WEBVTT 00:00.920 --> 00:04.000 I want to give a special thank you and 00:04.010 --> 00:06.380 welcome to the winners , to their 00:06.389 --> 00:09.939 families , to their friends and to all 00:09.949 --> 00:12.289 of the people who supported them . A 00:12.310 --> 00:14.800 couple of you came with support and 00:14.810 --> 00:18.739 family and friends . So that is just 00:18.750 --> 00:21.829 wonderful . And I want to welcome each 00:21.840 --> 00:23.959 of you on behalf of the Assistant 00:23.969 --> 00:26.579 Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs , 00:26.889 --> 00:29.520 the honorable Dr Martinez 00:30.610 --> 00:33.880 Lopez , we're very proud of these 00:33.889 --> 00:36.060 awards and the recipients , the 00:36.069 --> 00:38.291 recipients are actually those that have 00:38.291 --> 00:41.729 risen to the top of all of their peers 00:41.740 --> 00:44.459 and sometimes not even their peers , 00:44.470 --> 00:47.290 sometimes it's higher ranking people . 00:47.700 --> 00:51.189 And since they have risen to the 00:51.200 --> 00:54.189 top , we'd like for you to feel free to 00:54.200 --> 00:56.569 show your support in whichever way you 00:56.580 --> 00:59.159 can . Now , we don't have spoons that 00:59.169 --> 01:02.549 you can tap on the table , but maybe 01:02.560 --> 01:04.616 you could tap your feet or something 01:04.616 --> 01:07.519 like that . But first before we start 01:07.529 --> 01:10.160 giving out our awards , I have some 01:10.169 --> 01:13.879 distinguished visitors to introduce 01:14.290 --> 01:17.019 you , may hold your applause until 01:17.029 --> 01:20.599 after I finish the introductions or you 01:20.610 --> 01:24.260 don't have to listen to me at all and 01:24.269 --> 01:28.000 you can just do whatever you 01:28.010 --> 01:30.760 want to . And I'd like our 01:30.769 --> 01:33.279 distinguished visitors to please rise 01:33.290 --> 01:36.360 when I introduce you . First of all , 01:36.370 --> 01:40.050 the honorable Dr Lester Martinez Lopez , 01:40.250 --> 01:42.150 who is the Assistant Secretary of 01:42.160 --> 01:43.959 Defense for Health Affairs . 01:50.550 --> 01:53.230 Next is Lieutenant General Talita 01:53.239 --> 01:56.069 Crossland , who's the DH A director 01:59.809 --> 02:02.010 that most everybody in this room works 02:02.019 --> 02:05.900 for . The next is Lieutenant General 02:05.910 --> 02:08.021 Robert Miller , the Air Force surgeon 02:08.021 --> 02:09.021 general . 02:12.830 --> 02:15.970 And next we have Rear Admiral Darren 02:16.460 --> 02:19.690 via , from the army , the Army SG 02:24.169 --> 02:26.929 and Major General Anthony mcqueen , who 02:26.940 --> 02:28.929 is the Deputy army SG . 02:33.389 --> 02:35.690 And we also have Rear Admiral Denise 02:35.699 --> 02:39.250 Hinton , who is the PHS deputy surgeon 02:39.259 --> 02:40.259 general . 02:44.289 --> 02:46.400 Now , I'm gonna call each one of them 02:46.400 --> 02:48.869 up on stage and please bring your 02:48.880 --> 02:51.880 senior enlisted with you . But before I 02:51.889 --> 02:54.330 go into that , um , it , it's a little 02:54.339 --> 02:56.949 bit of distress . Uh I talked to Doctor 02:56.960 --> 03:00.669 Martinez and asked him , well , 03:00.679 --> 03:02.960 what , how do you want this ceremony to 03:02.970 --> 03:06.550 run ? And he said , well , let's 03:06.559 --> 03:09.539 teach them little things that would be 03:09.550 --> 03:12.190 very important to them . I said , well , 03:12.199 --> 03:14.559 ok , like what kind of little things ? 03:14.570 --> 03:17.649 And he said , well , I'll send you some 03:17.660 --> 03:19.699 things that you're gonna pass on to 03:19.710 --> 03:22.990 everybody . So here's the first one . 