Naval Hospital, Okinawa and served as the Director for Mental Health and Competent Medical Authority for Mental Health for all forces on Okinawa from 2017-2020. McKenzie most recently served as the Executive Officer, Naval Health Clinic Patuxent River, Maryland. Ms. Kennedy began her career in the VA as an administrative fellow at the FHCC. The presiding officer at the ceremony was Rear Adm. Paul D. Pearigen, commander, Navy Medicine West and chief of the Navy Medical Corps. In May 1994, he enlisted in the Naval Reserves as a Petty Officer Third Class Storekeeper (SK) with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB 24). Naval Reserve Nurse Corps in 1996. Falls Church, VA 22042-5101, An official website of the United States government, United States Naval Hospital Okinawa-Japan, Don't forget to keep your family's information up-to-date in, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Clinic, Substance Abuse Rehabilitation Department, Hosted by Defense Media Activity - WEB.mil. Her sea tours include Fleet Surgical Team One, San Diego, California where she completed two deployments in the Western Pacific and earned her Enlisted Aviation Warfare Specialist and Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist qualifications. While in Key West, he received his Bachelor of Arts in Business Management from Saint Leo University and was commissioned an Ensign under the Medical Service Corps In-service Procurement Program. In 2009, he deployed to Afghanistan's Helmand Province for 7 months as lead U.S. intensive care nurse at the British Camp Bastion Hospital. Commanding Officer. He then attended Fleet Marine Service School, Camp Pendleton, California and earned the NEC 8404/L03A. "Each and everyone one of you ensured that the operational forces were ready to fight tonight. CAPT Pyles was then selected and served as the Executive Assistant to the Naval Medical Inspector General, Bethesda, MD (2006-2009). The guest speaker for the ceremony was Consul General Joel Ehrendreich from the U.S. Consulate General Naha, who presented Weber with the Consul General's award. She served two years as the Executive Assistant to the Network Director in VISN 12 and has completed two rotations at VA Central Office. She earned her graduate degree in nursing, with honors, from the University of Hawaii at Manoa in 2004 through the Navys Duty Under Instruction program. TRICARE is a registered trademark of the Department of Defense (DoD),DHA. Born in Manila, Philippines, CAPT Oboza immigrated to the United States with her family in 1982 and grew up in Rockford, Illinois. Naval Hospital Okinawa, Japan from 2008 to 2011 and was assigned as Division Officer, Critical Care Unit and Officer in Charge, Branch Clinics Camp Hansen and Camp Schwab. She was selected to attend the MedXellence course for healthcare executives and completed a one-year program in healthcare leadership at the University of San Diego Health Leadership Academy. Commands. Distinguished visitors included flag officers and military commanders from Okinawa as well as officials representing Ginowan City, and the Japan Self Defense Forces. She deployed to the Warrior Transition Program in Sembach, Germany from January to October 2014 in support of Contingency Operations. Following the completion of basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Illinois where he earned the graduating class scholastic award, he reported to HM A-School, Naval School of Health of Sciences (NSHS), San Diego, California and was the Honor Graduate and Distinguish Student Award recipient. General Navy Medical Inquiries (to Bureau of Medicine and Surgery):usn.ncr.bumedfchva.mbx.bumed-general-inquiries@health.mil, An official website of the United States government, med.navy.afpims.mil/Nurse-Corps/#skip-target, Transfer Your Medical and Dental Records, Naval Medical Leader and Professional Development Command, Navy Medicine Operational Training Command, usn.ncr.bumedfchva.mbx.bumed-general-inquiries@health.mil, Hosted by Defense Media Activity - WEB.mil. Hariri took command of the Robert E. Bush Naval Hospital in May 2017. Some documents are presented in Portable Document Format (PDF). February 15th, DVIDS Hub works best with JavaScript enabled. Dr. Robert Buckley recently served as the Chief of Staff of the Jesse Brown Veterans Health Care System. Find theright contact infofor the help you need. Upon graduation, he reported for duty onboard PCU THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71) and was part of the commissioning crew, advancing to Petty Officer Third Class. 15 December 1988. In March 2013, U. S. Naval Hospital Okinawa moved from Camp Lester to a newly constructed replacement facility on Camp Foster. Commanding Officer, CFA Okinawa. Dr. Robert Buckley was appointed as the Director of Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center (Lovell FHCC) on Oct. 15, 2018. She graduated with honors in 2010 with a Masters of Science in Nursing and received her American Nursing Credentialing Center (ANCC) board certification as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. TRICARE is a registered trademark of the Department of Defense (DoD),DHA. In his farewell remarks, Weber praised hospital staff and recognized their efforts in supporting the mission in the Pacific region. Naval Hospital Okinawa PSC 482 Box 1600 FPO, AP 96362 In 2012 and after graduating from the Marine Corps' Expeditionary Warfare School in Quantico, Virginia, Captain Frey reported to 1st Battalion, 3d Marines in Kaneohe, Hawaii. To access the menus on this page please perform the following steps. support of Operation Enduring Freedom. 