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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (March 7, 2017) – Chief Personnel Specialist Kimberly Long, of Naval Hospital (NH) Jacksonville’s resource management directorate, conducts Navy financial accountability training with junior More

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (April 24, 2017) – Hospitalman Michael Shoham, whose grandfather was a Holocaust survivor in Munich, Germany, tells his grandfather’s story of survival during a Holocaust Remembrance ceremony More

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Aug. 17, 2016) – Capt. David Collins, Naval Hospital (NH) Jacksonville commanding officer (center) and Capt. William Todd, executive officer, review the multi-functionality of the hospital’s More

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Sept. 13, 2016) – Capt. David Collins, Naval Hospital (NH) Jacksonville commanding officer, briefs Arthur Kellermann, dean of the F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine at the Uniformed Service More

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Aug. 22, 2016) – Vice Adm. Forrest Faison, Navy surgeon general and chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, visits Naval Hospital (NH) Jacksonville staff members during an all-hands call. Fai More

KINGS BAY, GA. (November 29, 2018) – Cmdr. John Hoyos, a dentist at Naval Branch Health Clinic Kings Bay, conducts an annual exam on Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Wesley Rogers. Hoyos, a native of Queens, New Y More

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Sept. 13, 2016) – Lt. Christopher Bolen, a physical therapist at Naval Hospital Jacksonville, reviews operations of the physical therapy clinic with Juliet Beyler, deputy assistant secretary More

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (April 13, 2017) – Lt. Wing Chan, a registered nurse at Naval Branch Health Clinic Jacksonville, prepares a patient for an injection. Since 1908, the women and men of the Navy Nurse Corps ha More

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Oct. 27, 2016) – Petty Officer 2nd Class Terrence Daye, from the hospital’s Material Management, checks for possible discrepancies in a simulated patient room designed to educate staff membe More

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Nov. 3, 2016) – Cindy Millard (right), Naval Hospital (NH) Jacksonville dietitian, discusses healthy eating during a diabetes health fair at the hospital. According to the Centers for Diseas More

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Aug. 26, 2016) – Lt. Liezl Dagum, a nurse at Naval Hospital (NH) Jacksonville’s intensive care unit (ICU), performs a saline flush of a patient’s intravenous (IV) line. NH Jacksonville’s ICU More

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Jan. 26, 2016) – Hospitalman Kaleb Sherwood (left), from Naval Hospital (NH) Jacksonville, and Monica Gray, a nursing student, inventory surgical instruments prior to a scheduled surgical pr More

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (May 18, 2015) – Dr. Steven Stack, M.D., American Medical Association (AMA) president-elect, addresses Naval Hospital Jacksonville medical staff during a visit to the hospital. Dr. Stack, an More

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (June 11, 2015) – Matthew Alderman, a Darnell-Cookman Middle/High School of the Medical Arts student, observes Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Daniel Anderson (right), of Naval Hospital (NH) Jack More

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Sept. 11, 2015) – Florida Surgeon General John Armstrong, MD (middle) celebrate the Baby Friendly certification of Naval Hospital Jacksonville (with Commanding Officer Capt. John Le Favour) More

150925-N-AW702-005 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Sept. 25, 2015) Lt. Michael White, a registered nurse at Naval Hospital Jacksonville's intensive care unit, shares a moment with his family after a six month deployment ab More

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Jan. 15, 2015) – Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Alecia Dease, Naval Hospital Jacksonville respiratory therapist, gives a pulmonary function test with James Benton. This measures how well the lu More

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Dr. Tracy Hejmanowski, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist, counsels a patient at Naval Branch Health Clinic Jacksonville’s Deployment Health Center. Hejmanowski was awarded the 2016 Peabody Car More

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (July 13, 2016) – David Scott (right), a licensed practical nurse at Naval Hospital (NH) Jacksonville, administers vaccines to one-year old Leo Small during a checkup. Immunizations represent More

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Aug. 10, 2016) – Brittany Jones and Mike Holbert pick out fresh fruits and vegetables at Naval Hospital Jacksonville’s Farmer’s Market, located in the hospital’s main parking lot. The Farmer More

