Douglas Stutz

A lineup of certified excellence...A group of Naval Hospital Bremerton certified nurses gather for Certified Nurses Day on March 19, 2019. The event is an annual worldwide event dedicated to celebrating those n More

a certified sign of the times... as Naval Hospital Bremerton (NHB) certified nurses were acknowledged for their specialized achievements with Certified Nurses Day on March 19, 2018. Lt. Cmdr. April Gilbrech joi More

Collective steps forward...Capt. Jeffrey Bitterman, Naval Hospital Bremerton (NHB) commanding officer (left) welcomes Dr. David Smith, Reform Leader for Health Care Management (right), and Rear Adm. Paul D. Pea More

Sharing insight and information...Rear Adm. Paul D. Pearigen, Commander, Navy Medicine West and chief of the Navy Medical Corps, addresses Naval Hospital Bremerton staff members during an Admiral's Call on Marc More

First Receiver Operations Team (FROT) training was held at Naval Hospital Bremerton (NHB) on March 28, 2019. New members of the command's Decontamination Team were guided on how to initially triage, treat, and More

With a MAP to show the way...Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Dylan Stuart was one of 12 Naval Hospital Bremerton Sailors selected out of the command's approximately 550 enlisted personnel for the Navy's Fiscal Year More

Let the Chalk Do the Talk...The annual Chalk the Walk held at Naval Hospital Bremerton (NHB) in conjunction with April designated as Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month showcased illustrative informat More

Addressing the Mess...Vice Adm. Forrest Faison, Navy Surgeon General and Chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, meets and greets with Navy chief petty officers assigned to Navy Health Clinic Oak Harbor during h More

Sharing Smiles with the Surgeon General...Naval Health Clinic Oak Harbor's Directorate of Health Services gathers for a group photo op with Vice Adm. Forrest Faison, Navy Surgeon General and Chief, Bureau of Me More

Madigan Developmental Pediatrics Fellowship members flank Vice Adm. Forrest Faison, Navy surgeon general and chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, during his visit at Madigan Army Medical Center, in conjunctio More

Vice Adm. Forrest Faison, Navy surgeon general and chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, takes a solemn moment with Capt. Jeffrey Bitterman, Naval Hospital Bremerton commanding officer at NHB's Hospital Corps More

Vice Adm. Forrest Faison, Navy surgeon general and chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery takes time to share a few words with staff at Naval Hospital Bremerton's Urgent Care Clinic during his official visit at More

Earth Day Efforts Explained... Capt. Jeffrey Bitterman Naval Hospital Bremerton commanding officer (right) receives details on the command’s commitment to environmental stewardship that has set the a standard o More

Lab Pros Pause...members of Naval Hospital Bremerton take a moment from their daily duties - they handled approximately 798,400 lab studies in 2018 - to be recognized for all their behind the scene(s) efforts d More

Just a little dab will do ya...Naval Base Kitsap Sexual Assault Prevention and Response program staff members, supported by Kitsap Sexual Assault Center and Naval Hospital Bremerton, held their 'Almost 5K' Colo More

And the children shall lead them...young family members of Naval Hospital Bremerton staff members lead the command in wrapping up the traditional Friday Morning Colors with reciting the Pledge of Allegiance, Ap More

It takes an dedicated team...Naval Hospital Bremerton's Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine staff members continually ensure Navy and Marine Corps mission readiness throughout the Pacific Northwest - a More

Naval Hospital Bremerton's Culinary Specialist 2nd Class Anh Vu and Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Timothy Mitchell participated in the Battling Chef challenge as part in the Armed Forces Culinary Arts Competiti More

worthy recipient...Capt. Johannes M. Bailey, Naval Hospital Bremerton director of Nursing Services, presents Lt. Steffany Mattson with the Junior Nursing Excellence Award for her 'commitment to nursing excellen More

There was a symbolic passing of responsibility and accountability as the Sailor’s cutlass shimmered in the sun, and shined with historical legacy when handled. Naval Hospital Bremerton’s Command Master Chief Ja More

