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MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER, Joint Base Lewis-McChord - Madigan Army Medical Center on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, has inspiring patients. One of its youngest proved that light shines brightly, however dark the winter season, at the annual Christmas Tree and Menorah Lighting Ceremony on Dec. 9. Ten-year-old Jasmhier and her
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MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER, Joint Base Lewis-McChord - Some entered the clinic bursting with enthusiasm, while some were a bit more apprehensive about getting a shot. But, all the kids and families that joined in on the vaccination event that the Department of Pediatrics at Madigan Army Medical Center on
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MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER - Do you have refills to pick up from Madigan? Do you dread waiting in line? Now you don't have to. Madigan Army Medical Center patients can use the new, automated ScriptCenter medication dispensary to get their refills. "It provides quick and convenient access to refilled medications," said
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MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER - When Dena Curtis worked her way through the stations of the drive-thru COVID-19 vaccination site on a gloriously warm and sunny early spring day in the Pacific Northwest, a mix of emotions was her noticeable passenger. "My husband and I, we talked about the vaccine, about getting
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MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER - In these times where the terms millions and billions are tossed around on a daily basis, it may be easy to forget just how big a number 100,000 really is. Madigan Army Medical Center and its partners I Corps and the 62nd Airlift Wing have
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MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER - There is always a Friday in June that is celebrated at Madigan Army Medical Center. That is graduation day. For this year's ceremony for the 100 residents, interns and fellows from 22 graduate health education programs, masks and social distancing were the order of the
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Retired Army helicopter test pilot Robert "Gordon" Evans can describe the inner workings of the Army's helicopter fleet from a Cobra to a 58-Delta or a Chinook, a Huey or an Apache. He can tell in detail the difference between the heat of Fort Polk, La., versus Fort Bragg, N.C.,
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MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER, Joint Base Lewis-McChord - There is little that can hunt the good stuff quite like a little girl in a dress that sparkles and twirls. If this notion is doubted, 5-year-old Jaina Synder offered overwhelming proof at Madigan Army Medical Center's annual Christmas tree and menorah lighting
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MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER - Vehicles and large parking lots have proven to be saving graces in the COVID era. Madigan Army Medical Center on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, has certainly made extensive use of them to ensure appropriate social distancing for its pharmacy operations and now has conducted its first
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(Photo: Janell Cain, a clinical research coordinator at Madigan with the Infectious Disease Clinical Research Program, records the informed consent forms signed by a patient receiving treatment for COVID-19 in the intensive care unit from Madigan’s Virtual Critical Care Center April 14.) Madigan Army Medical Center, on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, has
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Little Jourdan Sheridan wanted to make sure that 2020 started off right for his mom Genita and dad Demetri, so he decided that he'd make his entry into the world within the first hour of the new year. The physicians and nursing staff in the Labor and Delivery unit of Madigan
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For 25 years, Madigan Army Medical Center has had a holistic program to walk with those with breast cancer from initial screening through many years post-treatment. On Oct. 16, the Breast Cancer Pathway team celebrated the silver anniversary of their clinic's work with a cake-cutting and a few words of gratitude
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When the Amtrak 501 passenger train jumped its tracks and fell onto Interstate 5 just south of DuPont Dec. 18, 2017, three of Joint Base Lewis-McChord's medical officers and one civilian nurse, all off duty at the time, utterly disregarded their own personal safety to mobilize their skills to aid
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A trio of staff members once again proved that going above and beyond the call of duty is just another day at Madigan Army Medical Center. On their way home from long shifts, Kassandra Ooms, a certified nursing assistant in the Emergency Medicine, Shawn Janson, a dispatcher in the Communications
Military Life
When illness and injury strike a loved one, there is nothing like having a personal champion through the challenges that arise. That is the role Master Sgt. Jimmie Overstreet plays for families whose active-duty servicemember needs to take advantage of the Department of Veterans Affairs Polytrauma System of Care. Take Spc.
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What does it take to get on track when life's trials have led to the misuse of alcohol and other substances? The answer to that question is likely as varied as people themselves. For some, a 28-day stay in Madigan's Residential Treatment Facility (RTF) aids in altering patterns of thinking
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Editor's note: This is the first of a two-part story. Part two will run in next week's paper. What does it take to get on track when life's trials have led to the misuse of alcohol and other substances? The answer to that question is likely as varied
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In October, Madigan's Internal Medicine Clinic moved into the implementation phase of a long-term quality improvement project addressing opioid use that aims to improve both patient safety and quality of life. It is already showing impressive results. "We had two goals with this: Improved compliance with safety standards in our clinic
