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Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD) is a United States Navy hospital in San Diego, California.It is also known as Bob Wilson Naval Hospital and informally referred to as "Balboa Hospital", and "The Pink Palace", due to the stucco of the first buildings that were constructed being pinkish in color.
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Through the navigator program, nurses in the military hospital’s OB-GYN department help guide patients on Tricare, the military’s health care insurance, into a civilian health care appointment.
In 1998, Díaz was assigned as Commander of the Naval Medical Center, San Diego, [4] becoming its first Hispanic Commander as well as Lead Agent TRICARE Region Nine. As Commander of the Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD), he was in charge with providing leadership and management of the command, planning, directing and administering the ...
Navy Medicine National Capital Area's largest component, the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, was merged in 2011 with Walter Reed Army Medical Center to form the joint Walter Reed National Military Medical Center as a result of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission.
On 27 October 2023, Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced that the ship would be named after Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD), which is informally known as "Balboa Naval Hospital", to "honor the legacy and commitment of Navy doctors, nurses, corpsmen, and staff of Balboa Naval Hospital in caring for the needs of U.S. Service ...
San Leandro Naval Hospital (World War 2 only) Long Beach Naval Hospital (1964-1994), now Long Beach Towne Center; Naval Hospital Long Beach (1941-1950), now a VA health center; Naval Hospital Oakland (1942-1996), also known as Oak Knoll Naval Hospital; Naval Convalescent Hospital Beaumont; Naval Convalescent Hospital Arrowhead Springs
In 1811, William P.C. Barton became the first to officially recommend that female nurses be added to naval hospital staff. [3] However, it wasn't until 19 June 1861 that a Navy Department circular order finally established the designation of Nurse, to be filled by junior enlisted men. Fifteen years later, the duties were transferred to the ...