Radiology support, one read at a time...Cmdr. David C. Jannotta, Naval Hospital Bremerton radiologist, conducts real-time provider to provider consultation on x-rays sent from 92nd Medical Group at Fairchild Ai More

In Memory Of...Chief Hospital Corpsman Alvin Villevacua Cruz, Naval Hospital Bremerton leading chief petty officer, places a ceremonial poppy at NHB's 'Hospital Corps Heroes' Wall of Honor' that was the site of More

National Time Out Day, every day, is an all hands evolution, patient included...Naval Hospital Bremerton OB/GYN staff include patient(s) in following and supporting a culture of safety by participating in the N More

Sharing a verbal and visual tradition...Naval Hospital Bremerton's (NHB) 2019 Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month ceremony was highlighted, by a performance of the Tika Tonu Haka, a traditional w More

056 - Standing in the legacy shadow... Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Raul Haro, Jr., assigned to Naval Hospital Bremerton’s (NHB) Branch Health Clinic Everett stands by the clinic's namesake, Hospital Corpsman 2n More

- Corpsman Up...during Naval Hospital Bremerton's recognition of the Navy's Hospital Corps 121st Birthday, a vivid rendition of Medal of Honor recipient, Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Robert R. Ingram, Company C, More

Just chilling... Capt. Jeffrey Bitterman, Naval Hospital Bremerton (NHB) commanding officer (2nd from L) is flanked by Mr. Joey Decourval, NHB utility manager, Lt. Erwin Rodriguez, NHB engineering manager, and More

Best of the Best...Naval Hospital Bremerton's Pediatric Clinic was acknowledged by Navy's Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, Deputy Chief of Readiness and Health, Rear Adm. D.K. Via, for commanding excellence in c More

A command showcase for congressional visit...Capt. Jeffrey Bitterman, Naval Hospital Bremerton commanding officer, and Command Master Chief Robert Stockton, provide Representative Derek Kilmer of Washington’s 6 More

From one Naval Hospital Bremerton runner to the next...Yobani Delarosa passes the baton to Dan McClure in a crowded exchange point during the Ragnar Relay NW Passage, held July 12 and 13, 2019. The annual event More

Letter of Commendation received from Capt. Thecly Scott, Naval Hospital Bremerton executive officer...Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Christopher Finley was recognized 'for outstanding performance of duties while s More

A family flair with festive formalities... Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Donald Irwin is joined by family - in front of and behind the camera - to receive his Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science with an More

Sailors supporting Sailors... Naval Hospital Bremerton (NHB) Sailors officially reestablished their peer supporting peer program, Sailors Against Sexual Harassment and Assault (S.A.S.H.A.) on July 29, 2019. S.A More

Heartfelt hugs... Chief Hospital Corpsman (Select) Danny Williams is congratulated upon his selection as Naval Hospital Bremerton (NHB) command leadership and Chief Petty Officer Mess members gathered on July 3 More

Congrats from the Top... Rear Adm. Paul D. Pearigen, Commander, Navy Medicine West, and Chief of the Navy Medical Corps shares congratulatory remarks with four of six Naval Hospital Bremerton's chief petty offi More

Navy Medical Service Corps represented... Lt. Justin W. Hoblet, a Convoy, Ohio native and Crestview High School 1997 graduate, is a Navy Medical Service Corps officer, stationed at Naval Hospital Bremerton (NHB More

Sharing from the top to those where it all begins... Dr. Andrew Jones, Deputy Chief, Total Force, Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, shares insight during his visit to Naval Hospital Bremerton on Aug. 20, 201 More

Naval Hospital Bremerton (NHB) Dental Corps officers flank Capt. Shannon J. Johnson, NHB commanding officer during their celebration of their corps' 107th birthday. Along with the 17 active duty officers, NHB More

Just as dawn of a new day... change is coming to Naval Hospital Bremerton with the Defense Health Agency officially assuming responsibility for administration and management of NHB, including Branch Health Clin More