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Aug. 30, 2016) – Capt. David Collins, Naval Hospital Jacksonville commanding officer, speaks at the Duval County Medical Society (DCMS)/Navy annual dinner at Naval Air Station Jacksonville’s More

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Aug. 31, 2016) – Hospitalman Recruit Joseph Hinson, of Naval Branch Health Clinic Jacksonville, takes vital signs of Aviation Boatswain’s Mate Airman Krista Leandry during a physical exam. M More

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Sept. 8, 2016) – Lt. Jason Bond, a physician assistant at Naval Hospital (NH) Jacksonville’s Orthopedics Clinic, discusses knee pain treatment options with a patient. NH Jacksonville is pil More

Air Traffic Controller 3rd Class Robyn Melvin, of Naval Air Station Jacksonville’s color guard, plays “Taps” during a 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony at Naval Hospital Jacksonville. The ceremony paid tribute to the l More

PANAMA CITY, Panama (Sept. 20, 2016) - UNITAS participants from 11 countries run together during a day of sports at the Estadio Maracaná de Panamá soccer stadium. UNITAS, Latin for "unity," is an annual multina More

PANAMA CITY, Panama (Sept. 21, 2016) - Capt. Errin Armstrong, Commodore, Destroyer Squadron 40 out of Mayport, Fla., and Commissioner Jose de Jesus Rodriguez, Head of the First Region, National Aeronaval Servic More

GULF OF PANAMA (Sept. 22, 2016) - Culinary Specialist 1st Class Lauren Robertson, a Sailor stationed on board USNS Spearhead (T-EPF-1), conducts a muster report during a shipboard fire drill. UNITAS is an annua More

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Oct. 26, 2016) – Charlene Rees, Naval Hospital Jacksonville’s regional health promotion coordinator, reviews the dangers of tobacco with a patient at the Wellness Center. Tobacco is the sing More

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Oct. 26, 2016) – Kathleen Davitt, Naval Hospital Jacksonville nurse educator, demonstrates cardiopulmonary resuscitation to a sailor at the hospital. Davitt was selected as Military Health S More

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Oct. 27, 2016) – Chief Kareen Townsend, a sailor attached to Naval Hospital Jacksonville, uses chalk to write motivational words on the hospital sidewalk in honor of the National Disability More

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Nov. 1, 2016) – Lt. Cmdr. Andrew McDermott, a Naval Hospital Jacksonville physician and champion of the diabetes integrated practice unit (IPU), discusses health goals with a patient. The va More

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Dec. 9, 2016) – Cmdr. Jennifer Wallinger, a dietitian at Naval Hospital (NH) Jacksonville, recommends healthy food and beverage choices to a patient. New Year's is a good time to start fresh More

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Jan. 5, 2016) – Lt. Cmdr. Robert Lennon, a family medicine physician at Naval Hospital Jacksonville and medical site officer-in-charge for Continuing Promise 2017 (CP-17), checks a patient’s More

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Jan. 10, 2017) – Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Thomas Minton, from Naval Branch Health Clinic Kings Bay, conducts a physical health assessment on Lt. Aaron Piontek, of Trident Refit Facility, More

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Feb. 1, 2017) – Hospitalman David Vargas (left), a behavioral health technician at Naval Hospital (NH) Jacksonville, conducts a block design test on a patient to assess functioning of the pa More

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (March 2, 2017) – Lt. Ariel Campbell, Naval Hospital Jacksonville’s Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) point of contact, conducts SAPR training with a staff member. The Department More

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (March 8, 2017) Jesse Crimm, an American Red Cross volunteer at Naval Hospital Jacksonville’s information desk, helps a patient find her way. At NH Jacksonville, American Red Cross volunteer More

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (March 13, 2017) – Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Jarrod Adam (left) demonstrates proper hand hygiene to patients Kellie and Riley Vanderwal as part of National Patient Safety Week at Naval Hosp More

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (April 2, 2017) – Lt. Jonathan Carmack, a sailor attached to Naval Health Clinic Charleston, is met by his family upon arrival at Naval Air Station Jacksonville following a successful Continu More

