsmouth commanding officer, and the Maternal Fetal Medicine Assessment Center team participate in a ribbon cutting ceremony marking the team's first Navy accreditation by the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM), Dec. 8. (U. S. Navy Photo by W. Scott Epperson)

March 8, 2024

Naval Medical Center Portsmouth Receives First Navy AIUM Accreditation

PORTSMOUTH, Virg. — Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) Maternal Fetal Medicine (MFM) Clinic celebrated accreditation by the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) with a ribbon cutting ceremony, Dec. 8.

From the left, Rear Adm. Matthew Case, commander, Naval Medical Forces Atlantic, and director, Defense Health Network Atlantic, Lisa Lucas-Burke, vice mayor, City of Portsmouth, Surgeon General of the Navy Rear Adm. Darin Via, Dr. Michael Malanoski, deputy director, Defense Health Agency, Capt. Shelley Perkins, deputy commander, Naval Medical Forces Atlantic, and Capt. Brian Feldman, commanding officer, Navy Medicine Readiness & Training Command Portsmouth, and director, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP), cut a ribbon during a trauma center ribbon cutting ceremony in front of NMCP’s emergency room entrance on Dec. 8. The trauma center ribbon cutting was held in celebration of NMCP becoming the Navy’s first level two trauma center. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Dylan M. Kinee/Released)

Dec. 11, 2023

Naval Medical Center Portsmouth marks designation of the first U.S. Navy-led Level II Trauma Center

PORTSMOUTH, Virg. — PORTSMOUTH, Va. (Dec. 8, 2023) Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) held a ribbon cutting ceremony to mark the designation of the medical center as a Level II Trauma Center, Dec. 8.

Santa Claus hugs a pediatric hematology/oncology patient during the children’s holiday party at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth on Dec. 1. NMCP hosted the 21st annual Pediatrics Hematology/Oncology Department Christmas party. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Deven Fernandez).

Dec. 11, 2023

NMCP HOSTS ANNUAL HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY CHRISTMAS PARTY

PORTSMOUTH, Virg. — PORTSMOUTH, Va. (Dec. 1, 2023) Naval Medical Center Portsmouth’s (NMCP) Hematology/Oncology Department hosted the 21st annual Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Department Christmas party in NMCP’s Galley, Dec. 1.

Hospitalman R’Jai Johnson, from clinical lab sciences, explains needle safety and the breadth of phlebotomy to elementary school students from Starbase Victory MedBase summer camp July 26 at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP). The tour was part of an effort by the school district to expose children to the world of STEM. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Dylan M. Kinee)

Aug. 3, 2023

NMCP Hosts Elementary Students For STEM Tour

Naval Medical Center Portsmouth — PORTSMOUTH, Va. (July 26, 2023) Elementary school students attending Starbase Victory MedBase summer camp, hosted by Portsmouth City School District, toured Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) July 26, as part of an effort by the district to expose children to the world of STEM.

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (March 9, 2023) Laboratory Technician Andrienne Collier works with wound cultures to isolate microorganisms while working at the Naval Medical Center Portsmouth laboratory. As part of the Defense Health Agency’s Tidewater Market, the NMCP laboratory provides a comprehensive range of anatomic pathology, blood bank, and clinical pathology services to eligible beneficiaries in the Tidewater region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Dylan M. Kinee/Released)

July 20, 2023

Tidewater Market Saves by Integrating and Optimizing Pathology Services

PORTSMOUTH, Virg. — In a Defense Health Agency Market that serves more than 390,000 beneficiaries, U.S. Navy Capt. Stacie Milavec is the subject matter expert on all matters concerning clinical laboratory and anatomic pathology services. So, when Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) Commanding Officer U.S. Navy Capt. Shelley Perkins first asked her to look for ways to optimize services within the newly established Tidewater Market, Milavec, with more than 23 years of experience in military medicine, took on the challenge and immediately began to identify opportunities.

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (May 9, 2023) Capsules of Amoxicillin as seen at the Naval Medical Center Portsmouth Allergy Clinic. A standard dose of the antibiotic is used as part of a direct-exposure test to determine if patients have an allergy to penicillin. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 10 percent of the U.S. population reports having a penicillin allergy. However, less than one percent of the whole population is truly allergic.

July 20, 2023

Antibiotic Allergy De-Labeling Improves Healthcare and Saves Money

PORTSMOUTH, Virg. — Antibiotics are one of the most frequently prescribed medications in the world today. And among all antibiotics, penicillin and related beta-lactam antibiotics have proven to be the safest and most effective at eradicating common bacterial infections since their discovery in the early 20th century. Unfortunately, today, many U.S. patients are incorrectly labeled as having a penicillin allergy, which limits their access to essential medications and makes them vulnerable to complications associated with broad-spectrum antibiotic treatments.

Teams of volunteers spread out to pick up trash along the shoreline near Naval Medical Center Portsmouth during Clean the Base Day activities at the Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads Portsmouth Annex May, 5

May 25, 2023

NSA Hampton Roads hosts Clean the Base Day at Portsmouth Annex

NSA Hampton Roads Portsmouth Annex — Approximately 235 volunteers took a break from their daily work duties and spent a beautiful Friday morning walking around the base and picking up trash during Clean the Base Day at Naval Support Activity (NSA) Hampton Roads-Portsmouth Annex May 5.

Lt. j.g. Paul Strunc, left, a critical care nurse at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, Virginia Beach Mayor Bobby Dyer, center, and Tyler Volpe pose for a photo after they were both presented the Virginia Beach Mayor’s Lifesaving Award at City Hall, May 8.Strunc was recognized for administering lifesaving cardiopulmonary resuscitation on a civilian at the beach on Oct. 2, 2022. Through their rapid intervention and emergency response, the person was stabilized until ambulatory services arrived on the scene. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Nube Macancela)

May 25, 2023

Lt. j.g. Receives Mayor's Lifesaving Award

Virginia Beach, VA — Lt. j.g. Paul Strunc, left, a critical care nurse at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, Virginia Beach Mayor Bobby Dyer, center, and Tyler Volpe pose for a photo after they were both presented the Virginia Beach Mayor’s Lifesaving Award at City Hall, May 8.Strunc was recognized for administering lifesaving cardiopulmonary resuscitation on a civilian at the beach on Oct. 2, 2022. Through their rapid intervention and emergency response, the person was stabilized until ambulatory services arrived on the scene. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Nube Macancela)

Mr. Justin Watts, MHS GENESIS Contract Instructor conducts provider foundation training to healthcare providers during the preparation stage prior to MHS GENESIS go-live in January 2023.

Jan. 20, 2023

DHA Tidewater Market prepares for MHS GENESIS: A Transformational Change in Military Healthcare

PORTSMOUTH, Virg. — DHA Tidewater Market Military Medical Treatment Facilities (MMTFs) including Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, Air Force 633 Medical Group (Langley), and McDonald Army Health Center will transition to the Military Health System’s new electronic health record, MHS GENESIS, on January 23, 2023.

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