Story by Jean Graves | Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital | 10.02.2025
FORT POLK, La. —In observance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital is emphasizing the importance of early detection, personalized risk assessments and accessible mammography services for eligible beneficiaries at the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk....
Story by Jean Graves | Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital | 09.30.2025
FORT POLK, La. —The Dental Health Activity at the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk cased its colors during a deactivation ceremony today, formally ending more than 70 years of dedicated dental support to Soldiers and Families on the installation....
Story by Jean Graves | Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital | 09.22.2025
FORT POLK, La. —More than 60 Soldiers, family members, and 35 dogs gathered at Warrior Hills Golf Course Sept. 20 for Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital’s second annual “Pawsitive Steps” Dog Walk in honor of Suicide Prevention Month and National Service Dog Month....
Story by Jean Graves | Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital | 09.17.2025
FORT POLK, La. – Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital welcomed a new four-legged teammate this month. Sunny, he hospital's new facility dog, will work alongside Sgt. 1st Class Elizabeth Waltz, noncommissioned officer in charge of the Department of Behavioral Health, to support Soldiers, Families, Veterans, and staff. His presence is intended to reduce anxiety, boost morale, and encourage......
Story by Jean Graves | Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital | 08.26.2025
Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital has reintroduced its school-based behavioral health program for the 2025–2026 school year. Licensed clinical social worker Dr. Joyce Hewitt is embedded at Parkway Elementary School to provide direct care for military children, helping strengthen resilience and quality of life for Soldiers and Families—key components of Army readiness....
Story by Jean Graves | Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital | 08.21.2025
FORT POLK, La. —Lt. Col. Shemica Ward, chief of the Labor, Delivery, Postpartum and Recovery ward at Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital, has earned a Doctor of Nursing Practice in Executive Leadership from Baylor University, capping more than 20 years of service in the Army Nurse Corps....
Story by Jean Graves | Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital | 08.18.2025
FORT POLK, La. — August is National Immunization Awareness Month, a time to highlight the importance of vaccines in protecting individuals, strengthening unit readiness and safeguarding public health. Capt. Benjamin Tan, a pediatrician at Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital, said the value of vaccines starts with the most vulnerable members of the community....
Story by Jean Graves | Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital | 08.11.2025
FORT POLK, La. —Two Soldiers from Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital became part of a small community of highly skilled Army medical professionals Aug. 11, earning the Expert Field Medical Badge during the Expert Infantry, Soldier and Field Medical Badge testing event hosted by the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division at the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk. First......
