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New eat safe on-base program

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New eat safe on-base program

MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER, Joint Base Lewis-McChord - Have you eaten at an excellent restaurant lately? Do you think it was excellent because it tasted good, and the service was fast and friendly? Of course, those are important factors in choosing a place to have a meal out with the

Madigan’s command changes hands

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Madigan’s command changes hands

MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER, Joint Base Lewis-McChord — The march of time in a hospital can blend the days together, a rush of tasks and activities repeated and intertwined. But the Army is expert at marking the years with ceremony. Madigan Army Medical Center on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., bid

Madigan opens new baby unit

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Madigan opens new baby unit

MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER, Joint Base Lewis-McChord - Madigan Army Medical Center has been in its current location on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, since 1992. In the three decades since its opening, the Maternal Child Health - commonly referred to as the Mother/Baby Unit - has welcomed a lot of Army

Expanding access for contraceptive care

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Expanding access for contraceptive care

MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER - Reproductive health care is a readiness issue. It is a personal issue and a family issue. Deciding how and when to have or add to a family is a concern that touches the active duty service member and their family members. Madigan Army Medical Center

Capt. Earl brings the benefits of the human-animal bond to Madigan

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Capt. Earl brings the benefits of the human-animal bond to Madigan

MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER, Joint Base Lewis-McChord - If you visit Madigan Army Medical Center on Joint Base Lewis-McChord you may see more than the hospital's iconic swans, Madi and Lewi. You may also meet up with the mellowest black Lab in the facility dog business. Earl, or, Capt. Earl as

Meeting the new year with a new baby at Madigan

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Meeting the new year with a new baby at Madigan

MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER, Joint Base Lewis-McChord - Majestic Tahoma, the ancient name of what is commonly called Mt. Rainier, peeked through the fog on a chilly morning, Riley's first full day. Madigan's first baby born in 2023 slept easy in the morning calm. Riley first made her appearance at 1:02 a.m.

Be all you can be in military medicine

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Be all you can be in military medicine

MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER, Joint Base Lewis-McChord - A recent survey shows that a sixth of Americans wanted to be a doctor when they grew up. That puts Sgt. Bridget Kollock, the command sergeant major aide at Madigan Army Medical Center on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, in solid company. Trained and

Madigan graduates world-class physicians

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Madigan graduates world-class physicians

MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER, Joint Base Lewis-McChord - It has all been done. All the clinical rotations are complete; all the exams sweated through. Even all the simple things are ready. The seats are tagged and flags straightened for an event that many residents, interns and fellows have awaited for

Q-Anywhere, Madigan’s answer to pharmacy lines

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Q-Anywhere, Madigan’s answer to pharmacy lines

MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER, Joint Base Lewis-McChord - Do you like standing in line? Does anyone? If you are a patient at Madigan Army Medical Center, you can expect to do less of it with the Department of Pharmacy's new Q-Anywhere system. Patients can now use this program to skip the

Recognizing leadership of former Madigan surgeon

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Recognizing leadership of former Madigan surgeon

MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER, Joint Base Lewis-McChord - Col. (Dr.) Vance Sohn served as the program director for General Surgery at Madigan Army Medical Center for seven years before being called by the surgeon general to handle the Army Military-Civilian Trauma Team Training, or AMCT3, program in the Office of the

Kick off the giving

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Kick off the giving

MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER, Joint Base Lewis-McChord - The holiday season brings out a natural human instinct to share, to wrap those who are cold in the warmth of kindness and bring light to the darkness. At Madigan Army Medical Center on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, the command team is leading the

Madigan pharmacy moves to industry standard

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Madigan pharmacy moves to industry standard

MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER, Joint Base Lewis-McChord - The way Madigan Army Medical Center's Outpatient Pharmacy operates is changing. For years, patients have come to the first floor of the Medical Mall, taken a number, waited to be called, talked to a pharmacy tech, sat back down and waited to

Madigan’s new commander assumes the colors

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Madigan’s new commander assumes the colors

MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER, Joint Base Lewis-McChord - From their earliest days of troops drilling on horseback to prepare to join World War I to today, the parade grounds of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, known as Watkins Field since the Korean War era, have provided soldiers the space to perform. Madigan

Young heroes shine at Madigan

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Young heroes shine at Madigan

MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER, Joint Base Lewis-McChord - The Madigan Army Medical Center's Medical Mall was filled with ardent supporters of some of the strongest fighters Joint Base Lewis-McChord, has seen as the 21st annual Young Heroes Award Ceremony took place Saturday, June 5. "This is arguably the most heart-warming ceremony that

Madigan welcomes new CSM

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Madigan welcomes new CSM

MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER, Joint Base Lewis-McChord - Serving in a medical role within the military is possibly the most overtly people-oriented position possible. Putting on the uniform is always about serving the nation, but donning the Army Medical Command patch with its serpents and sword implying the caduceus symbol

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