03:23.380 --> 03:25.619 Do you know that there are parasites 03:25.630 --> 03:28.160 that live in your eyelashes ? 03:29.559 --> 03:31.670 I don't want you to get nervous about 03:31.670 --> 03:34.059 that or anything , but maybe tonight 03:34.070 --> 03:36.126 during the middle of the night , you 03:36.126 --> 03:39.509 will think about it . And now I'd like 03:39.520 --> 03:41.820 to ask each one of our senior leaders 03:41.830 --> 03:44.419 to come up on stage with me . 03:45.929 --> 03:46.929 Stop . 03:51.800 --> 03:54.669 There's more from where that came from . 04:02.509 --> 04:04.860 Ok . The first award that we will be 04:04.869 --> 04:07.809 presenting this afternoon is the award 04:07.820 --> 04:10.399 for the advancement of women physicians 04:10.410 --> 04:13.830 in military medicine . This award 04:13.839 --> 04:17.059 recognizes female physicians for their 04:17.070 --> 04:20.250 contributions to military medicine and 04:20.260 --> 04:22.609 for their work , mentoring others , 04:22.619 --> 04:25.570 inspiring young women working in the 04:25.579 --> 04:28.700 field of medicine and science . This 04:28.709 --> 04:31.769 award was the very first ward we ever 04:31.779 --> 04:35.649 presented in 2009 and is the 04:35.660 --> 04:39.269 longest running one as now in its 14th 04:39.279 --> 04:42.239 year submissions were received from all 04:42.250 --> 04:45.160 three components as well as the public 04:45.170 --> 04:47.869 health service . But if you take a look 04:47.880 --> 04:50.320 at the MH S today , there are 04:50.329 --> 04:53.799 3980 female 04:53.809 --> 04:56.519 physicians on active duty today , 04:57.500 --> 05:01.100 from that huge number eight of them 05:01.109 --> 05:04.500 rose to the top . Now , within this 05:04.510 --> 05:07.959 category that we're going to , to see 05:07.970 --> 05:11.700 that many of these female physicians 05:11.709 --> 05:14.190 could not make it . Today , we are 05:14.200 --> 05:16.480 going to send their awards and their 05:16.489 --> 05:20.260 certificates to their uh mtfs and make 05:20.269 --> 05:22.380 sure that their commander makes a big 05:22.380 --> 05:25.079 deal about the fact that they've gotten 05:25.290 --> 05:29.130 the most coveted award in the MH S . 05:29.769 --> 05:33.070 So we divide the category into junior 05:33.079 --> 05:36.500 and senior winners and the junior 05:36.510 --> 05:39.269 winners for the 2023 Award for the 05:39.279 --> 05:41.679 advancement of women physicians in 05:41.690 --> 05:44.950 military medicine are from the 05:44.959 --> 05:48.630 army . Lieutenant Colonel J A Crick 05:48.640 --> 05:51.260 from Brook Army Medical Center , Fort 05:51.269 --> 05:53.869 Sam Houston , who could not be here 05:53.880 --> 05:57.209 today from the arm from the 05:57.220 --> 06:00.489 Navy . Lieutenant Commander I A 06:00.500 --> 06:04.320 Kane Azul Walter 06:04.329 --> 06:07.290 Reed National Military Medical Center , 06:07.429 --> 06:10.570 the office of the Director in Bethesda 06:10.579 --> 06:11.250 Maryland . 06:17.940 --> 06:20.019 Congratulations . You have to , 06:22.750 --> 06:24.917 you . Hold on to that . Here we go and 06:24.917 --> 06:27.869 I'll hold on to this . Thank you . I'm 06:27.880 --> 06:29.047 very proud of this . 