Just as dawn of a new day... change is coming to Naval Hospital Bremerton with the Defense Health Agency officially assuming responsibility for administration and management of NHB, including Branch Health Clin More

It's a family affair at the promotion ceremony for Capt. James Hagen, a Huntington Beach, Calif. native and 1992 graduate of Marina High School. Hagen, assigned to Naval Hospital Bremerton (NHB) as office in c More

It took a MAP to get from Washington’s Kitsap Peninsula to Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. The two locales are separated by 6,900 miles, 11.5 time zones, and one unexpected promotion. But Capt. Shannon J. Johns More

At the break of dawn...every day, every week, Naval Hospital Bremerton Housekeeping staff - Skookum Contract Service employees - continually implement infection control measures and daily cleanliness that are h More

Behind the scenes, but never behind the times...Information System Technician 2nd Class Kaleb Creger of Naval Hospital Bremerton's Information Management Department handles a work request for configuration of a More

For her outstanding performance of duties – including implementing improvements and innovation – Aviation Boatswain Mate (Handler) 1st Class Rocio I. Betancourt was selected as the fiscal year 2019 Substance Ab More

With Oct. 21-25, 2019 designated as Medical Assistants Recognition Week and Oct. 23 as Medical Assistants Recognition Day, the six medical assistants assigned to Naval Hospital Bremerton Family Medicine departm More

Pressing home the point…Naval Hospital Bremerton will commence providing annual influenza vaccinations sometime after Halloween, when the annual shipment of the flu vaccine is expected to arrive. Once a delive More

No flu folly here...Senior Chief Hospital Corpsman Romualdo Humarang receives his influenza vaccination at Naval Hospital Bremerton. The annual Flu Shot exercise for beneficiaries that began on Nov. 17, 2019 wi More

Sticking it to you... Influenza Vaccinations from Naval Hospital Bremerton (NHB) will be available for all eligible family members of active duty and retired military beginning Dec. 13, 2020. This annual flu Sh More

It takes a team...Naval Hospital Bremerton's Quality Management department, a collective collaboration of disciplines, including Risk Management division, clinical quality reviewer, patient safety analyst, Infe More

Lt. Megan Challacombe, Navy Medical Service Corps (MSC) officer, stationed at Naval Hospital Bremerton (NHB) as a physician assistant assigned to Branch Health Clinic (BHC) Everett, is continuing her family her More

Multi service support to a Multi Service Unit...Capt. Johannes Bailey, Naval Hospital Bremerton Director for Nursing Services (L) and Lt. Kaitlyn Harmon, NHB Multi Service Unit (R), flank 1st Lt. Lauren Odegaar More

Unless a Veteran Affairs (VA) patient seeking treatment at Naval Hospital Bremerton’s Urgent Care Clinic is currently enrolled in a TRICARE health care plan or is registered at the Bremerton Community Based Out More

Don’t let a fall morning sunrise be interrupted by the smoke...the annual Great American Smoke Out event On Nov. 21, 2019, at Naval Hospital Bremerton provided the opportunity for those who used any type of tob More

Emphasizing where the focus is... Maj. Gen. Lee E. Payne, Assistant Director for Combat Support Agency, Defense Health Agency explained to Naval Hospital Bremerton staff members during a Town Hall meeting there More

Isabella couldn't wait any longer to join her parents once the New Year and new decade began. She arrived 23 minutes into January 1, 2020, as the first baby born in the New Year at Naval Hospital Bremerton's No More

In a Navy career - active duty and civilian federal service spanning approximately four decades - service before self is the norm for Mr. Roger B. Smith. As Navy Medicine Readiness Training Command Bremerton's More

For Capt. Andrea Donalty, chief medical officer (CMO) and general pediatrician at Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Bremerton, every day is National Women’s Physician Day which was officially recogni More

Personifying service before self and exemplifying jointness in all she does...Marquita Y. Hooks, healthcare litigation paralegal at Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Bremerton, helps the comm More

Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Isaac Kargbo, currently deployed from Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Bremerton to NATO Role III Multinational Medical Unit (MMU) in Kandahar, Afghanistan, is the leadin More

Stopping the spread, military treatment facilities like Navy Medicine Readiness Training Command (NMRTC) Bremerton are coordinating and communicating with interagency and municipal partners in providing care to More

Capt. Eric Lavery, Internal Medicine doctor, led a multidisciplinary team in developing a COVID-19 screening algorithm to triage patients which determined the best course of care, such as sending to the Urgent More

Fathoming social distancing in clinic as well as fitness... Hospitalman Alexandria Lee, assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Bremerton Pediatrics department, is running five miles - More

A fathom apart providing nourishment to the Fleet...Combined Food Operations staff members at Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Bremerton showcase a sample variety of balanced breakfast fare availabl More

Behind the scenes but not the times… Screening, testing, and processing orders for COVID -19 are a major emphasis for the Department of Defense, and NHB/NMRTC Bremerton’s Laboratory Department staff members – s More

In capable hands... Lt. Aaron Chambers, Navy Medical Service Corps officer and podiatrist assigned to Naval Medicine Readiness and Training Command Bremerton, has augmented to his normal Orthopedic department d More

Cmdr. Robert N. Uniszkiewicz, Medical Corps officer, assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Bremerton, was recognized by Rear Adm. Timothy Weber, Commander, Naval Medical Forces Pacific and Me More

A year’s worth of PHEO…Cmdr. Rob Uniszkiewicz, NMRTC Bremerton, NHB/NMRTC Bremerton public health director, public health emergency officer (PHEO) and head of the command COVID-19 working group and Dr. Dan Fred More

Corpsman Up! NHB/NMRTC Bremerton hospital corpsman reflect on their commitment, their duty, their corps creed in conjunction with the Navy's Hospital Corps 122 Birthday (Official Navy graphic by Mass Communicat More

Keeping on the move during Men's Health Month...As the old saying goes, hills don't get easier, but runners can get stronger by being consistent in dealing with them. And with June as Men's Health Month, Sailor More

Confronting the coronavirus and countering complacency...As Navy Medical Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Bremerton staff members continue collective efforts to help stop the spread of the pandemic outbre More

Professional Regard and Personable Appreciation...Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Bremerton Nursing Services directorate staff, led by Lt. Kaitlyn Harmon, present Capt. Johannes Bailey a ke More

Poised, prepared and professional...From screening to swab testing, Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Bremerton Sailors have been providing support to the Pacific Submarine Force, as well as More

Sign of the times...Naval Hospital Bremerton/Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NHB/NMRTC) Bremerton opened the COVID-19 Asymptomatic Testing (CAT) Clinic, July, 6, 2020. The premise of the clinic is More

Taking time to acknowledge worthy effort...As U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Ronald J. Place, Defense Health Agency (DHA) director recognizes Hospital Corpsman 3rd class Anthony Terrell Johnson (left) after being introduce More

The eyes have it for optician support... Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Cruz Gabriela Gallardo, Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Bremerton's Optometry Clinic and Optical Support Unit leading petty offi More

As the saying goes in Material Management department, 'you can't fly without supply.' Logistics Specialist 1st Class (SW/AW/IW) Brenda Kedar Ike, assigned to NMRTC Bremerton, leads over 20 military and civilian More

PMT support stands ready...As part of the Naval Hospital Bremerton's Preventive Medicine department, Hospitalman Tiffany Hubbard, preventive medicine technician, has been vital in assisting to quickly respond a More

Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Ricardo (Fleet Marine Force designated) Ricardo Silva, preventive medicine technician assigned to Naval Hospital Bremerton/Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Bremerton has More

Preventive Medicine pinning...Hospital Corpsman 1st Class James Gibbons, preventive medicine technician assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command receives his petty officer first class crow(s) fr More

Standing tall in the cloth of the nation…Navy Lt. Mark Fisher, Medical Service Corps (MSC) officer, takes part in a brief birthday celebration of the MSC August 4, 2020. From an initial group of 251 in 1947 ser More

