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673d MDG rolls out new MHS Genesis system

U.S. Air Force Capt. Christopher Jones, a clinical nurse assigned to the 673d Operational Medical Readiness Squadron, works on integrating the Military Health System Genesis at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 31, 2020. MHS Genesis is a new military health-records program which streamlines both military and the Department of Veterans Affairs records.

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673d MDG rolls out new MHS Genesis system

U.S. Air Force Maj. Tim Anderson, the 673d Medical Group Military Health System Genesis program manager, works on integrating MHS Genesis at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 31, 2020. MHS Genesis is a new military health-records program which streamlines both military and the Department of Veterans Affairs records.

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673d MDG rolls out new MHS Genesis system

U.S. Air Force Col. Kirsten Aguilar, right, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and 673d Air Base Wing commander, talks to a nurse during a Military Health System Genesis roll out ceremony at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 31, 2020. MHS Genesis is a new military health-records program which streamlines both military and the Department of Veterans Affairs records.

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673d MDG rolls out new MHS Genesis system

U.S. Air Force Col. Lee Williames, right, 673d Medical Group commander, gives U.S. Air Force Col. Kirsten Aguilar, left, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and 673d Air Base Wing commander, a tour of the 673d MDG during a Military Health System Genesis roll out ceremony at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 31, 2020. MHS Genesis is a new military health-records program which streamlines both military and the Department of Veterans Affairs records.

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673d MDG rolls out new MHS Genesis system

Shanell Guardo, a deployment manager with the Department of Defense Healthcare Management System Modernization, and U.S. Air Force Maj. Tim Anderson, the 673d Medical Group Military Health System Genesis program manager, cut a ribbon during the 673d MDG’s MHS Genesis roll out ceremony at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 31, 2020. MHS Genesis is a new military health-records program which streamlines both military and the Department of Veterans Affairs records.

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Arctic Warrior of the Week

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Ashley Alfonzo, a 673d Aerospace Medical Squadron public health technician, receives Arctic Warrior of the Week award from U.S. Air Force Col. Patricia A. Csànk, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and 673d Air Base Wing commander, and U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Lee Mills, 673d Air Base Wing command chief, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 8, 2020. Alfonzo led a team of three Airmen in the Deployment Medicine Section, this involved liaisons with six clinics and 45 Unit Deployment Monitors to process 344 deploying personnel to support missions across 24 countries, resulting in zero early returns. Additionally, her team redeployed 257 personnel, ensuring all health assessments, blood tests and medical referrals were completed on time. Finally, Alfonzo identified 37 personnel returning from high risk COVID-19 areas and facilitated medical interviews to assess risk and prevent possible spread to the installation’s population. The Arctic Warrior of the Week is an award highlighting JBER’s top-performing Airmen.

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Amid COVID-19, 673d MDSS Airmen innovate added layer of protection

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Michael Shoemaker, 673d Medical Support Squadron biomedical equipment technician, attaches a rivet to a plastic polycarbonate enclosure at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 7, 2020. Shoemaker and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Taylor, 673d Medical Support Squadron medical logistics noncommissioned officer in charge of acquisitions, designed and built the reusable device to be a protective barrier between medical providers and a patient to prevent possible exposure to COVID-19 and other airborne diseases. The enclosure can be placed over a patient’s head and upper torso prior to intubation or similar treatments, with access to the patient via two holes at the head of the enclosure for a physician's hands and arms, and two side doors for additional access.

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Amid COVID-19, 673d MDSS Airmen innovate added layer of protection

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Taylor, 673d Medical Support Squadron medical logistics noncommissioned officer in charge of acquisitions, attaches a rivet to a plastic polycarbonate enclosure while U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Michael Shoemaker, 673d Medical Support Squadron biomedical equipment technician, holds the enclosure steady at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 7, 2020. Taylor and Shoemaker designed and built the reusable device to be a protective barrier between medical providers and a patient to prevent possible exposure to COVID-19 and other airborne diseases. The innovated enclosure can be placed over a patient’s head and upper torso prior to intubation or similar treatments, with access to the patient via two holes at the head of the enclosure for a physician's hands and arms, and two side doors for additional access.

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Amid COVID-19, 673d MDSS Airmen innovate added layer of protection

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Taylor, 673d Medical Support Squadron medical logistics noncommissioned officer in charge of acquisitions, drills a hole in a plastic polycarbonate enclosure at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 7, 2020. Taylor and U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Michael Shoemaker, 673d Medical Support Squadron biomedical equipment technician, designed and built the reusable device to be a protective barrier between medical providers and a patient to prevent possible exposure to COVID-19 and other airborne diseases. The enclosure can be placed over a patient’s head and upper torso prior to intubation or similar treatments, with access to the patient via two holes at the head of the enclosure for a physician's hands and arms, and two side doors for additional access.