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (April 4, 2017) – Lt. Jessica Miller (right), nurse midwife at Naval Hospital (NH) Jacksonville, provides support as Brandon and Morgan Santos bond with their newborn baby, Elena. Baby-Friend More

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (April 7, 2017) – Naval Hospital (NH) Jacksonville Command Master Chief (CMC) Patrick Campbell (outgoing), hands Capt. David Collins, NH Jacksonville commanding officer, the cutlass signifyin More

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (April 7, 2017) – Rear Adm. Bruce Gillingham, deputy chief, readiness and health, U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, addresses Naval Hospital (NH) Jacksonville leadership during a meet More

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (April 12, 2017) – Annabelle Natividad, of Naval Hospital Jacksonville’s outpatient records, retrieves a patient’s paper record. Public Service Recognition Week is celebrated May 7-13, and ho More

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (April 13, 2017) – Hospitalman Esmeralda Diaz, of Naval Branch Health Clinic Jacksonville, conducts a periodic health assessment (PHA) with a sailor. NH Jacksonville was a winner at Navy Medi More

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (April 14, 2017) – Lt. Joel Snider, a clinical psychologist at Naval Hospital Jacksonville, assesses a patient. A fit mind and body are vital to individual and unit readiness. Pursuing mental More

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (April 26, 2017) – Commander, Navy Medicine East, Rear Adm. Anne Swap, meets with Naval Hospital Jacksonville’s executive steering council for a status briefing. During Swap’s visit, she tour More

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (May 3, 2017) - A sailor with Mobile Tactical Operations Center Nine sees a hospital corpsman at Naval Branch Health Clinic Jacksonville. On Oct. 1, Naval Hospital Jacksonville, including it More

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (May 11, 2017) – Lt. Matthew Wessner, a family medicine resident physician, explains his research project during Naval Hospital Jacksonville’s Research Symposium. The symposium is an opportun More

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (May 30, 2017) – Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Dillon McDonough, a native of Jacksonville, Florida and currently stationed at Naval Hospital (NH) Jacksonville’s family medicine clinic, checks a More

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (May 30, 2017) – Cmdr. Mike Finckbone, a perioperative nurse at Naval Hospital (NH) Jacksonville, prepares to apply a knee sleeve to a patient following a knee arthroscopy surgery in the hosp More

MAYPORT, Fla. (June 22, 2017) – Lt. Cmdr. Jeremy Ramsey (right), a sports medicine physician, and Lt. Justin Hoblet, a physical therapist, assess range of motion in Russell Sibert’s knee, as part of Naval Branc More

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (June 22, 2017) – Tracy Hejmanowski, a clinical psychologist at Naval Branch Health Clinic (NBHC) Jacksonville’s Deployment Health Center, assesses a patient. It’s normal to have post-traumat More

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (June 23, 2017) – Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Christopher Schaffer, a native of Lancaster, California and currently assigned to Naval Hospital Jacksonville’s orthopedics clinic, prepares to a More

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (June 27, 2017) – Capt. John Bassett (right), a gastroenterology physician at Naval Hospital Jacksonville’s Internal Medicine clinic, checks the abdomen of Matthew Hotard. Of cancers affecti More

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (July 19, 2017) – Patricia Gill, the Urology clinic manager at Naval Hospital Jacksonville, educates a patient on medication use. Gill, a retired Navy Nurse Corps officer, was selected as a f More

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Aug. 1, 2017) – Lt. Cmdr. Adam Jakubek, a neurologist at Naval Hospital Jacksonville, tests deep tendon reflexes on a patient’s knee. Neurologists treat a variety of conditions including mig More

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Aug. 3, 2017) – Lt. Allison Wessner, a pediatrician at Naval Hospital Jacksonville, conducts a check-up. Wessner was selected as the 2017 Navy recipient of the Oustanding Young Pediatrician More

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Aug. 10, 2017) – Tracy Stephens, a radiologic technologist at Naval Hospital Jacksonville, prepares a patient for a mammogram. Mammograms are the best way to find breast cancer early, when More