06:32.760 --> 06:36.299 Just give us . Thank you , sir . Thank 06:36.380 --> 06:38.429 you . It makes a great job with you 06:38.570 --> 06:39.600 that for you 06:46.299 --> 06:49.059 for the Junior Air Force Award major 06:49.070 --> 06:51.700 Anne Marie Kennedy , who comes from the 06:51.709 --> 06:54.350 55th Medical Group , Offutt Air Force 06:54.359 --> 06:57.350 Base , Nebraska , who also could not be 06:57.359 --> 07:00.299 here today and from the public health 07:00.309 --> 07:02.540 service , the junior winner is 07:02.549 --> 07:05.929 Lieutenant Commander Miriam C DI Natal 07:05.950 --> 07:08.839 Food and Drug Administration Division 07:08.850 --> 07:11.399 of pediatrics and Maternal Health in 07:11.450 --> 07:14.980 Silver Springs , Maryland , who also 07:14.989 --> 07:16.679 could not be here today . 07:18.820 --> 07:22.459 So the next before I go into the senior 07:22.470 --> 07:25.970 winners , uh the next thing that I have 07:25.980 --> 07:28.299 to pass on to you is 07:30.440 --> 07:33.940 and he's my boss . So just work with me 07:33.950 --> 07:37.299 here , please . Um , do you know that 07:37.309 --> 07:40.799 the fear of public speaking is 07:40.809 --> 07:44.079 more feared than the thought of death ? 07:44.380 --> 07:46.429 So I just want you all to know what 07:46.440 --> 07:49.399 sacrifice I am making today . 07:52.100 --> 07:54.440 Now , in the past , we only recognized 07:54.450 --> 07:58.079 one overall Mh Ss winner as the 07:58.089 --> 08:01.869 senior award . But since 2017 , 08:02.049 --> 08:05.640 the board , the council voted to have a 08:05.649 --> 08:09.364 senior winner service . So we have 08:09.375 --> 08:12.704 had that and now for our senior winners 08:13.024 --> 08:15.214 from the army Lieutenant Colonel 08:15.225 --> 08:18.755 Christina B . Romeyer 45th 08:18.765 --> 08:21.375 Medical Brigade , Fort Bragg , North 08:21.385 --> 08:22.234 Carolina . 08:26.359 --> 08:27.179 Incredible . 08:30.609 --> 08:32.053 And then you take a drink 08:34.700 --> 08:35.700 there we are . 08:41.270 --> 08:43.437 We are very proud . We're good . Thank 08:43.437 --> 08:45.659 you . Thank you . Very congratulation . 08:50.659 --> 08:52.715 Really ? I think you could do better 08:52.715 --> 08:56.369 than that . Thank you . Thank 08:56.380 --> 09:00.109 you . Thank you . And 09:00.119 --> 09:03.080 from the army , our senior winner is 09:03.090 --> 09:06.950 Captain Julianne M Althoff from Naval 09:06.960 --> 09:10.400 Medical Forces , Pacific San Diego in 09:10.409 --> 09:14.349 California . Ladies and gentlemen . 09:15.059 --> 09:16.059 Congratulations . 09:20.549 --> 09:23.080 Thank you very much . Congratulations . 09:24.859 --> 09:28.289 Yeah , you're very 09:28.299 --> 09:31.130 brotherly . We just 09:32.450 --> 09:34.590 and our senior public health service 09:34.599 --> 09:37.750 officer is Captain Tiner Singh 09:38.400 --> 09:41.830 from the Alexander T Augusta 09:41.880 --> 09:44.340 Military Medical Center , the office of 09:44.349 --> 09:47.390 Director from Fort Belvoir Virginia and 09:47.400 --> 09:50.530 she could not be here today . So please 09:50.539 --> 09:53.380 join me in congratulating each one of 09:53.390 --> 09:57.130 our winners for the 2023 award for the 09:57.140 --> 09:59.859 advancement of women physicians in 09:59.869 --> 10:01.309 military medicine . 10:09.419 --> 10:12.219 Our next award is from the nursing 10:12.229 --> 10:14.530 career field . But first , 10:16.059 --> 10:19.440 anyway , do you know that when the moon 10:19.450 --> 10:22.520 is directly overhead ? You weigh 10:22.530 --> 10:26.390 less . You can thank me later for 10:26.400 --> 10:30.340 that . The next award we will 10:30.349 --> 10:32.450 be presenting will be the military 10:32.460 --> 10:35.280 health system Nursing Leadership 10:35.289 --> 10:38.599 Excellence Award . This award is in its 10:38.609 --> 10:42.469 ninth year this year . The purpose of 10:42.479 --> 10:45.039 the award is to acknowledge and honor 10:45.049 --> 10:48.349 military and civilian registered nurses 10:48.590 --> 10:50.960 