by Patricia Deal, CRDAMC Public Affairs FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), 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 […]
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CRDAMC, FRGs welcoming unit babies with revamped layette program
FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), 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 (Now designated Fort Cavazos) Family Readiness Groups (FRG), is expected to begin in […]
CRDAMC Celebrates Army Medical Department Enlisted Corps’ 131st Anniversary
By Patricia Deal, CRDAMC Public Affairs FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), 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 […]
CRDAMC Celebrates African American History Month
By Patricia Deal, CRDAMC Public Affairs FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas—Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center celebrated national African American History Month with a ceremony at the hospital Feb. 23 to honor the heroic role African Americans played throughout all of the nation’s battles. This year’s theme, “African Americans in Times of War,” […]
CRDAMC earns teaching in excellence honors
FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), 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 (Now designated Fort Cavazos) hospital, Col. David R. Gibson, CRDAMC commander, accepted the award […]
CRDAMC offering free eye screenings during March ‘Save Your Vision’ Month
FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), 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 […]