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2 FORT HOOD, Texas - Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center emergency department and primary care medical teams earned recognition from the Military Health System Clinical Quality Leading Practice program for innovative practices in their respective disciplines May 5. CRDAMC’s submissions, “Transforming Military Primary Care to a Value-based Model through QUiC Clinics” and “Stemming the hidden and Harmful Practice of Preemptive and Inappropriate ED Transfers in an Army MEDCEN,” finished in the top three of 76 entries and represent forward-thinking and innovative practice in the primary and inpatient care areas. The teams weren’t focused on awards or accolades but on improving health care delivery for CRDAMC’s nearly 100,000 beneficiaries. The work challenged the status quo of routine practice in the emergency department and primary care clinics to improve patient care and ensure a medically ready and ready medical force. ....
Experts with Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center see the light at the end of the COVID tunnel, as a large number of people have now been vaccinated, and CRDAMC prepares for the future. âTo see the leadership â from the hospital commander, from the Fort Hood command team â and how everyone worked together to protect the force and did whatâs best, was amazing,â Lt. Col. Raymond Jaklitsch, deputy commander for health readiness, said. Jaklitsch said that one of the biggest changes people will see when they come to CRDAMC is the lack of COVID screening at the front entrance. He explained that the screening will be conducted at the individual clinics instead. All the entrances have reopened, instead of filtering everyone through the front entrance, including the entrances from the parking garages. ....
1 of 4 Questions and feedback is left on the feed while CRDAMC officials speak during the CRDAMC Facebook Live Town Hall, Friday, at the hospital. CRDAMC is one of 16 locations designated by the DoD as a pilot site for the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. Courtesy photo Photo by Brandy Cruz, Sentinel News Editor Photo by Brandy Cruz, Sentinel News Editor Photo by Brandy Cruz, Sentinel News Editor ....