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......
Story by Jean Graves | Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital | 08.05.2025
FORT POLK, La. —This summer, Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital welcomed a group of Reserve Officers’ Training Corps nursing cadets to the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk, Louisiana. The Nurse Summer Training Program, known as NSTP, pairs ROTC nursing students with military treatment facilities around the world to complete clinical rotations before commissioning. Over the......
Story by Jean Graves | Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital | 08.04.2025
Protecting People at Every Level: BJACH Strengthens Security Awareness Hospital leaders emphasize reporting, vigilance and readiness during Anti-terrorism Awareness Month. By Jean Graves Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital Public Affairs FORT POLK, La. — At Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital, readiness doesn’t just apply to patient care — it applies to protection. As the Army......
Story by Jean Graves | Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital | 07.31.2025
FORT POLK, La. —Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital is encouraging beneficiaries to take greater ownership of their healthcare with a new digital process for managing off-post specialty referrals. As of June 9, all referrals are now processed through the TriWest Patient Portal, giving patients faster access to authorizations and the freedom to select their own provider....
Story by Jean Graves | Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital | 07.30.2025
By Jean Clavette Graves and Tammie Arnold BJACH and Alexandria VA Health System Public Affairs Officers ALEXANDRIA, La. — Leaders from Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital and the Alexandria VA Health Care System met July 18 to explore opportunities for collaboration aimed at improving access to care for veterans and active duty service members across Central Louisiana. The preliminary......