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Amid COVID-19, 673d MDSS Airmen innovate added layer of protection

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Michael Shoemaker, 673d Medical Support Squadron biomedical equipment technician, demonstrates how intubation might look on U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Taylor, 673d Medical Support Squadron medical logistics noncommissioned officer in charge of acquisitions, under an innovated, plastic polycarbonate enclosure at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 7, 2020. Shoemaker and Taylor designed and built the reusable device to be a protective barrier between medical providers and a patient to prevent possible exposure to COVID-19 and other airborne diseases. The enclosure can be placed over a patient’s head and upper torso prior to intubation or similar treatments, with access to the patient via two holes at the head of the enclosure for a physician's hands and arms, and two side doors for additional access.

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PACAF’s largest Multi-Service Unit supports JBER resiliency

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kora Ruiz, a 673d Inpatient Operations Squadron aerospace medical service technician, demonstrates the care multi-service unit Airmen provide to a simulated patient at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 6, 2019. JBER’s MSU is the largest in the Pacific Air Forces and serves military members and their families, Department of Defense, and Veteran Affairs patients by providing inpatient care for 22 beds.

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PACAF’s largest Multi-Service Unit supports JBER resiliency

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kora Ruiz, a 673d Inpatient Operations Squadron aerospace medical service technician, demonstrates the care multi-service unit Airmen provide to a simulated patient at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 6, 2019. JBER’s MSU is the largest in the Pacific Air Forces and serves military members and their families, Department of Defense, and Veteran Affairs patients by providing inpatient care for 22 beds.

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MRI suite ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrates remodel and upgrades

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Michael Burkett, 673d Medical Surgical Operations Squadron noncommissioned officer in charge of MRI, speaks to base leadership during a tour of the new MRI suite at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new MRI area in the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson hospital on JBER, Alaska, Oct. 28, 2019. The MRI area remodel included the creation of one joint control room, rather than the former two control rooms in separate areas; an upgraded 1.5 Tesla GE scanner; and newer patient amenities such as dressing rooms, a reception desk, a waiting area, and murals and lighting in the scanner rooms for patient comfort.

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MRI suite ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrates remodel and upgrades

A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new MRI suite in the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson hospital was held on JBER, Alaska, Oct. 28, 2019. During the revamp and remodel from May 2018 to Oct. 2019, MRIs were done in a trailer outside the hospital. The MRI area remodel included the creation of one joint control room, rather than the former two control rooms in separate areas; an upgraded 1.5 Tesla GE scanner; and newer patient amenities such as dressing rooms, a reception desk, a waiting area, and murals and lighting in the scanner rooms for patient comfort.

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MRI suite ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrates remodel and upgrades

Matt Clugston (left), federal healthcare program manager with Walsh Construction, and U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Sean Connors, 673d Surgical Operations Squadron MRI technologist, cut the ribbon at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new MRI suite in the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson hospital on JBER, Alaska, Oct. 28, 2019. The MRI area remodel included the creation of one joint control room, rather than the former two control rooms in separate areas; an upgraded 1.5 Tesla GE scanner; and newer patient amenities such as dressing rooms, a reception desk, a waiting area, and murals and lighting in the scanner rooms for patient comfort.

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MRI suite ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrates remodel and upgrades

Matt Clugston, federal healthcare program manager with Walsh Construction, speaks at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new MRI suite in the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson hospital on JBER, Alaska, Oct. 28, 2019. The MRI area remodel included the creation of one joint control room, rather than the former two control rooms in separate areas; an upgraded 1.5 Tesla GE scanner; and newer patient amenities such as dressing rooms, a reception desk, a waiting area, and murals and lighting in the scanner rooms for patient comfort.

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MRI suite ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrates remodel and upgrades

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Daniel Moore, 673d Surgical Operations Squadron Operating Room flight commander, speaks at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new MRI suite in the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson hospital on JBER, Alaska, Oct. 28, 2019. The MRI area remodel included the creation of one joint control room, rather than the former two control rooms in separate areas; an upgraded 1.5 Tesla GE scanner; and newer patient amenities such as dressing rooms, a reception desk, a waiting area, and murals and lighting in the scanner rooms for patient comfort.

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MRI suite ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrates remodel and upgrades

U.S. Air Force Col. Lee D. Williames, 673d Medical Group commander, speaks at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new MRI suite in the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson hospital on JBER, Alaska, Oct. 28, 2019. The MRI area remodel included the creation of one joint control room, rather than the former two control rooms in separate areas; an upgraded 1.5 Tesla GE scanner; and newer patient amenities like dressing rooms, a reception desk, a waiting area, and murals and lighting in the scanner rooms for patient comfort.

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The 673d Medical Group holds Medical Provider Open House

U.S. Air Force Col. Sean O’Brien, 673d Surgical Operations Squadron commander, gives opening remarks during a 673d Medical Group Provider Open House at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 24, 2019. The event was held to strengthen partnerships between medical providers on and off of the installation.

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The 673d Medical Group holds Medical Provider Open House

The 673d Medical Group Provider Open House attendees pose for a picture on a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 24, 2019. The event was held to strengthen partnerships between medical providers on and off of the installation.

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