FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: National Naval Medical Center, Maryland ~ 16 AUG 2011

Serving The Best Troops And Veterns In The World!! | The Canteen Crew

[laurenmarlowe]

 

 

 

~The FReeper Canteen Presents~

Road Trip: National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland

The National Naval Medical Center (NNMC) in Bethesda, Maryland has for decades been the flagship of the United States Navy's system of medical centers. NNMC’s primary mission is to assure the readiness and care of the Uniformed Services and their families. A federal institution, it conducts medical and dental research as well as providing health care for American leaders, including the president and his family. Beneficiaries include current and retired service members from all military services.

In 1938, the United States Congress appropriated funds for the acquisition of land for the construction of a new Naval medical center, and President Franklin D. Roosevelt selected the present site in Bethesda, Maryland, on July 5, 1938.

Ground was broken by John McShain Builders for the Naval Medical Center on June 29, 1939 by Rear Admiral Percival S. Rossiter, MC, USN, (Ret.). President Roosevelt laid the cornerstone of the Tower on Armistice Day, November 11, 1940.

The original Medical Center was composed of the Naval Hospital, designed to hold 1,200 beds, and the Naval Medical School, the Naval Dental School (now the National Naval Dental Center) and the Naval Medical Research Institute. In 1945, at the end of World War II, temporary buildings were added to accommodate up to 2,464 wounded American Sailors and Marines.

NNMC is the Navy's third-largest health care delivery system and provides more than 12,500 ambulatory surgeries and almost 8,000 inpatient admissions each year.

The National Naval Medical Center is one of the nation’s largest and most renowned military medical centers, best known for its history of providing care to war heroes and presidents alike for the past 65 years. People come here to heal, to stay healthy, to help others, to teach the next generation, to practice quality medicine, and take part in cutting-edge clinical research.

In August 1960, a $5.6 million expansion project was initiated and consisted of two five-story wings attached to the main building's east side. Completed in the summer of 1963, Buildings 7 and 8 provided space for 258 beds and replaced the World War II temporary ward buildings.

In January 1973, the mission of the Naval Medical Center was modified to include the provision: "to provide coordinated dispensary health care services as an integral element of the Naval Regional Health Care System, including shore activities, as may be assigned." This change established the National Naval Medical Center Region and placed all naval health care facilities within the Naval District Washington under the authority of the commanding officer of the Medical Center.

The new inpatient buildings and the Naval Medical Center were consolidated into one command on September 1, 1973 to form National Naval Medical Center. In 1975, an extensive renovation began which included the construction of two new buildings: Building 9, a three-story outpatient structure, and Building 10, a seven-story, 500 bed inpatient facility, with a combined area of more than 880,000 square feet.

Since 2003, NNMC has treated more than 1,600 war wounded service members, including Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force personnel. NNMC is the designated hospital for Navy and Marine casualties returning to the continental United States from Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF).

Additionally, NNMC is the only Defense Department facility capable of comprehensive complex neurocritical care for wartime Traumatic Brain Injury patients.

Learn More About National Naval Medical Center HERE!!

The 2005 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) mandate stated that by September 15, 2011, the services currently provided at Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC) would relocate to the current National Naval Medical Center (NNMC) location in Bethesda, MD. The joining of these two longstanding centerpieces of military, world class health care will be named the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Bethesda.

Groundbreaking took place on July 3, 2008 with President George W. Bush officiating.

FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT~Showing support and boosting the morale of our military and our allies military and the family members of the above. Honoring those who have served before. 

Please remember: The Canteen is a place to honor and entertain our troops. The Canteen is family friendly. Let's have fun!

We pray for your continued strength, to be strong in the face of adversity.

We pray for your safety, that you will return to your families and friends soon.

We pray that your hope, courage, and dignity remain unbroken, so that you may show others the way.

God Bless You All ~ Today, Tomorrow and Always

 

 

[luvie]

Welcome to the Canteen and prayers of recovery for your Marine!

[luvie]

Goooood morning, Early Birds!
Hope you all are having a good day!
I have a day off...
...mine is GREAT so far!
Tea and a homemade roll makes a good way to wake up!
Better enjoy before it heats up again!
(((hugs)))

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, Everyone.
Good morning to

Thank you, Lauren, for preparing the Canteen for today’s activities.
Your grandkids are cute as all get out.

~ Today... Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers this afternoon.
Highs in the mid 80s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of rain 20 percent.

~ Tonight....Partly cloudy in the evening...
Then becoming mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph...
Becoming southwest after midnight.

Sneaking in to post my morning hellos.
A beautiful morning here in the DC Metro area.
partly cloudy with a good breeze.

I think fall-like weather is not far off now.

Time to make my rounds and then back to work.
But, you stay right where you are.
Don't touch that dial. And, remember – I’ll be watching!

The FR Canteen is

Sit for a while.
There's always plenty of coffee,
pancakes,
conversation,
silliness,
and plain old BS

REMEMBER THEM

DEFENDERS OF FREEDOM

FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT

Showing support and boosting the morale of our military and our allied military and the family members of the above Honoring those who have served before.

[E.G.C.]

((HUGS))Good morning, Ladies. How’s it going?

[ConorMacNessa]

Good morning, Beachy! *HUGS* On the road to the Marine Corps Museum in Quantico. How's everything with you? 
 
Lamh Foistenach Abu!

Posting from my BlackBerry mobile HQ.

[ConorMacNessa]

Good morning, Luv! *HUGS* Great to see you this morning! 
 
Lamh Foistenach Abu!

Posting from my BlackBerry mobile HQ.

[luvie]

Hey, Conor! (((hugs)))

Good to see you, too. Hope you’re having a good week and
are enjoying pretty weather! :)

[Arrowhead1952]

Good morning beach and (((HUGS))) to you.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, E...((HUGS))...you and Bo have a great, and cooler, Tuesday.

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, EG ((HUGS))

Busy...busy...AND the connection on my end (or FR) is slowing down so I probably won’t be here much longer.

Howz things with you?

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, CMN ((HUGS))

The connection on my end is slow, which is hampering my limited time at FR/Canteen.

Marine Corps Museum? You taking the day off or what?

[beachn4fun]

Morning, Luvy ((HUGS))

Happy Tuesday!

[luvie]

Howdy, Beachy! (((hugs)))

Hope your day is going well! :)

[beachn4fun]

Welcome to the Canteen kevslisababy

Thank you, family and your son for your service.

Prayers that your son is fully recovered.

[beachn4fun]

Going ok. You off today?

Is FR slowing down on your end? Getting slower on mine.

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, dear ((HUGS))

Howz your Tuesday going?

[E.G.C.]

Oh geez. So sorry to hear about that, Beach.

It's going well here in OK. Some places getting some rain. Still around 100 but not quite as hot as the last several days.

[luvie]

Hi! I am off today...yay! I need to do some stuff around here,
but that will happen after lunch!

FR does seem to be slow and I got stuck sending a FM and it
ended up going out to about 50 people twice. I’m sure they
appreciated that! LOL! (NOT!)

[beachn4fun]

100?

[beachn4fun]

100?