It takes a team…Preventive medicine technicians assigned to NHB/NMRTC Bremerton present a collective collection of the command’s COVID-19 contact tracing team, responsible for the herculean and painstaking task More

NHB/NMRTC Bremerton Preventive Medicine department has been assigned with the herculean task of contact tracing for each positive COVID-19 contact investigation since day one of the ongoing pandemic outbreak. T More

Flanking the outstanding…Ms. Marquita Hooks (center), paralegal specialist in Naval Hospital Bremerton’s Judge Advocate office was selected for the Outstanding Navy Legal Professional Award for the Pacific Nort More

Coined for her effort...Registered Nurse Christina A. Longbons, affiliated with Navy Medicine for 20 years as a Labor and Delivery staff nurse, was recognized recently at NHB/NMRTC Bremerton for her contributio More

Registered Nurse Christina A. Longbons, affiliated with Navy Medicine for 20 years as a Labor and Delivery staff nurse, was recognized recently at NHB/NMRTC Bremerton for her contribution to a ‘Great Catch Pati More

More than just a reflection of directing the way ahead…Hospitalman Tyler Steider guides incoming patients through the drive through screening process in place at NMRTC Bremerton to help stop the spread of COVID More

Servicing smiles with smiles…Capt. Mary Elizabeth Neill, board certified staff periodontist assigned to Branch Health Clinic Bangor, leans on assistant Ms. Naomi Padilla, dental technician, as they team up to i More

Young at heart with a lifetime of wisdom…Capt. Mary Elizabeth Neill, Navy Dental Corps, assigned to NHB/NMRTC Bremerton's Branch Health Clinic Bangor, provides specialty care for Navy Region Northwest active du More

Performance Improvement ability acknowledged…Lt. Cmdr. Travis Waller, Medical Corps officer assigned to NMRTC Bremerton, received his Certificate of Completion from the Performance Improvement Office for succes More

State-of-the-art imaging at a touch…Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Jordan Rozul, command radiologic technician assigned to Navy Medical Readiness and Training Unit Bangor, readies the latest in advanced x-ray tec More

Carrying the load…Hospitalman Kevin Stout, a Redding, Calif. native, assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Bremerton Detachment Puget Sound Naval Shipyard (PSNS), was recently recognized by t More

Corpsman conviction of care, compassion and competence…Hospitalman Grace Pridmore, from Kellyville, Okla., assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Bremerton Detachment Puget Sound Naval More

Preventing viral spread…Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Mae L. Larimer, assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness Training Unit Bangor helps patients and visitors at the medical clinic to daily mitigate any potential spr More

Make it a family affair…all Puget Sound Military Health Systems (PSMHS) commands – Madigan Army Medical Center, Naval Health Clinic Oak Harbor, Naval Hospital Bremerton - emphasize to all eligible beneficiaries More

For Whom The Bell tolls…the somber tone of NHB/NMRTC Bremerton quarterdeck bell rang out in remembrance of those lost in the terrorists attacks on Sept. 11, 2001 (Official Navy photo by Douglas H Stutz, NHB/NMR More

Senior Chief Hospital Corpsman Romualdo ‘Jay’ Humarang leads staff assigned to NHB/NMRTC Bremerton in morning colors Sept. 11, 2020, which included remembrance to all those lost 19 years ago on that fateful 9/1 More

More than a shadow in the gloom…NHB/NMRTC Bremerton color guard members prepare for morning colors Sept. 11, 2020, solemnly part of the command’s commemoration of that fateful day 19 years ago (Official Navy ph More

Hospitalman Paul Matthew Tie, assigned to Naval Hospital Bremerton’s (NHB) Multi Service Unit explains to Capt. Shannon J. Johnson, NHB/Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command commanding officer the recent More

The Navy annually designates a date in September as Ombudsman Appreciation Day. Due to the ongoing pandemic outbreak and work commitments, the venue has changed this year, but the sentiment remains steadfast. O More