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    Change of command for Naval Hospital Pensacola

    Change of command for Naval Hospital Pensacola

    Photo By Jason Bortz | Captain Sarah Martin, commanding officer, Naval Hospital Pensacola, addresses guests...... read more read more

    NAVAL HOSPITAL PENSACOLA, FL, UNITED STATES

    08.21.2015

    Story by Jason Bortz 

    NMRTC Pensacola

    NAVAL HOSPITAL PENSACOLA, Fla. – Capt. Maureen Padden, Medical Corps, relinquished command of Naval Hospital Pensacola to Capt. Sarah Martin, Nurse Corps, at a change of command ceremony Aug. 21 at the National Museum of Naval Aviation aboard Naval Air Station Pensacola.

    Padden has served as the commanding officer of NHP since 2012 and will now report to Commander, Navy Surface Forces Pacific, Coronado, Calif., to serve as their fleet surgeon. She also previously served as the executive officer at NHP from 2009 – 2011.

    During Padden’s tenure as commanding officer of NHP, she oversaw several significant and successful changes at NHP including the conversion of the Emergency Room to an Urgent Care Center and closure of the Intensive Care Unit following the CONUS Hospital Study, the integration of Pediatrics and Family Medicine into a single clinic and the continued success of the Medical Homeport model, which has significantly improved access to care for beneficiaries.

    Padden also developed Hospital Corpsman University, which is a 14-week training course that allows new corpsmen assigned to NHP to receive follow-on advanced training after completing basic corpsman training at Medical Education and Training Campus, Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Under her command, the hospital received the 2012 DoD Patient Safety Award for Primary Care Manager Continuity and was the first naval hospital to be named a Top Performer by The Joint Commission.

    “Naval Hospital Pensacola has been a beacon of innovation and will continue to be in the future,” said Padden. “The hospital has been the origin to many great ideas including the Medical Homeport model, the Readiness Center, dental and surgical optimization projects and Hospital Corpsman University. We have a lot to be proud of as a command. Change can be hard, but our team made it happen.”

    Martin’s last assignment was as the chief of staff for Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland. Commissioned as an ensign in the Navy in 1987, she previously served at Naval Hospitals Yokosuka, Japan; Bremerton, Washington; Camp Lejeune; North Carolina and at the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland.

    “It is an honor to be the commanding officer of Naval Hospital Pensacola,” said Martin. “I am thrilled to have the opportunity to lead a command with a reputation like Naval Hospital Pensacola and to be in a great city like Pensacola. The hospital will continue to provide the great quality of care that is expected from the beneficiaries we are honored to serve.”

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    Date Taken: 08.21.2015
    Date Posted: 08.21.2015 18:06
    Story ID: 173948
    Location: NAVAL HOSPITAL PENSACOLA, FL, US

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