95121 Villaggio degli Ulivi, During Fisak's most recent assignment as the Executive Officer, U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command, Rota, Spain, she was responsible for the daily operations and management of 443 Active Duty, Government and Local National personnel for an inpatient acute bed hospital. If you would like to speak to a Customer Relations Representatives, please dial USNHO Central Line (646-WELL) and follow the prompt to the clinic you wish to voice your concerns. Prior to departing NMCSD in 2016 for 3d Marine Division, she relished the unique opportunity of being an embedded mental health asset to Submarine Group Eleven and went on a brief underway period embarked on the submarine USS Alexandria. The hospital serves a beneficiary population of 47,000 active duty . In 2013, Captain Hosea was selected and completed 170 hours of service as an Examiner for the national Malcolm Baldrige Excellence Program. Feldman deployed in the 5th fleet as the Officer-in-Charge of Fleet Surgical Teams FOUR and EIGHT, and Task Force Surgeon for the IWO JIMA (LHD-7) Amphibious Ready Group in 2018, and as Executive Officer of the Naval Submarine Medical Research Laboratory from July 2019-July 2021. She went on to work for the Treasury Franchise Fund FedSource (a customer-driven, voluntary interagency mechanism for managing and funding administrative support services) as the Deputy Chief Operating Officer/Chief Finance Officer. For more news from Naval Hospital Twentynine Palms, visit www.navy.mil/. Following Company Command and 18 months of language. She was then selected for full-time out-service fellowship training in Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition at the Cincinnati Childrens Hospital from 2004 to 2007. Ms. Kennedy also has oversight and provides operational support to the Veteran Canteen Service. CAPT Schofer has also served in a number of leadership positions at military treatment facilities. Patients and hospital staff gathered at the Customer Service Week display to share a piece of cake and listen to remarks by hospital leaders recognizing staff efforts and the command's year-round commitment to customer satisfaction. Aiyelawo called for the final. This hospital expanded to a maximum capacity of 700 beds during the peak casualty period of the Vietnam War. Since her commissioning, she has served as staff nurse, division officer and department head in Naval Hospital Great Lakes and Naval Hospital Yokosuka on inpatient and outpatient clinical settings. On August 25, 2020, he was appointed as the Director for Administration/Associate Director for Resources at the Captain James. www.tricare.milis an official website of the Defense Health Agency (DHA), a component of theMilitary Health System. She served as associate pediatric residency program director from 2008-2011 and was selected as residency program director in 2011. Master of Ceremony duties were performed by NHTP Executive Officer, Captain Romeo (Sonny) Tizon. They have four children: Eloise (11), Ernest (9), Elmer (6) and Elbert (4). Boahmah made eye contact with MCAGCC Commanding General, Brig. Nick Simmons, commander of U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam, at an all-hands ceremony on Navy Base Guam at the new Branch Medical Clinic on April 27, 2023. Personal decorations includes; Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal with one star, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with one star, Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal with three stars, Joint Meritorious Unit Award, Good Conduct, National Defense, Fleet Marine Force, and Various other service and unit awards. She holds an academic appointment of Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at the Uniformed Services University. He additionally has a Masters in Public Health from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, and an Executive Master of Business Administration degree from the Naval Postgraduate School Following the completion of an Internal Medicine Internship at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland in 2004, Gregg was selected to attend the Naval Undersea Medical Institute (NUMI) in Groton, Connecticut. U.S. Navy Diving Manual Volume 1 (Air Diving). A traditional Navy Change of Command Ceremony was conducted Aug. 23, at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center base theater where the Robert E. Bush Naval Hospital Commanding. Master Chief Petty Officer Perkins is a native of Gastonia, NC, and enlisted in the United States Navy in 1985. He is the internal and external Mission Act Executive Sponsor, Executive sponsor of EHRM/Cerner, and Executive Sponsor to the Referral Coordination Initiative, which oversees the consult process, ensuring that Veterans are offered all available choices when considering their care options, whether face-to-face, via VA Video Connect, over the telephone, or through a community partner. While with 1/4, Lieutenant Frey served as a rifle platoon commander and weapons platoon commander, and deployed twice; once with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and once to Iraq. Naval Hospital Okinawa, the largest. She is board certified as a Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) in Adult Psychiatric & Mental Health. OKINAWA, Japan (NNS) -- U.S. Suite 5101 Ms. Kennedy is a member of the Shared Resources Working Group, representing the field for VHA. Find theright contact infofor the help you need. U. S. Naval Hospital Okinawa, Japan is the largest overseas military treatment facility in the Navy, serving a beneficiary population of 47,000 active duty personnel, family members, civilian employees, contract personnel, and retirees. Capt. During fellowship training, she earned a Masters degree in Medical Education and Curriculum Development (MEd, 2008) from the University of Cincinnati, graduating magna cum laude. Weber will report as chief of staff, Navy Medicine West in San Diego, California. Her first assignment was at Naval Hospital Millington in Millington, Tennessee. Ms. Kennedy received a commendation from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in 2017 for her leadership in the initiative to provide emergency mental health care services to Veterans with an Other Than Honorable discharge. The hospital serves a beneficiary population of 47,000 active duty personnel, family members, civilian employees, contract personnel, and retirees on Okinawa and provides referral services for 189,000 beneficiaries in the Pacific. Most recently he was the Commander of the Navy Marine Corps . It is a three-story granite and Freestone building on a 12-foot (3.7 m) basement. He was Acting Chief of Staff at Hines for 16 months guiding the clinical care through the most difficult times of the Covid Pandemic.