By Mikaela Cade, CRDAMC PAO FORT HOOD, Texas – A Killeen man who spent several weeks in Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center’s Intensive Care Unit left the hospital Thursday afternoon amid a host of clapping and cheering medical staff. James Warnock, a retired Navy mechanical engineer, is CRDAMC’s first hospitalized COVID-19 patient to be […]
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CRDAMC Announces Changes to Visitors Policy and Other Measures to Help Prevent Spread of Coronavirus
CRDAMC Public Affairs FORT HOOD, Texas — Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center is implementing changes to facility access and visitor policies throughout its clinics and medical homes to help prevent the spread of coronavirus to Soldiers, Family Members, Retirees and employees. Restricted Access Points and Visitor Screenings Restricted access points and mandatory patient […]
FORT HOOD prepares for Central Texas COVID-19 response
FORT HOOD, Texas — FORT HOOD and Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center leadership and staffs are in regular and close communication and coordination with federal, state, local, and private sector health partners to conduct prudent planning in regard to COVID-19. “Currently, military and local area public health officials have seen no evidence of COVID-19 […]
January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month
FORT HOOD, Texas – Make wellness your 2020 resolution by scheduling preventative health and wellness exams like hearing and vision tests and various cancer screenings. The exams give a more specific look at a person’s health status and can better identify immediate threats to their well-being or elevated risks for chronic diseases. Throughout the year, […]
CRDAMC to host Flu Shot Clinic Saturday
FORT HOOD, Texas –Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center is holding its walk-in, community-wide flu vaccine roundup for Tricare eligible retirees ages 3 and up this Saturday from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Clear Creek Exchange. “According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), the flu vaccine has been shown to reduce flu-related illnesses and […]
Nurse Case Managers highlighted during National Nurse Case Management Week
by Patricia Deal, CRDAMC Public Affairs FORT HOOD, Texas–Dawn Hawk became a nurse to help people. She became a Nurse Case Manager to elevate her level of care that much more. “Yes, as a nurse in the different clinics I served in, I certainly was able to help my patients on a day-to-day basis. The […]