in the field at the tactical 10:51.210 --> 10:54.200 operational level who have demonstrated 10:54.210 --> 10:57.000 exemplary leadership and skill 10:57.229 --> 11:00.539 resulting in noteworthy clinical or 11:00.549 --> 11:03.099 administrative accomplishments that 11:03.109 --> 11:05.659 approve the image and the practice of 11:05.669 --> 11:09.630 nursing in the MH S and doing all of 11:09.640 --> 11:12.440 this while exhibiting exceptional 11:12.450 --> 11:15.219 compassion and commitment to the 11:15.229 --> 11:17.380 patients , the colleagues and the 11:17.390 --> 11:21.280 profession of nurses we received 11:21.289 --> 11:24.719 from the field , five junior 11:24.729 --> 11:28.239 nine , mid grade and 12 senior 11:28.250 --> 11:31.840 nominations . And it was really tough 11:31.849 --> 11:35.799 competition . So keep this number in 11:35.809 --> 11:38.299 mind as we introduce each of these 11:38.309 --> 11:42.210 winners . There right now are for 11:42.219 --> 11:45.400 registered nurses , active duty . 11:45.859 --> 11:49.219 8584 11:49.229 --> 11:53.090 nurses in the MH S and these are the 11:53.099 --> 11:56.369 ones that rose to the top from the 11:56.380 --> 11:59.719 Navy . Lieutenant Christopher R . Jones , 11:59.820 --> 12:02.340 the second medical Battalion Camp 12:02.349 --> 12:05.710 Lejeune , North Carolina . Thank you . 12:10.390 --> 12:14.349 It must , we have 12:14.359 --> 12:16.192 the Roman but certainly we fix . 12:19.179 --> 12:20.568 Let me have some jokes . 12:23.289 --> 12:25.739 Here we go . I my head and it 12:28.880 --> 12:30.824 all right . No problem . Now we're 12:30.824 --> 12:34.710 ready patients . 12:37.179 --> 12:37.650 Ok . 12:42.440 --> 12:43.440 The jump 12:52.210 --> 12:54.377 and I want to backtrack as you've seen 12:54.377 --> 12:56.570 people scurrying around here back to 12:56.580 --> 12:59.510 the female physicians . Wendy Woltman 12:59.520 --> 13:01.869 has been a friend of mine for like 10 13:01.880 --> 13:04.510 years . We've never seen one another 13:04.679 --> 13:08.510 and I left her out . So the senior 13:08.520 --> 13:11.609 Air Force female physician winner for 13:11.619 --> 13:15.340 the MH S is Colonel Wendy E Woltman 13:15.359 --> 13:17.770 from the 59th Medical Wing . 13:24.210 --> 13:28.020 Catch her . She still likes me . 13:30.340 --> 13:32.507 There you go . Congratulations , proud 13:32.507 --> 13:34.673 of you . Now , you need to . Yeah , we 13:34.673 --> 13:36.007 need to come this way . 13:40.609 --> 13:42.387 Thank you so much . Thank you . 13:42.919 --> 13:43.940 Congratulations 13:50.890 --> 13:53.919 from the Air Force Captain Nicholas S 13:53.929 --> 13:57.559 Pulzar 88th Medical Group . Wright 13:57.570 --> 14:01.400 Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio and 14:01.409 --> 14:03.679 that person could not be here today 14:03.690 --> 14:07.289 either . We also 14:07.299 --> 14:10.179 have a mid grade category for this 14:10.190 --> 14:13.469 award and those mid grade winners are 14:13.479 --> 14:16.500 from the Army Major Rebecca , a 14:17.340 --> 14:20.710 dinger from Long Stool Regional Medical 14:20.719 --> 14:23.349 Center . And she could not be here 14:23.359 --> 14:25.950 today . She has a very good reason she 14:25.960 --> 14:28.960 can't travel because 14:29.280 --> 14:30.020 yes , 14:33.760 --> 14:36.710 the navy mid grade winner is Lieutenant 14:36.719 --> 14:40.020 Commander Sarah M Chilson from the 14:40.030 --> 14:42.250 Jacksonville market . Jacksonville , 14:42.260 --> 14:42.929 Florida . 14:54.119 --> 14:56.286 All right , I hear your award . Well , 14:56.286 --> 14:57.286 congratulations . 