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Lt. Cmdr. Chad Thompson, an Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) Emergency Medicine resident, was recognized by the City of Suffolk at the annual award ceremony, April 5. The Suffolk Police Department awarded Thompson the Citizen’s Award for his selfless act of heroism at a motorcycle accident on May 8, 2021.

May 4, 2022

NMCP EM RESIDENT RECEIVES SUFFOLK AWARD

PORTSMOUTH, Virg. — PORTSMOUTH, Va. (Apr. 13, 2022) – Lt. Cmdr. Chad Thompson, an Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) Emergency Medicine resident, was recognized by the City of Suffolk at their annual awards ceremony, April 5.

220407-N-BB298-1048 Naval Medical Center Portsmouth’s (NMCP) Diversity Committee hosted a Holocaust Remembrance ceremony in the command’s Chapel of Comfort, April 7. NMCP’s leadership triad including Capt. Shelley Perkins, commanding officer; Capt. Joel Schofer, executive officer; Master Chief Michele Sullivan, command master chief; and other staff members, participated in a walk through of Holocaust memorabilia to include literature and poems, along with viewing a video about the Holocaust.

May 4, 2022

NMCP HOSTS HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE CEREMONY

PORTSMOUTH, Virg. — Naval Medical Center Portsmouth’s (NMCP) Diversity Committee hosted a Holocaust Remembrance ceremony in the command’s Chapel of Comfort, April 7.

220405-N-BB298-1047 PORTSMOUTH, Va. (April 4, 2022) Capt. Jason Longwell, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) Anesthesiology chief of services (left) and Tamera Larsen, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (right) participate in high-frequency task training, April 5. Staff from the Anesthesia Department conducted a central line training to refresh their skills on this procedure that takes place when a patient needs medicine given through the veins over a long period of time. (U.S. Navy Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ariana Torman/Released)

April 11, 2022

NMCP Anesthesiology Conducts Task Training

PORTSMOUTH, Virg. — PORTSMOUTH, Va. (April 5, 2022) –Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) Anesthesia Department, in coordination with the Healthcare Simulation and Bioskills Training Center (HSBTC or SIM Center), conducted high-frequency task training, April 5.

220331-N-MY642-1030 PORTSMOUTH, Va. (Mar. 31, 2022) Chief petty officers from Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) pose for a group photo in front of the Fisher House on base after completing taking part in beautification efforts around the building as part of a community relations project hosted by the NMCP Chief Petty Officer Association. Fisher House Foundation, Inc. is an international, not-for-profit organization established to improve the quality of life for members of the military, veterans, and their families, according to the mission statement found on their website. The foundation builds comfort homes at military and VA medical centers and gifts them to the government. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Donald R. White Jr.)

April 11, 2022

NMCP GOATS GIVE BACK

PORTSMOUTH, Virg. — PORTSMOUTH, Va. (April 4, 2022) – Navy Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) Chief Petty Officers Association (CPOA) members met at the Fisher House on Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads-Portsmouth Annex to volunteer their time to perform some beautification activities around the building, March 31.

220331-N-MY642-1002 PORTSMOUTH, Va. (Mar. 29, 2022) Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Paul Kretzschmar, a dental technician at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP), performs a routine cleaning for a patient. NMCP's Dental Department was recently recognized for their 20-year streak of ensuring that deploying ships are above 95% operational dental readiness before they leave the pier. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Donald R. White Jr.)

March 31, 2022

NMCP DENTAL KEEPS THE FLEET IN THE FIGHT

PORTSMOUTH, Virg. — PORTSMOUTH, Va. (March 29, 2022) – Navy Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) Dental Department has reached another milestone as they continue their established trend of excellence.

223016-N-MT837-1003 Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) hosted a patient appreciation and education event in honor of Patient Safety Awareness Week, March 16.Cmdr. Joselyn Mercado-Abadie, Quality Management director and Chief Medical Officer, offers information and guidance directly to a beneficiary to promote patient and family engagement in patient safety.

March 23, 2022

PATIENT SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK HIGHLIGHTED AT NMCP

PORTSMOUTH, Virg. — PORTSMOUTH, Va. (March 16, 2022) Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) hosted a patient appreciation and education event in honor of Patient Safety Awareness Week, March 16.

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.

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