Twas the day before MHS GENESIS Go-Live: Walter Reed Leadership hosts staff appreciation event

Photo By Ricardo Reyes-Guevara | U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Isaac, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center’s (WRNMMC) MHS GENESIS Core team member and U.S. Navy Capt. Drew Bigby, WRNMMC interim director, delivered cupcakes to staff working in the inpatient ward as part of the staff appreciation kick-off event on the eve of the hospital’s transition to MHS GENESIS, Mar. 24. MHS GENESIS is the Department of Defense’s new electronic health records system allowing beneficiaries direct access to their medical and dental records and the ability to communicate with their healthcare provider from anywhere, anytime. The staff appreciation event is one of several events the Walter Reed team and the American Red Cross will host over the next week.  

BETHESDA, MD, UNITED STATES

03.24.2023

Story by Vernishia Vaughn 

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

BETHESDA, Md. (March 24, 2023) – Walter Reed National Military Medical Center’s (WRNMMC) leadership and the MHS GENESIS team members hosted a staff appreciation MHS GENESIS kick-off event on the eve of the hospital’s transition to MHS GENESIS Go-Live.

MHS GENESIS is the Department of Defense’s new electronic health records system allowing beneficiaries direct access to their medical and dental records and the ability to communicate with their healthcare provider from anywhere, anytime.

“Our teams are trained and ready for this launch,” said U.S. Navy Capt. Drew Bigby, interim hospital director, WRNMMC. “Walter Reed is ready to operate with our new electronic health record system because of their hard work.”

The staff appreciation event is one of several events the Walter Reed team and the American Red Cross will host over the next week.

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About Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

The Walter Reed National Military Medical Center is one of the nation's largest and most renowned military medical centers. Recently dubbed "The Nation's Medical Center," we represent the joining of the "Best of the Best" in military medicine when National Naval Medical Center and Walter Reed Army Medical Center came together in September of 2011, to form Walter Reed National Military Medical Center as decreed by the Base Realignment and Closure law of 2005.

We are comprised of nearly 7,100 dedicated staff members who make it their daily mission to achieve the vision and mission of our medical center. Our vision is to serve military families and our nation's active duty, returning war heroes, veterans and our Nation's leaders.
We’re committed to operational readiness, outstanding customer service, and world-class health care delivery for our beneficiaries.

About MHS GENESIS

MHS GENESIS is the Department of Defense's new electronic health record. When fully deployed, MHS GENESIS will provide the DOD's 9.6 million beneficiaries and 205,000 medical providers with a single, integrated health record across the continuum of care – deployed and at home and eventually, through the transition to the Department of Veterans Affairs.

• MHS GENESIS is deploying in 23 "waves" across the Military Health System with full deployment anticipated at the end of calendar year 2023. MHS GENESIS is currently operational at 103 military hospitals and clinics.
• In 2022, MHS GENESIS deployed to eight waves at 45 military hospitals and clinics in Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Louisiana, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia.
• In 2023, MHS GENESIS will deploy to 46 military hospitals and clinics in nine waves in Delaware, Massachusetts, Virginia, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island and numerous installations overseas.

• Date Taken: 03.24.2023
• Date Posted: 03.24.2023 13:16
• Story ID: 441123
• Location: BETHESDA, MD, US