Photo by Deidre Smith | Naval Hospital Jacksonville | 03.01.2022
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (March 1, 2022) - Lt.j.g. Rose Johnson, a certified nurse at Naval Hospital Jacksonville’s Maternal Infant Unit, checks in on a nursing mom. Johnson holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Baylor University. A native of Corpus Christi, Texas, she says, “I'm an immense believer in patient advocacy and supporting my colleagues consistently. Being a certified......
Photo by Deidre Smith | Naval Hospital Jacksonville | 03.01.2022
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (March 1, 2022) - Rachel Hinckley, a registered nurse and international board certified lactation consultant (IBCLC) at Naval Hospital Jacksonville’s Maternal Infant Unit, teaches a prenatal breastfeeding class to expecting moms and their support persons. Hinckley, a native of Fernandina Beach, Florida, says, “Classes help prepare new parents with skills needed before......
Photo by Deidre Smith | Naval Hospital Jacksonville | 12.20.2021
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Dec. 20, 2021) - Melanie Rodabaugh, a lactation nurse at Naval Hospital Jacksonville’s Maternal Infant Unit, uses a mannequin to demonstrate basic parenting education practices. Rodabaugh, a native of Balve, Germany, holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from St. Johns River State College. She says, “Naval Hospital Jacksonville is designated Baby Friendly, which......
Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Jacob Sippel | Naval Hospital Jacksonville | 04.26.2019
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (April 26, 2019) – Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Tommy Baker checks on Logistics Specialist Seaman Tabernesha Victrum and Romeo Taylor as they hold their newborn daughter at Naval Hospital Jacksonville’s Maternal Infant Unit. Baker, a native of Oakwood, Ohio, says, “The MIU team communicates up and down the chain of command to work together in providing the safest and......
Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Jacob Sippel | Naval Hospital Jacksonville | 04.09.2019
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (April 9, 2019) – Ensign Pauline Gachalian hands a newborn boy to his mother, Petty Officer 2nd Class Emily Smith, at Naval Hospital Jacksonville’s Maternal Infant Unit. Gachalian, a native of Kaneohe, Hawaii, says, “My father, who is my hero, was a retired hospital corpsman. He showed me the value of dedication, teamwork, and compassion. He always pushed me to become......
Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Jacob Sippel | Naval Hospital Jacksonville | 07.12.2018
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (July 12, 2018) Hospitalman Derek Kenyenso moves a baby warmer to a patient’s room at Naval Hospital Jacksonville’s maternal infant unit. Kenyenso, a native of New York, New York, says “You get to meet so many different people in the Navy. We’re all from somewhere different, but we all work together to achieve something special.” (U.S. Navy photo by Jacob Sippel,......
Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Jacob Sippel | Naval Hospital Jacksonville | 06.13.2018
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (June 12, 2018) Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Russell Rogers demonstrates the proper way to start an intravenous line with Hana Kabil during simulation training for Science, Service, Medicine and Mentoring students at Naval Hospital Jacksonville. Kabil is one of 13 high school students from Darnell-Cookman School of the Medical Arts participating in the hospital’s S2M2......
Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Jacob Sippel | Naval Hospital Jacksonville | 05.04.2018
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (May 4, 2018) Ensign Katherine Iyengar, a nurse at Naval Hospital Jacksonville’s maternal infant unit, washes her hands before seeing a patient. Iyengar, a native of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, says, “Sanitation is the first line of defense against infection.” May 5 is World Hand Hygiene Day, highlighting the role of hand hygiene in infection prevention. Clinicians......
