• Trusted Care is the path to better medical care

    Trusted Care is all about transforming the Air Force Medical Service into an organization that consistently produces outcomes better than expected no matter what the operational environment. This means training medical Airmen to better engage with their patients, provide better overall care, reduce

  • Base-wide exercise tests responses to hijacking, disease outbreak

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Wright-Patterson Air Force Base personnel faced a series of events designed to complete several annual exercise requirements and evaluate the installation’s ability to respond to emergencies base-wide last week. Exercise activities began early on Monday as

  • November is National Diabetes Awareness Month

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – According to the American Diabetes Association, every five minutes, two people die of diabetes related causes and 14 are diagnosed with the disease. More than 29 million Americans are living with diabetes and 86 million, one in four people, are at high risk

  • USAFSAM pioneers radioactive sample testing technique

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The Radioanalytical Laboratory at the United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine here has revolutionized the way samples are dissolved to test for radioactive materials: by using automated fusion.The fusion technique is used to dissolve tough

  • October is Children's Health Month

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – October is Children’s Health Month and now is the perfect time to ensure your child has a wellness visit with their pediatrician.   The pediatric clinic at the 88th Medical Group recommends scheduling wellness visits annually and more frequently for children

  • ASBP saves lives and you can too!

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- One wounded service member can use as many as 40 units of blood whether injured on the battlefield or recovering in an operating room. Of the 37 percent of Americans able to regularly donate blood, less than 10 percent routinely do so, and their blood can