By Patricia Deal, CRDAMC Public Affairs FORT HOOD, Texas— More than 100 social workers and behavioral health professionals from Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center and community network partners met for career development and networking at the annual Social Work Month symposium here March 15. In her keynote address, retired Army Col. Jennifer Humphries, clinical […]
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CRDAMC’s Medical-Surgical Pediatric Unit holds inaugural in-service fair
by Patricia Deal, CRDAMC Public Affairs FORT HOOD, Texas—More than 100 staff members packed into the atrium on the fifth floor of Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center to collect information on various educational and training topics at the Medical-Surgical Pediatric Unit’s inaugural In-Service Fair March 16. “The medical field is a constantly changing environment. […]
CRDAMC, FRGs welcoming unit babies with revamped layette program
FORT HOOD, Texas – Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center (CRDAMC) soon will be back to creating warm memories for its new moms with the relaunching of the hospital’s layette program The popular program, in conjunction with participating FORT HOOD Family Readiness Groups (FRG), is expected to begin in April, according to Lt. Col. Alicia Surrey, maternal […]
CRDAMC Celebrates Army Medical Department Enlisted Corps’ 131st Anniversary
By Patricia Deal, CRDAMC Public Affairs FORT HOOD, Texas—Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center celebrated the Army Medical Department Enlisted Corps’ 131st Anniversary March 1 to honor the enlisted Soldiers who have served in battlefields and hospitals and clinics around the globe since 1887. Although the AMEDD Enlisted Corps was not officially established until […]
CRDAMC earns teaching in excellence honors
FORT HOOD, Texas – Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center (CRDAMC) is a recipient of the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences (USUHS) 2017 Excellence in Teaching Award. During ceremonies held Feb. 28 at the FORT HOOD hospital, Col. David R. Gibson, CRDAMC commander, accepted the award from Brig. Gen. Chuck Potter (Ret., USAF), assistant […]
CRDAMC offering free eye screenings during March ‘Save Your Vision’ Month
FORT HOOD, Texas – That digital device you’ve been staring at for the past few hours could be damaging your eyes. The culprit: overexposure to blue light. The high-energy visible light is emitted from all of our digital devices, including smartphones, tablets, LED monitors and flat-screen television monitors. Sadly, that overexposure to the digital devices’ […]
