Articles

Feb. 21, 2024

I am Navy Medicine honoring Black History Month – HM3 Anaya Taylor

NHB/NMRTC Bremerton, Washington — By Douglas H Stutz, NHB/NMRTC Bremerton public affairs officer -- With February designated as Black History Month, Navy Medicine and Defense Health Agency commands such as Naval Hospital Bremerton are recognizing the exceptional service and many contributions of Black military and civilian personnel.

Sept. 29, 2023

I Am Navy Medicine – and Chief Hospital Corpsman Weldekiros Aregawi – of NMRTC Bremerton

NHB/NMRTC Bremerton, Washington — By Douglas H Stutz, NHB/NMRTC Bremerton public affairs officer -- With the announcement that four Sailors assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness Training Command Bremerton were selected for advancement to the rank of chief petty officer for Fiscal Year 2024, we asked each to reflect on their designation. Weldekiros Aregawi has reached a point during his Navy career where the notion of service before self is even more pronounced than it was before.

Sept. 29, 2023

I Am Navy Medicine – and Chief Hospital Corpsman Cristi Bussard - – of NMRTC Bremerton

NHB/NMRTC Bremerton, Washington — By Douglas H Stutz, NHB/NMRTC Bremerton public affairs officer -- Cristi A. H. Bussard had waited.

Sept. 29, 2023

I Am Navy Medicine – and Chief Hospital Corpsman Joseph Paul Domingo Nededog - of NMRTC Bremerton

NHB/NMRTC Bremerton, Washington — By Douglas H Stutz, NHB/NMRTC Bremerton public affairs officer – Truth to tell, Joseph Paul Domingo Nededog had begun a quirky routine over the last few years specifically related to the annual notice on those selected to advance as a U.S. Navy chief petty officer.

Sept. 29, 2023

I Am Navy Medicine – and Chief Hospital Corpsman Don P. Wilwayco – of NMRTC Bremerton

NHB/NMRTC Bremerton, Washington — -By Douglas H Stutz, NHB/NMRTC Bremerton public affairs officer -- For Chief Hospital Corpsman Don P. Wilwayco, receiving the news he had been chosen proved to be a flabbergasted moment.

Sept. 20, 2023

I Am Navy Medicine – Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Ashley E. Painter, NHB Lab Tech

NHB/NMRTC Bremerton, Washington — By Douglas H Stutz, NHB/NMRTC Bremerton public affairs officer -- The majority of patients who come to Naval Hospital Bremerton for their healthcare needs never meet Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Ashley E. Painter. Yet she gets to know quite a few of them.

Sept. 1, 2023

I Am Navy Medicine – and U.S. Naturalized Citizen – Hospitalman Hannah Acker

NHB/NMRTC Bremerton, Washington — By Douglas H Stutz, NHB/NMRTC Bremerton public affairs officer -- Although not outwardly apparent, Navy Hospitalman Hannah Acker departed Seattle Seafair Fleet Week 2023 decidedly different than the way she arrived.

Feb. 6, 2023

I Am Navy Medicine – and Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist – Lt. Jason Balazs

Naval Hospital Bremerton, Washington — By Douglas H Stutz, NHB/NMRTC Bremerton public affairs -- Whether it’s preoperative, intraoperative, or postoperative for any surgery or procedure in Naval Hospital Bremerton’s Main Operating Room, Lt. Jason Balazs is easy to locate.

Jan. 18, 2023

I Am Navy Medicine – David Trottman, Certified Occupational Health Nurse Specialist

Naval Hospital Bremerton, Washington — By Douglas H Stutz, NHB/NMRTC Bremerton public affairs officer -- For David Trottman, being on the receiving end of unexpected recognition was an opportunity to deflect credit to those he works with and works for.

Nov. 22, 2022

I Am Navy Medicine – A Family Affair at NMRTC Bremerton

NMRTC Bremerton, Washington — All in the family... Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Joshua Hebert and Diane Hebert are a mother-son team at Navy Medicine Readiness Training Command Bremerton. Joshua, a physical therapy technician, is the leading petty officer and of the command's Physical Therapy department and Diane is a an occupational health technician with NMRTC Bremerton Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Detachment (official Navy photo by Douglas H Stutz, NHB/NMRTC Bremerton public affairs officer).