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EXCELLENCE - team works to ensure paternal relationships, healthy start for newborns
Throughout the Army, Fort Hood is known for its size. It has one of the largest installation cantonment areas, the most training acreage, one of the largest Soldier and Family populations, and not surprisingly one of the highest birth rates. In fact, the Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center Labor and Delivery staff deliver an average of eight babies every day or roughly 2,920 a year. That's a lot of blankets, diapers and birth certificates! Read the rest of this week's discussion on Excellence and leave comments on his Blog.
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Post Deployment Health Assessments - be on time, be honest
FORT HOOD, Texas - As approximately 24,000 Soldiers return to Fort Hood from overseas operations most are thinking about reuniting with family and friends, or enjoying creature comforts like a good meal, a hot shower and a comfortable bed.
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Darnall celebrates the 111th anniversary of the Army Nurse Corps
Army Nurses at Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center celebrated the 111th anniversary of the Army Nurse Corps at a cake cutting ceremony here Feb. 2.
Nurses also featured a ‘walking history’ of the Army Nurse Corps, and modeled special relic uniforms that have been reserved from the Army Nurse Corps Museum.
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Fort Hood Town Hall Meeting
Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center leadership, providers and administrative staff participated in the first Fort Hood TV and Facebook Town Hall, Thursday, Jan. 26.
Approximately 26 hospital subject matter experts answered questions posed by Fort Hood Soldiers, Families, Veterans and surrounding community members regarding current and future healthcare at the Great Place.
Col. Patrick Sargent, CRDAMC commander, was a panelist on the live television broadcast, which can be viewed in its entirety at the link provided below.
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Culture of Trust comes to Darnall
In September 2010, the Army Surgeon General authorized the creation of the Trust Enhancement and Sustainment Task Force (TES-TF) charged to design and implement a strategic initiative to sustain and enhance Culture of Trust throughout all facets of Army Medicine...
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Wounded warrior heals with internship
Vanessa Vinson, a Warrior Transition Brigade intern with the IRS in Austin, Texas, prepares to fill out a spreadsheet as part of her internship with the Accounts Management Taxpayer Assurance Program. The IRS piloted the Operation Warfighter internship program with Fort Hood in 2009 and has had several WTB interns since then.
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Darnall's excellent staff and services ensure positive behavioral health experiences for Soldiers and their Families
Taking care of and supporting military families is a national necessity, as outlined in the 2011 Presidential report, Strengthening Our Military Families.
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Another year closer to the new Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center
While it might not seem like much has been done since the first shovel full of dirt was turned for the new Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center here, there’s more going on than just some tractors pushing dirt around.
Construction for the new 947,000 square feet facility officially began in spring 2011. When it opens in 2015, the new medical center will be 60 percent larger than the current building and will include a six-story hospital tower, three out-patient specialty clinic buildings and three parking garages. The more than $500 million design-build project...
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Darnall committed to customer service; wants patient feedback
Good customer service costs nothing, but it is priceless in terms of what it means to the patients and staff at Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center.
"My signature on the Army Medicine Healthcare Covenant shows my commitment to ensure quality health care to Warriors and their families. We're taking big steps everyday to help improve and enhance our services that will provide the best patient care experience possible." said Col. Patrick Sargent, CRDAMC commander.
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Injury To Recovery
Army Surgeon General's speech at the Military Health Services Symposium, titled "Injury to Recovery."
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Patient Education Videos
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The Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center, it's variety of clinics and three community based medical homes support more than 42,000 active duty personnel and more than 145,000 family members and retirees within a 40-mile radius. On an average day, the staff at Darnall deliver seven new babies, handle 3,867 out patient visits, 26 surgeries, 31 admissions, 170 Emergency Room visits and fill 5,000 prescriptions.
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- Flu vaccines available at CRDAMC clinics beginning Oct. 1
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Carl R. Darnall Army medical Center's Mission and Vision
Mission
The Carl R. Darnall Healthcare System provides evidenced-based, patient and family-centered care to Warriors, Veterans, and Family Members. We sustain a resilient community capable of supporting the Army Force Generation Cycle and Warriors as they transition to Veteran status. We maintain a collaborative partnership with the community and strive to lead the healthcare industry in patient satisfaction, quality, innovative research and Graduate Medical Education as we train the next generation of healthcare leaders-all while placing the needs of the patient first and remaining the Department of Defense healthcare system and employer of choice.
Vision
Be the premier Healthcare System in America, singularly focused on honoring our Servicemembers, Veterans and Family Members with compassionate, world-class healthcare, by consistently bringing value and inspiring trust-one patient at a time.
"Our commitment to you is compassionate, world-class healthcare...one patient at a time. From the staff of Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center"
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