Story by Lt.Cmdr. Brandi Gibson | USNMRTC Sigonella/USNH Sigonella/USNMRTU Bahrain/USNMRTC Sigonella Detachment Souda Bay | 05.08.2025
In a moving tribute to the exceptional dedication and compassionate care of military medical professionals, the United States Naval Hospital (USNH) Sigonella held its 2025 DAISY Awards Ceremony on May 22. The ceremony, led by Lieutenant (junior grade) Beth Hillman, highlighted a culture of excellence that defines the Military Health System and celebrated the vital contributions of its nurses......
Story by Lt.Cmdr. Brandi Gibson | USNMRTC Sigonella/USNH Sigonella/USNMRTU Bahrain/USNMRTC Sigonella Detachment Souda Bay | 05.06.2025
On May 6, 2025, United States Naval Hospital (USNH) Sigonella and U.S. Naval Medical Readiness and Training Unit (USNMRTU) Bahrain marked the beginning of Nurses Week with solemn Blessing of the Hands ceremonies—a cherished tradition that recognizes the sacred role of nurses and corpsmen in healing and compassionate care....
Story by Lt.Cmdr. Brandi Gibson | USNMRTC Sigonella/USNH Sigonella/USNMRTU Bahrain/USNMRTC Sigonella Detachment Souda Bay | 04.30.2025
For the first time, neonatal specialists from some of Sicily’s most advanced neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) visited U.S. Navy Hospital (USNH) Sigonella not in response to an emergency, but as honored guests in a joint collaboration effort. This historic meeting brought together teams from Ospedale San Marco, Ospedale Garibaldi-Nesima, the International SOS Near Patient Team, the......
Courtesy Story | USNMRTC Sigonella/USNH Sigonella/USNMRTU Bahrain/USNMRTC Sigonella Detachment Souda Bay | 04.11.2025
The team and USNH Sigonella's Blood Bank held a two day event to screen potential donors for the Walking Blood Bank program....
Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Sebastian Portieleslopez | Naval Air Station Sigonella | 10.25.2024
NAVAL AIR STATION SIGONELLA, Sicily (Oct. 25, 2024) – Three hospital corpsmen assigned to U.S. Naval Hospital Sigonella, Sicily, recently came to the rescue of a local driver whose fuel tanker flipped and caused a massive leak on SS192, near Naval Air Station (NAS) Sigonella, Sept. 3....
Story by Rachel Sadowski | Naval Air Station Sigonella | 08.26.2024
NAVAL AIR STATION SIGONELLA, Sicily (Aug. 26, 2024) – Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Geneva Dixon, 25, from Linden, New Jersey, joined the Navy in 2016 to experience new places. She arrived at Naval Air Station (NAS) Sigonella in October 2022, ready to tackle tasks with a smile....
