Story by Janet A. Aker | Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs/Military Health System | 09.08.2025
Army Spc. Four Donald “Doc” Evans was the first Vietnam medic posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. He died treating and dragging the wounded to safety while in a firefight on Jan. 27, 1967. Evans Army Community Hospital on Fort Carson honors him by excelling in award-winning, patient-centered care....
Story by Robyn Mincher | Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs/Military Health System | 07.01.2025
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class David Hong, a cancer survivor, father, husband, and athlete, looks back on his healthcare journey on his way to the 2025 Department of Defense Warrior Games....
Story by Gino Mattorano | Colorado Military Health System | 01.14.2025
Colorado Springs veterans now have more surgical care options thanks to a new initiative between the Floyd K. Lindstrom VA Medical Clinic and two Colorado Springs Military Medical Treatment Facilities. General surgeons from Evans Army Community Hospital at Fort Carson and the 10th Medical Group at the U.S. Air Force Academy are now seeing patients at the Lindstrom Clinic and when medically......
Story by Gino Mattorano | Evans Army Community Hospital | 09.20.2024
Evans Army Community Hospital tested its emergency response capabilities, as part of Mountain Medic 2024, a U.S. Northern Command joint readiness exercise involving both active and reserve medical forces from the Army, Air Force and Space Forces in the Colorado Springs community....
Courtesy Story | Evans Army Community Hospital | 07.26.2024
The Fort Carson Public Health Team is warning the community to take steps to prevent being infected with West Nile Virus. Public Health says the best defense against contracting West Nile Virus is to avoid being bitten by mosquitos, however, if you think you or a family member have West Nile virus, consult a health care provider immediately....
Story by Gino Mattorano | Evans Army Community Hospital | 07.27.2023
Evans Army Community Hospital’s Troop Command was redesignated as a Medical Readiness Battalion in an official event July 27. Lt. Col. Jess Christensen, the Medical Readiness Battalion commander, says that while the name has changed, the mission will not. “We will continue to focus on optimizing the readiness, training, morale, wellness, and professional development of the Soldiers......
Story by Gino Mattorano | Evans Army Community Hospital | 05.17.2023
Evans Army Community Hospital celebrated National Nurses Week May 6-12 to tell the story of military medicine through the lens of nurses working across military health care. The 2023 Nurses Week theme, “Nurses Make a Difference: Anytime, Anywhere – Always,” honors the unwavering commitment of DHA nurses to their patients, and the value they provide to the unified health care team in......
Courtesy Story | Fort Carson Public Affairs Office | 06.03.2022
Evans Army Community Hospital (EACH) staff and Fort Carson leaders bid farewell to a commander who led the hospital through an unprecedented time for the nation and the health care industry during a change of command ceremony at the William “Bill” Reed Special Events Center June 3, 2022....
