Health Workers in Uniform: Lessons Learned
By Cmdr. Michael Kaplan, MDDirector of Medical ServicesNaval Hospital Jacksonville, Florida While USS Kidd (DDG 100) was deployed to the U.S. Fourth Fleet Area of Responsibility, a Sailor began experiencing COVID-19 symptoms April 20, a month after the ship’s last port call. SOUTH CHINA SEA: The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd (DDG 100) conducts …
COVID-19 Navy Update: CNO and MCPON Message to the Fleet
CNO: Shipmates, it’s the 30th of March, 2020. MCPON Smith and I wanted to provide you and your families an update on COVID-19. During this extraordinary time, what remains constant are our top three priorities: taking care of you and your families, being mission ready, and supporting the whole-of-government effort. MCPON: This past week, we’ve …
USNS Mercy, USNS Comfort: 2020 COVID-19 Deployment
This is the U.S. Navy blog site for the 2020 deployment of Navy hospital ships USNS Mercy (T-AH-19) and USNS Comfort (T-AH-20) to provide medical support to Americans in regions significantly affected by the COVID-19 virus pandemic. Navy medical professionals on both ships will assist local health care providers by offering care to persons who …
CNO’s Message to the Fleet on Coronavirus
By Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday Shipmates, it’s the 19th of March, 2020. A lot has changed in the past week, and the impacts of the coronavirus are changing daily life for all of us. Our focus right now is threefold: We must protect our people, and we must maintain mission readiness. And …
U.S. Navy COVID-19 Updates
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Navy Medicine’s transformation: How hospital corpsmen fit in
By Force Master Chief Hosea Smith Jr. Director, U.S. Navy Hospital Corps Several weeks ago, the U.S. Navy surgeon general outlined the significant changes that will reshape our Navy Medicine mission toward greater readiness. We are refining our organizational structure so we can ensure a medically ready force – Sailors and Marines ready to fight …
Navy Surgeon General’s New Strategic Priorities
By Vice Adm. C. Forrest Faison, III Surgeon General Chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery Shipmates, Navy Medicine is dedicated to the best readiness and health in the world and it is our mission to keep Sailors, Marines and their family ready, healthy and on the job. As your 38th Navy surgeon general, I understand …