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Navy Capt. Jenny Burkett (left), Commander, Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Camp Pendleton and Director, Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton, presents Capt. Elizabeth Smith, outgoing Commanding Officer, Expeditionary Medical Facility 150 Alpha, with the Legion of Merit medal in recognition of her exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding service during her nearly two years in command of EMF 150 Alpha. Smith relinquished command to Capt. Kenneth Basford during a change of command ceremony held June 21, 2024, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton.

June 21, 2024

EMF 150 – Alpha changes command aboard MCB Camp Pendleton

CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA — On Friday, June 21, 2024, Expeditionary Medical Facility 150 - Alpha conducted a change of command ceremony aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton.

Students at Field Medical Training Battalion – West conduct physical training utilizing a new PT playbook designed by Lt. Cmdr. Yui Wong and Navy Lt. Erin Wippermann, physical therapists from Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton. As a result of the new program, the students have a 100% pass rate of all physical training requirements combined with nearly a 90% decrease in training related musculoskeletal injuries. FMTB-West is the Navy Enlisted Classification code – producing school for the Navy and Marine Corps on the west coast and provides ready and trained Field Medical Service Technicians to the Marine Corps, Navy Expeditionary Forces, Naval Construction Battalions, and throughout the Navy fleet. Photo courtesy of Lt. Cmdr. Yui Wong

June 18, 2024

NHCP PT Department assists FMTB-West in improving performance while decreasing injuries

CAMP PENDLETON , CALIFORNIA — Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton’s physical therapy department provided subject matter expert assistance to the staff of Field Medical Training Battalion – West to revamp the physical training program for the school with a goal of decreasing injuries and increasing the percentage of students passing the physical training events.

Nurses and corpsmen from Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton participate in the annual skills-a-thon event held on the hospital’s multi-service ward during the week of May 20, 2024. The 12-station event included topics such as blood transfusion, restraints, crash cart, de-escalation, blood cultures, and airway management and was mandatory training for all active duty and civilian nurses as well as all active-duty corpsmen working on the inpatient wards or the emergency department. When the final session ended, a total of 182 participants had completed the training.

May 30, 2024

Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton holds Skills-a-Thon

CAMP PENDLETON , CA — The Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton directorate of nursing services held a skills-a-thon in the multi-service ward during the week of May 20, 2024.

Mr. Jason Obregon, Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton operations management department, received the President’s Lifetime Achievement Award during the Marine Corps Installations West / Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton 25th Annual Volunteer Recognition Ceremony held at the Pacific Views Event Center on April 18, 2024. Obregon is shown with the NHCP Triad of left to right, Navy Captain Jose Suris, acting executive officer, Master Chief Petty Officer Wayne George, command master chief, and hospital director, Navy Capt. Jenny Burkett.

April 23, 2024

NHCP employee receives President’s Lifetime Achievement Award

CAMP PENDLETON, CA — A long-time civilian employee of Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton received the President’s Lifetime Achievement Award during the Marine Corps Installations West / Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton 25th Annual Volunteer Recognition Ceremony held at the Pacific Views Event Center on April 18, 2024.

Melissa Nosik, Chief Executive Officer of Competency & Credentialing Institute (CCI) poses with staff members of Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton on April 2, 2024. Nosik traveled to Camp Pendleton to present the Main Operating Room Perioperative Nursing staff with the 2024 CCI TrueNorth Award. The TrueNorth Award was established in 2013 and is presented to one medical facility per year. “Your dedication to excellence and your outstanding achievements, particularly your impressive 100% certification rate and impactful community involvement, truly set a standard of excellence in our industry,” said Nosik during the award presentation.

April 4, 2024

Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton Perioperative Nurses receive prestigious TrueNorth Award

CAMP PENDLETON, CA — The Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton main operating room perioperative nurses were recognized with the 2024 Competency & Credentialing Institute (CCI) TrueNorth Award on April 2, 2024.

Retired Navy Capt. William Roberts, a family medicine physician at Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton, poses with Ens. Hannah Ortiz, a Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences medical student on a family medicine rotation at NHCP. More than two decades ago, Roberts delivered Ortiz at the Camp Pendleton Naval Hospital and the two recently reconnected during the five-week rotation. Photo courtesy of Dr. William Roberts.

March 28, 2024

Doctor reunites with medical student he delivered decades ago

CAMP PENDLETON , CA — A military medical student at Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton was reunited with the doctor who delivered her into the world more than two decades ago.

Sailors from Expeditionary Medical Facility 150 Alpha receive a simulated patient from 1st Medical Battalion on Feb. 27, 2024, aboard Naval Expeditionary Medical Training Institute, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. EMF 150 Alpha was providing the Role 3 medical capability during Med. Bn.’s Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation. During the weeklong exercise, EMF 150 Alpha received, treated, tracked, and medically evacuated 76 patients.

March 7, 2024

EMF 150 Alpha provides Role 3 medical capability during 1st Med Bn MCCRE

CAMP PENDLETON , CA — Sailors from Expeditionary Medical Facility 150 Alpha provided the Role 3 medical capability during the 1st Medical Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation from Feb. 26 through March 1, 2024, aboard Naval Expeditionary Medical Training Institute.

Navy Capt. Jenny Burkett, director of Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton, and retired Master Chief Petty Officer Kevin Burg, former Command Master Chief of Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton, cut a ceremonial cake on Jan. 30, 2024, in celebration of the 10-Year Anniversary of the grand opening of the current hospital held aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton.

Jan. 31, 2024

Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton celebrates 10th Anniversary of new hospital

CAMP PENDLETON , CA — Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton celebrated 10 years of operation in their newest facility and location on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024, with the Pacific Ocean as the backdrop.Providing congratulatory comments at the ceremony were Rear Adm. Guido Valdes, director of Defense Health Network Pacific Rim; Navy Capt. Jenny Burkett, director of Naval Hospital

Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Trayvious Wilson, the Leading Petty Officer for the Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton Pharmacy and a member of Expeditionary Medical Facility 150 Alpha, leads a presentation on commissioning programs available to enlisted Sailors during a Sailor 360 event at the hospital on September 8, 2023. A few weeks after this presentation, Wilson was informed he had been selected for commissioning into the Navy’s Medical Service Corps.

Oct. 6, 2023

Corpsman's perseverance leads to selection for commissioning into Navy Medical Service Corps

CAMP PENDLETON , CA — The Leading Petty Officer for the Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton Pharmacy has been selected for commissioning into the Navy’s Medical Service Corps.

Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Kevin Wilson, a physical therapy technician assigned to Expeditionary Medical Facility 150 Alpha, provides treatment to Marine Master Sgt. George Spaniel, communications chief for 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, during an appointment at the Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton PT clinic on Sept. 21, 2023.

Sept. 22, 2023

Camp Pendleton Physical Therapy Tech selected for doctorate degree program

CAMP PENDLETON , CA — A physical therapy technician assigned to Expeditionary Medical Facility 150 Alpha has been selected to attend the US Army - Baylor University Doctor of Physical Therapy program beginning in January 2024.Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Kevin Wilson, who serves as a PT tech, learned of his acceptance to the program back in November 2022 and has been

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