City of Ozark could land proposed 175-bed Veterans Affairs assisted-living facility
Care for local veterans and the local economy could receive a massive boost if Veterans Affairs determines it will build an assisted living facility in Ozark. Dale County Commission Chairman Mark Blankenship said several interested parties have combined resources to...
Military health care transitions to new life support training provider
The Military Health System is in the process of transitioning from the American Heart Association resuscitation training – basic life support, advanced cardiac life support, and pediatric advanced life support – to American Red Cross training courses. The primary...
The Army Wants Virtual Health Tech That Works Under Any Conditions
A new office within the Army, the Virtual Health Research Task Area, has been charged with looking at how virtual health capabilities are advancing and how those technologies can be deployed on the battlefield. The new research area sits under the Medical Simulation...
Pentagon Plans Massive Reorganization of Military Medicine
MILITARY SURGEONS WHO have criticized the Pentagon for failing to deploy them in busy settings where they can maintain their readiness to care for injured troops, say the Department of Defense is instead planning to cut their jobs. The proposed job cuts are part of a...