15:03.599 --> 15:05.599 All right , I'm proud of you . Keep 15:05.659 --> 15:09.250 over to your work . And the mid grade 15:09.260 --> 15:11.619 air force winner is Lieutenant Colonel 15:11.630 --> 15:14.989 Joanna M Cooley from the 20th fighter 15:15.000 --> 15:17.849 ring at Shaw Air Force Base , South 15:17.859 --> 15:20.260 Carolina . And she also could not make 15:20.270 --> 15:23.830 it today . Do you know 15:24.119 --> 15:27.960 that it is physically impossible 15:27.969 --> 15:30.599 for you to lick your elbow ? 15:32.080 --> 15:35.820 Just saying ? Not too bad ? 15:37.539 --> 15:41.520 Ok . Now we go on to the senior nursing 15:41.530 --> 15:45.010 award and for the senior nurses from 15:45.020 --> 15:46.880 the army . Lieutenant Colonel 15:46.890 --> 15:50.460 promotable Christopher H Stuckey from 15:50.469 --> 15:53.039 Long Stool Regional Medical Center . 16:02.460 --> 16:04.016 Congratulations , Colonel . 16:12.299 --> 16:14.700 Not really . Ok . Hold on trash 16:19.549 --> 16:22.289 from the Navy . We have Captain 16:22.809 --> 16:25.299 Acrea , a Baldos , 16:34.090 --> 16:37.140 us , naval Medical , uh medicine 16:37.150 --> 16:39.960 Readiness and Training command in Guam . 16:43.130 --> 16:47.010 I'm gonna visit you soon . Thank 16:47.020 --> 16:48.687 you very much . I am proud of 16:52.270 --> 16:54.219 the Air Force . Senior winner is 16:54.229 --> 16:57.159 Lieutenant Colonel Desiree D Pointer 16:57.169 --> 16:59.770 from the 49th Medical Group Holloman 16:59.780 --> 17:01.950 Air Force Base , New Mexico 17:09.560 --> 17:11.619 Croatia years ago 17:19.119 --> 17:22.339 for yes . 17:23.670 --> 17:25.930 And from the Public Health Service 17:26.319 --> 17:30.250 Commander Rosin C Smith from the US 17:30.260 --> 17:33.089 Department of Homeland Security , US , 17:33.099 --> 17:35.969 immigration and customs enforcement . 17:36.390 --> 17:39.510 And she could not be here today either . 17:41.449 --> 17:43.689 The next award within the nursing 17:43.699 --> 17:46.750 category is the civilian nursing 17:46.760 --> 17:49.239 leadership award . Now , if you take a 17:49.250 --> 17:52.160 look once again at numbers , there are 17:52.170 --> 17:55.619 9083 civilian registered 17:55.630 --> 17:58.469 nurses within the MH S 17:59.579 --> 18:03.150 those winners in the senior category , 18:03.329 --> 18:06.910 Joan M Ruddle King Joint Base , San 18:06.920 --> 18:10.359 Antonio Fort Sam Houston , Texas . 18:20.510 --> 18:23.310 Congratulations this your award . 18:24.709 --> 18:28.500 My there we go 18:29.339 --> 18:30.339 that you see . 18:33.689 --> 18:34.800 Congratulations for 18:40.349 --> 18:41.349 exactly 18:44.609 --> 18:48.069 from the navy jean a thurber 18:48.119 --> 18:51.229 us Navy Medicine Readiness and training 18:51.239 --> 18:54.219 command in Rhoda . And she could not be 18:54.229 --> 18:57.859 here today . And from the Air Force , 18:57.869 --> 19:00.890 Rachel A Perkins garner from the 19:00.900 --> 19:04.180 56th Medical Group at Luke Air Force 19:04.189 --> 19:07.109 Base and she also could not be here 19:07.119 --> 19:09.689 today . Please join me in 19:09.699 --> 19:12.060 congratulating each and every one of 19:12.069 --> 19:15.729 our junior mid grade and senior nursing 19:15.739 --> 19:16.609 winners . 19:28.329 --> 19:30.750 The next award I'll talk about today is 19:30.760 --> 19:34.150 the MH S Allied Health Leadership . But 19:34.160 --> 19:36.382 I think that there's something that you 19:36.382 --> 19:38.800 all should know when you leave here 19:38.810 --> 19:40.949 today and that is that your brain is 19:40.959 --> 19:44.469 constantly eating itself . I I 19:44.479 --> 19:48.239 just saying this 19:48.250 --> 19:50.599 is the eighth year for the Allied 19:50.609 --> 19:53.109 Health Leadership Excellence Award . 