NMCP, a nationally acclaimed, state-of-the-art military treatment facility, and its Branch Health and Community Branch Health Clinics provide medical care for veterans, warfighters, and their families. Additionally, NMCP is a premier readiness and training platform that provides superior medical training for military medical service members at the U.S. military's oldest, continuously operating military hospital. It supports pioneering research and teaching programs to prepare new doctors, nurses, allied health professionals, and hospital corpsmen for combat operations and public health crises.
PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The hospital corps, signed into action by former President of the United States William McKinley, June 17, 1898, was the solution to the need for well-trained enlisted medical personnel, a need which was emphasized by the Spanish-American War. Hospital corpsmen were meant to be able to deploy with multiple units around the world to maintain the fleet’s medical readiness abroad.
128 years later, NMCP celebrates the legacy of the hospital corps with a traditional cake cutting ceremony in NMCP’s auditorium June 17, 2026.
“Today we honor all of those who have served as hospital corpsmen, their bravery, and dedication to helping those in need,” said Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Seth Brown, assigned to Navy Medicine...
PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The hospital corps, signed into action by former President of the United States William McKinley, June 17, 1898, was the solution to the need for well-trained enlisted medical personnel, a need which was emphasized by the Spanish-American War. Hospital corpsmen were meant to be able to deploy with multiple units around the world to maintain the fleet’s medical readiness abroad.
128 years later, NMCP celebrates the legacy of the hospital corps with a traditional cake cutting ceremony in NMCP’s auditorium June 17, 2026.
“Today we honor all of those who have served as hospital corpsmen, their bravery, and dedication to helping those in need,” said Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Seth Brown, assigned to Navy Medicine...
