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June 16, 2024

Stream Madigan's Healthcare Professionals Graduation Ceremony Class of 2024

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wa. (June 14, 2024) – Madigan Army Medical Center celebrated the graduation of its 2024 graduate medical education class. The class consisted of 99 interns, residents and fellows from 23 different programs. Retired Gen. James Mattis was the keynote speaker at the ceremony. The graduates will now move on to the next step in their Army careers and provide support and care for servicemembers across the globe. Watch the ceremony at the Madigan Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/MadiganHealth

June 3, 2024

Madigan OB/GYN Residency scored the highest in the United States!

The Madigan Army Medical Center Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency scored the highest in the United States on the 2024 Council on Resident Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology (CREOG) In-Service Training Examination. The Madigan program scored #1 of 291 OB/GYN residency programs (civilian and military) nationwide! The program’s mean equated correct score was 73 compared to the national mean score of 66. Additionally, six residents scored above the 90th percentile. OB/GYN is a four-year residency focused on women’s health and surgical care. The Madigan OB/GYN residency has 16 residents and is fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). It is one of five OB/GYN residency programs within the U.S. Army.

June 1, 2024

June is Men's Health Awareness Month

Men are less likely than women to seek medical care and are more likely to choose unhealthy behavior. Take charge of your health. Schedule your preventive care screenings ASAP. www.Health.mil/menshealth #MensHealthMonth | #ShowUsYourBlue

April 16, 2024

Madigan Grand Re-opening of the Lewis Main Exchange Refill-Pharmacy

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. — Day 1 refill service to 140 patients with an impressive average wait time of five minutes from door to prescription. On 16 April 2024, Madigan Army Medical Center and the JBLM Community championed the Grand Re-opening of the Lewis Main Exchange Refill-Pharmacy with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. This refill-only dispensing center at the PX will increase access to care and serve as the primary method of obtaining refill prescriptions for the JBLM Community. The PX site will decrease the current refill turn-around time by 50%, while allowing the Main Hospital Pharmacy to increase its capacity to serve outpatients. Madigan’s Commander, Col. Hope M. Williamson-Younce, delivered a keynote speech praising the Department of Pharmacy’s vision, innovation, courage, and transformation efforts to keep our sacred responsibility of care to our Service Members, Veterans, and their Families.

April 9, 2024

Madigan's Refill Pharmacy Pick-up Services at The Main JBLM Exchange opens April 16, 2024!

Madigan's Refill Pharmacy Pick-up Services at The Main JB Lewis-McChord Exchange opens April 16, 2024!

Feb. 24, 2024

TRAFFIC ADVISORY: Gardner Loop Road and 5th St. reconstruction Feb. 26 to Sept. 26, 2024.

TRAFFIC ADVISORY: Gardner Loop Road and 5th St will undergo reconstruction to include sidewalks on one side of the road from Feb. 26 to Sept. 26, 2024. Work starts north of the median past the Warrior in Transition Unit, Building #9057, and continues through to the intersection with Jackson Ave, near Madigan Gate. The work is scheduled in three phases

Oct. 6, 2023

Remembering Capt. Jennifer Moreno 10 Years Later..

Madigan Army Medical Center, Wash. — October 6, 2023 marks the 10th year since Madigan Army Medical Center lost its only Soldier in combat in the War on Terror. It was an attack that reportedly wounded 30 Army Rangers and killed a total of four Soldiers. Capt. Jennifer Moreno, a nurse at Madigan, died during the attack embodying a cornerstone of the Army Values and a vital component of the Soldier’s Creed: “I will never leave a fallen comrade.” On the evening of Oct. 5, 2013, Moreno and the other Soldiers of the regiment were performing a raid on an enemy bomb-making compound in the Zhari District of Afghanistan. It was there that a suicide bomber detonated an improvised explosive device. Following the explosion, other enemy insurgents activated more improvised explosives in what has widely been called a “deadly day” in the war on terror.

Oct. 2, 2023

Informed dining on JBLM: new grading system makes inspection results clear

Joint Base Lewis-McChord — A new grading and placard system on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., is designed to make the results of a facility’s latest inspection clear to all potential diners as they approach the establishment. The JBLM Department of Public Health, and its Environmental Health Service that conducts the inspections, will start issuing these placards to food facilities on base to include restaurants, dining facilities and food trucks.

July 5, 2023

Improving the first moments of life: Madigan expands Mother/Baby – Unit

Madigan Army Medical Center, Wash — Madigan Army Medical Center has been in its current location on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., since 1992. In the three decades since its opening, the Maternal Child Health – commonly referred to as the Mother/Baby – Unit, has welcomed a lot of Army “brats” into the world. The new digs the unit is opening this week are nicer than ever. Years of planning and nearly two years of remodeling have repurposed old patient rooms on the third floor of the hospital tower that had been used as offices for years. Now, they are bright and homey patient rooms.

May 19, 2022

Baby Formula Shortage Information

Baby Formula Shortage Information for Families: Since the outbreak of COVID-19, there have been significant shortages of infant formulas in some stores. The image above has circulated on social media platforms claiming that TRICARE is supplying and/or delivering baby formula directly to all beneficiaries. This information is inaccurate and potentially an attempt to exploit military families with misleading claims during a time that is difficult for many. READ MORE