19:54.109 --> 19:57.050 The categories differ now in this 19:57.060 --> 20:00.609 particular leadership award than in the 20:00.619 --> 20:03.719 others . We have a junior provider and 20:03.729 --> 20:07.439 non provider and a senior provider and 20:07.449 --> 20:10.989 non provider . If you take a look at 20:11.000 --> 20:12.699 the numbers , there are 20:12.709 --> 20:15.969 12,930 20:16.979 --> 20:20.930 biomedical science officers within the 20:20.939 --> 20:24.459 MH S . This year there were four 20:24.469 --> 20:28.069 nominations per service . The junior 20:28.079 --> 20:31.420 provider comes from the Navy Lieutenant 20:31.449 --> 20:34.660 Julia Day , Van Dr EMF 20:34.729 --> 20:37.349 Juliet Portsmouth , Virginia . 20:44.880 --> 20:45.880 Ok , 20:48.180 --> 20:50.430 congratulations . Here's your award . 20:57.550 --> 20:58.550 Thank you . 21:01.739 --> 21:04.739 Junior non provider comes from the Air 21:04.750 --> 21:07.920 force Captain , Cedric S Walters from 21:07.930 --> 21:10.400 Randolph Air Force Base , Texas . 21:18.189 --> 21:21.979 I see additional 21:34.969 --> 21:37.670 and the senior provider is from the 21:37.680 --> 21:40.630 Navy Lieutenant Commander Kayleigh B . 21:40.640 --> 21:44.349 Hal EMF Juliet in Portsmouth , 21:44.359 --> 21:45.140 Virginia . 21:52.780 --> 21:53.780 These things . 21:55.479 --> 21:58.910 Congratulations . Here's your award did 21:58.920 --> 22:01.060 the same ? Sweet . 22:06.069 --> 22:07.180 It's probably the , 22:10.060 --> 22:12.319 the senior non provider comes from the 22:12.329 --> 22:16.199 Air Force major , Jessica S Pabon 22:16.209 --> 22:19.660 from the US F USA F Academy in 22:19.670 --> 22:20.540 Colorado . 22:28.359 --> 22:31.000 Congratulations . Ok , sure . One . 22:31.609 --> 22:34.680 There we go . Where's that problem from ? 22:37.170 --> 22:38.170 Where is that ? 22:42.280 --> 22:46.189 Ok . Thank you very much . Please join 22:46.199 --> 22:48.729 me in congratulating all of the allied 22:48.739 --> 22:51.770 health providers and non providers . 22:58.949 --> 23:00.930 And let's recognize all of our 23:00.939 --> 23:03.930 individual award winners and the people 23:03.939 --> 23:06.780 who nominated them . You can just stand 23:06.790 --> 23:09.630 at your seats so we can congratulate 23:09.640 --> 23:13.540 you individual award winners . 23:24.859 --> 23:27.890 Thank you . Um Did you know that 23:27.900 --> 23:30.410 Australia is wider than the moon 23:32.469 --> 23:36.300 to go ? The 23:36.310 --> 23:38.819 next set of awards recognize our 23:38.829 --> 23:41.770 military health system facilities who 23:41.780 --> 23:43.650 are recognized for outstanding 23:43.660 --> 23:46.439 achievements in continuous process 23:46.449 --> 23:49.069 improvement , patient safety , 23:49.079 --> 23:51.329 leadership , commitment , and patient 23:51.709 --> 23:54.510 centeredness . Many of the facilities 23:54.520 --> 23:57.310 who I will recognize this afternoon 23:57.449 --> 24:00.349 were not able to join today in person , 24:00.560 --> 24:03.329 but we're trying to record this event 24:03.339 --> 24:05.869 and their awards will be mailed to them 24:06.250 --> 24:09.030 along with a note to their commanders 24:09.719 --> 24:12.630 for the continuous process improvement . 24:12.640 --> 24:16.300 There were 21 nominations . The 24:16.310 --> 24:19.180 winners follow the Institute of 24:19.189 --> 24:22.890 Surgical Research in joints , San 24:22.900 --> 24:26.219 Antonio Foundations of barcode 24:26.229 --> 24:29.140 medication administration rate 24:29.310 --> 24:30.449 improvement . 