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Aug. 17, 2017) – Hospitalman Juliana Dejesus conducts a newborn screening in Naval Hospital Jacksonville’s maternal infant unit. Newborn screening identifies conditions that can affect a ch More

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Aug. 17, 2017) – Capt. John Bassett, a gastroenterology physician at Naval Hospital Jacksonville, educates a patient during a colonoscopy screening. Of cancers affecting both men and women, More

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Aug. 18, 2017) – A team of clinicians at Naval Hospital Jacksonville reviews plans to improve the health of patient populations at the hospital and its five branch health clinics. NH Jackso More

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Oct. 17, 2017) – Capt. Michael Sullivan, Naval Hospital Jacksonville director for medical services, staffs the Hospital Command Center during a hospital drill on Oct. 17 in preparation for N More

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Oct. 20, 2017) – Ciggy Butts educates Lt. Jacqueline Ogi outside Naval Hospital Jacksonville’s Wellness Center. Smoking harms nearly every organ in the body. Tobacco smoke contains a deadly More

KINGS BAY, Ga. (Oct. 24, 2017) Marcell Mack-Hamilton, a pharmacist at Naval Branch Health Clinic Kings Bay, reviews a prescription’s package information. Across our hospital and five branch health clinics, we d More

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Nov. 3, 2017) – Lt. James Haddad, a physician at Naval Hospital Jacksonville’s internal medicine, reviews goals and laboratory results with Michael Croto. More than 100 million Americans are More

MAYPORT, Fla. (Nov. 13, 2017) Hospitalman Karmikhel Shelton checks Alexis Clark for strep throat during a routine visit at Naval Branch Health Clinic Mayport. Across Naval Hospital Jacksonville and its five bra More

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Nov. 21, 2017) Lt. Cmdr. Robert Lennon, a physician at Naval Hospital Jacksonville, checks a patient’s heart. The Jacksonville Business Journal honored Lennon as a 2017 Health Care Hero. Eac More

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Dec. 8, 2017) Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Erica Pinkney reaches for an apple at Naval Hospital Jacksonville’s galley. It’s a new year; use this opportunity to start fresh for a new you. Whe More

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Jan. 18, 2018) Hospitalman Rouvier Mervius, a native of Saint-Louis, Haiti, works in Naval Hospital Jacksonville’s laboratory. His job consists of accessioning specimens, properly labeling t More

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Jan. 22, 2018) A Sailor uses the Navy Care app on her cell phone for a virtual health visit with a Naval Hospital Jacksonville provider. Navy Medicine is conducting its world-wide pilot of N More

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Feb. 8, 2018) Capt. David Collins, Naval Hospital Jacksonville commanding officer (center left), and Marsha Brooks, NEX general manager, flanked by hospital leadership and NEX representative More

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Feb. 9, 2018) Noah Duncan, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Program Coordinator at Naval Hospital Jacksonville, discusses brain health with a sailor. March is brain injury awareness month. TBI c More

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Feb. 22, 2018) Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Luis Echevarria draws up the shingles vaccine. Almost one out of every three people in the U.S. will develop shingles during their lifetime, accord More

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Feb. 27, 2018) Capt. Michael Robinson, an orthopedic surgeon at Naval Hospital Jacksonville, reviews Catherine Baker’s recovery from same-day hip replacement surgery, at her one-month follow More

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (March 7, 2018) Naval Hospital Jacksonville’s Lt. Cmdr. Kristina Polk, emergency medicine physician, and Terri Augspurger, sexual assault medical forensic exam program manager, discuss treatm More

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (March 20, 2018) Rear Adm. Paul Pearigen, commander Navy Medicine West and chief of the Navy Medical Corps (center), tours Naval Hospital Jacksonville’s physical therapy and occupational the More

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (March 22, 2018) Lt. Cmdr. Erica Mingo, a physician on Naval Branch Health Clinic Jacksonville’s Medical Home Port Silver Team and native of Buffalo, New York, checks a sailor’s ear during an More

