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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.

Naval Medical Center Portsmouth’s (NMCP) Mammography clinic received reaccreditation, Nov. 17. The team leading the way to reaccreditation were, from left to right, Mammography Technologists: Schanell Teartt, Sandy Donofrio, Alicia Headley, Roslyn Young-Lead, Dinah Catlet; Cmdr. Jessica Miller, former Lead Interpreting Physician Mammography Department; and Shaunita Ratcliff-Durham, Supervisory Nurse Breast Healthcare. The Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA) requires all U.S. mammography facilities to be accredited. The American College of Radiology Mammography Accreditation Program provides peer review, constructive feedback on staff qualifications, equipment, quality control, quality assurance, image quality, and radiation dose.

Dec. 10, 2021

NMCP Mammography Clinic Earns Reaccreditation

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — PORTSMOUTH, Va. (December 2, 2021) – Naval Medical Center Portsmouth’s (NMCP) Mammography clinic received reaccreditation, Nov. 17.

Naval Medical Center Portsmouth’s (NMCP) leadership and members of the Command Executive Board devoted time to NMCP’s galley serving lines for a holiday meal, Dec. 8. Capt. Shelley Perkins, NMCP's commanding officer, serves dessert as part of the NMCP holiday meal served to nearly 240 staff and patients. The menu included shrimp cocktail, New England clam chowder, roast turkey, ribeye, and ham, among other holiday classics like mashed potatoes, asparagus, glazed carrots and macaroni & cheese, with a dessert selection of assorted pies and cookies.

Dec. 10, 2021

NMCP’S GALLEY HOSTS HOLIDAY MEAL

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — PORTSMOUTH, Va. (December 8, 2021) – Naval Medical Center Portsmouth’s (NMCP) leadership and members of the Command Executive Board devoted time to the NMCP’s galley serving lines for a holiday meal, Dec. 8.

180720-N-GN619-001 - Wall art designating the Healthcare Simulation and Bioskills Training Center (HSBTC) or SIM Center at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth. Among the many programs offered by NMCP's SIM center, one stands out as a bridge for those who are completing their internship year and preparing to be general medical officers in the fleet. That program is called STOMP, or Simulation Training for Operational Medicine Providers.

Dec. 10, 2021

NMCP’S SIM CENTER REACCREDITED AND RECOGNIZED

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — PORTSMOUTH, Va. (Dec. 6, 2021) – Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) Healthcare Simulation and Bioskills Training Center (HSBTC) was recently granted reaccreditation in the areas of core and research by the Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH), and received a Defense Health Agency (DHA) award for combat trauma care.

Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) welcomed Operation PEACE (Peer Empowerment and Community Engagement), headed by Miss District of Columbia, Ensign Andolyn Medina, Nov. 17.

Nov. 22, 2021

NMCP WELCOMES OPERATION PEACE

Portsmouth, VA — PORTSMOUTH, Va. (Nov. 17, 2021) – Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) welcomed Operation PEACE (Peer Empowerment and Community Engagement), headed by Miss District of Columbia, Ensign Andolyn Medina, Nov. 17.

Following approval from the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC), Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) began providing the COVID-19 pediatric vaccination to children between the ages of five and eleven, Nov. 8.

Nov. 18, 2021

NMCP BEGINS 5-11 COVID-19 VACCINATIONS

Portsmouth, VA — PORTSMOUTH, Va. (November 10, 2021) – Following approval from the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC), Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) began providing the COVID-19 pediatric vaccination to children between the ages of five and eleven, Nov. 8.

Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) underwent the rigorous triennial onsite survey from The Joint Commission (TJC) from Aug. 10 to Aug. 13, which resulted in reaccreditation until 2024.

Nov. 15, 2021

NMCP Earns TJC Reaccreditation

Portsmouth, VA — PORTSMOUTH, Va. (Nov. 9, 2021) – Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) underwent the rigorous triennial onsite survey from The Joint Commission (TJC) from Aug. 10 to Aug. 13, which resulted in reaccreditation until 2024.

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (Nov. 5, 2021) – Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) Branch Health Clinic (BHC) Norfolk recently established an Urgent Care Clinic (UCC), Nov. 2. The UCC was created at BHC Norfolk to assist NMCP’s Emergency Department (ED) in decreasing the number of active duty coming to the medical center for after-hour, non-emergency care. (U.S. Navy Photo by MC2 Dylan Kinee/Released)

Nov. 8, 2021

NMCP’s BHC Norfolk Establishes an Urgent Care Clinic

Portsmouth, VA — PORTSMOUTH, Va. (Nov. 5, 2021) – Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) Branch Health Clinic (BHC) Norfolk recently established an Urgent Care Clinic (UCC), Nov. 2.

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (October 26, 2021) – Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) recently received two new Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) machines to provide a safer tool for dental imaging. The machines are located in NMCP’s Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department and BHC Norfolk. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ariana Torman/Released)

Oct. 29, 2021

NMCP Installs New, Safer Dental Equipment

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — PORTSMOUTH, Va. (October 26, 2021) – Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) recently received two Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) machines to provide a safer tool for dental imaging.

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