24:37.920 --> 24:40.650 The next one is from the joint base , 24:40.660 --> 24:43.859 Elmendorf Richardson Hospital using 24:43.869 --> 24:47.099 rapid response eeg technology in 24:47.109 --> 24:50.380 simulated austere environments . 24:56.479 --> 24:59.410 And the third winner recognized under 24:59.420 --> 25:02.500 the continuous process improvement is 25:02.510 --> 25:05.140 Naval Health Clinic , Oak Harbor . 25:05.189 --> 25:08.380 Increasing schedule utilization through 25:08.390 --> 25:11.579 the use of dental hygiene standby 25:11.589 --> 25:12.699 patients . 25:21.199 --> 25:23.910 The next award within the facility 25:23.920 --> 25:26.520 award is the culture of safety . There 25:26.530 --> 25:29.380 were 12 facilities nominated and the 25:29.390 --> 25:32.060 first winner is Walter Reed National 25:32.069 --> 25:34.500 Medical Center . The reduction of 25:34.510 --> 25:37.939 hospital acquired pressure injuries 25:50.510 --> 25:53.530 accepting the award is MS Dawn Ford . 25:59.339 --> 26:01.450 I'm very proud of you and your team . 26:01.450 --> 26:02.839 Keep up the good water . 26:05.880 --> 26:08.560 The next facility is San Antonio 26:08.569 --> 26:12.140 stand-alone Market . I 26:12.270 --> 26:16.089 I'm a good catch program 26:22.160 --> 26:24.540 and this is a program about catching 26:24.550 --> 26:27.020 mistakes and correcting them before 26:27.030 --> 26:30.589 they actually become mistakes . The 26:30.599 --> 26:34.339 next is the US Naval Hospital in Roda 26:34.530 --> 26:37.430 implement skin to skin protocol to 26:37.439 --> 26:40.410 prevent newborn hypothermia . 26:46.550 --> 26:48.599 And the last under the culture of 26:48.609 --> 26:52.319 safety US Naval Hospital rota increase 26:52.329 --> 26:55.609 helicopter maritime strike strike 26:55.619 --> 26:59.030 squadron eye exam readiness . 27:05.750 --> 27:07.930 The next category is leadership 27:07.939 --> 27:09.550 commitment . There were nine 27:09.550 --> 27:11.800 nominations for this and the winners 27:11.810 --> 27:15.489 are the US Naval Hospital in Guantanamo 27:15.500 --> 27:19.479 Bay . Refusal to accept lapses in whole 27:19.489 --> 27:22.540 blood availability in an austere ocon 27:23.380 --> 27:25.410 military treatment facility . 27:31.390 --> 27:34.050 Brook Army Medical Center , behavioral 27:34.060 --> 27:37.099 health data platform , adoption 27:37.109 --> 27:38.290 utilization . 27:44.369 --> 27:46.540 And next , we have the awards for 27:46.550 --> 27:49.010 Patient centeredness . There were nine 27:49.020 --> 27:52.810 nominations for this . The winners are 27:52.819 --> 27:55.619 the joint base , Elmendorf Richardson 27:55.630 --> 27:58.060 Hospital , advanced nutrition 27:58.069 --> 27:59.349 assessments . 28:05.300 --> 28:09.030 The next one is the 377th medical group 28:09.040 --> 28:11.160 at Kirtland Air Force Base . The 28:11.170 --> 28:13.119 patient experience . 28:18.119 --> 28:21.439 Next , the 45th medical group , Patrick 28:21.449 --> 28:24.420 Air Force Base ones stop Readiness 28:24.430 --> 28:25.770 Construct . 28:31.829 --> 28:35.550 And the last one from the patient 28:35.569 --> 28:38.810 centeredness category , the US Naval 28:38.819 --> 28:42.630 Hospital rota optimize circuit 28:42.640 --> 28:44.040 rider visits . 28:49.310 --> 28:52.010 As you've noted , some of these sound 28:52.219 --> 28:55.319 fascinating . And if you are interested 28:55.329 --> 28:58.250 in reading a short synopsis of any of 28:58.260 --> 29:01.050 these , please let me know and I can 29:01.060 --> 29:04.719 send you the synopsis or of all of them . 29:06.000 --> 29:08.300 Please join me in congratulating our 29:08.310 --> 29:11.140 winners for the facilities . 