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (April 2, 2018) Janet Walker, a certified medical assistant at Naval Branch Health Clinic Jacksonville’s deployment health center, takes a sailor’s vitals as part of a deployment pre-screenin More

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (April 16, 2018) Naval Hospital Jacksonville commanding officer Capt. Matthew Case (left), along with executive officer Capt. William Todd and director of Surgical Services Capt. Carol Burro More

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (April 18, 2018) Terri Torres, a registered nurse at Naval Hospital Jacksonville’s same-day surgery, discharges a patient. Torres, a native of Naples, Florida, was previously stationed here a More

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (April 23, 2018) Hospitalman Joseph Kim, a native of Dallas, Texas, draws serum into a cuvette at Naval Hospital Jacksonville’s laboratory. “We do something different every day. It’s exciting More

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (May 4, 2018) Ensign Katherine Iyengar, a nurse at Naval Hospital Jacksonville’s maternal infant unit, washes her hands before seeing a patient. Iyengar, a native of Chapel Hill, North Caroli More

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (May 9, 2018) Cmdr. Luke Fifer, a board-certified urologist at Naval Hospital Jacksonville, maintains his robotic surgery skills using the equipment at St. Vincent’s HealthCare in Jacksonvill More

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (May 10, 2018) (left to right) Sports Medicine Physician Lt. Cmdr. Kevin Bernstein, with Family Medicine Physicians Lt. Kerry Sadler and Lt. Paul Seales, examine a patient's knee at Naval Hos More

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (June 11, 2018) Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Joshua Crisano explains the benefits of the anti-gravity treadmill to Samara Habyarinana at Naval Hospital Jacksonville’s physical therapy clinic. More

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (June 14, 2018) Cmdr. Joshua Garland (left), an orthopedic surgeon at Naval Hospital Jacksonville, instructs Kasey Grourke, a Darnell-Cookman School of the Medical Arts student, on applying p More

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (June 19, 2018) Ship’s Serviceman 2nd Class Qiana Thompson, attached to Naval Hospital Jacksonville’s security, readies to conduct security checks around the hospital’s campus. Thompson, a na More

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (June 22, 2018) Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Patrick Goldsmith, an independent duty corpsman at Naval Branch Health Clinic Jacksonville, conducts a virtual periodic health assessment (ePHA) wi More

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (June 27, 2018) Sandra McBride, an industrial hygiene technician at Naval Hospital Jacksonville, studies a specimen in a microscope. McBride, a native of Austin, Texas, says “Industrial hygie More

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (June 29, 2018) This year's class of physicians graduating from Naval Hospital Jacksonville's award-winning Family Medicine Residency Program stands in formation during a ceremony at Naval Ai More

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (July 6, 2018) Lt. Dana Hatwig, an orthopedic nurse at Naval Hospital Jacksonville, cares for a postoperative patient. Hatwig, a native of Morton Grove, Illinois, says “I’m so proud to be an More

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (July 10, 2018) Lt. Jessica Miller, a nurse at Naval Hospital Jacksonville’s Obstetrics/Gynecology Clinic, discusses cervical cancer screenings with a patient. Starting at age 21, women shoul More

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (July 24, 2018) Cmdr. Nicole Ward, an exodontist at Naval Hospital Jacksonville, conducts oral surgery in the operating room. Ward, a native of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, says “I really enjoy b More

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (July 24, 2018) Cmdr. Cary Schultz, a certified registered nurse anesthetist at Naval Hospital Jacksonville, monitors anesthesia levels during surgery in the operating room. Schultz, a native More

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (July 27, 2018) Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Jamie Hopkins provides medication to Terry Thornhill at Naval Hospital Jacksonville’s pharmacy. The hospital is launching an enhanced process for p More

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (July 27, 2018) Capt. John Bassett (middle), a gastroenterologist at Naval Hospital Jacksonville, along with Hospitalman Wesley Ward (left) and Robert Hauser (right), an endoscopy technician, More

MAYPORT, Fla. (July 31, 2018) - Public affairs team members from Mexico, Peru, and Costa Rica discuss strategy in preparation for PANAMAX 2018. The exercise is focused on the security of the Panama Canal and st More