29:18.579 --> 29:21.540 And now I'd like to introduce honorable 29:21.550 --> 29:23.709 Martinez Lopez who will give his 29:23.719 --> 29:25.040 closing remarks . 29:29.930 --> 29:31.930 Well , good afternoon and thank you 29:31.930 --> 29:34.097 very much for all of you to be part of 29:34.097 --> 29:36.380 the ceremony and be here . Those are in 29:36.390 --> 29:38.446 the support group . Thank you . It's 29:38.446 --> 29:40.668 always , always helps to have someone , 29:40.810 --> 29:43.150 you know , giving you the wind uh under 29:43.160 --> 29:47.010 your wing so you can fly higher . We 29:47.020 --> 29:49.209 have many challenges in , in the MH S 29:49.219 --> 29:51.386 but you know , activities like today , 29:51.386 --> 29:53.760 it really tells me that we have a 29:53.770 --> 29:55.826 bright future . You guys represented 29:55.826 --> 29:58.530 those recognized todays and all those 29:58.540 --> 30:02.069 great recognitions . It tells me as an 30:02.079 --> 30:04.959 old Geezer , you know , that we really 30:04.969 --> 30:07.979 have a bright future in the Mh S No 30:07.989 --> 30:10.156 challenge would be too small , too big 30:10.339 --> 30:12.329 if we pull together and we pull 30:12.339 --> 30:14.395 together with people with energy and 30:14.395 --> 30:16.561 people with commitment , like what you 30:16.561 --> 30:18.939 represent , I'm sure that nothing will 30:18.949 --> 30:22.500 stand in front of us . So , uh I just 30:22.510 --> 30:24.989 wanna again , uh , thank you for all 30:25.000 --> 30:26.839 you've done . Thank you for your 30:26.849 --> 30:29.089 commitment to , to our enterprise . 30:29.099 --> 30:31.099 Thank you to your commitment to our 30:31.099 --> 30:34.020 service members , families and , and 30:34.030 --> 30:37.099 rears and uh uh and again , 30:37.930 --> 30:40.969 thank you . And I'm , I'm encouraged 30:40.979 --> 30:43.790 that we are continue to keep moving 30:43.800 --> 30:46.400 forward with , with impressive people 30:46.410 --> 30:48.510 just like you again . Thank you . 30:48.520 --> 30:49.619 Congratulations . 30:57.180 --> 30:59.790 Thank you for those remarks , sir , for 30:59.800 --> 31:02.369 all of the recipients of awards today 31:02.380 --> 31:05.709 and to those who nominated them as well 31:05.719 --> 31:08.729 as everybody , all of the 31:08.739 --> 31:12.329 support . Thank you very much for all 31:12.339 --> 31:15.540 of your hard work and dedication . Each 31:15.550 --> 31:18.810 of you contributes to the MH S being a 31:18.819 --> 31:21.569 much better place to seek care . 31:22.790 --> 31:24.457 I'd like to thank a couple of 31:24.457 --> 31:26.969 individuals . First , Captain Raymond 31:26.979 --> 31:30.270 Bonds who ran the nursing awards . 31:30.729 --> 31:34.689 Commander Jennifer N Kali , who ran the 31:34.699 --> 31:38.020 female physician Awards and Commander 31:38.030 --> 31:41.890 Jennifer Wallinger , who ran the BS C , 31:41.900 --> 31:44.729 the Non Provider and Provider Awards 31:44.739 --> 31:47.060 for the Allied Health . This is 31:47.069 --> 31:49.880 Jennifer's last time to do it . If you 31:49.890 --> 31:53.270 look at her , she's smiling from ear to 31:53.280 --> 31:57.260 ear and last but not least my 31:57.270 --> 32:00.219 heartfelt thanks goes out to Kathy 32:00.229 --> 32:03.410 Shalaby who just joined the H A 32:03.420 --> 32:07.089 staff like weeks ago and she dug 32:07.099 --> 32:10.750 right in and has been irreplaceable 32:11.199 --> 32:13.310 and thank you very much for attending 32:13.310 --> 32:15.143 this afternoon . God bless you . 32:15.143 --> 32:17.469 Farewell . Safe travels home .