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Dec. 2, 2023

Over 300 community members attend CRDAMCs flu vaccination event

FORT CAVAZOS, Texas – Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center Army Public Health Nursing team, hospital staff and volunteers provided 285 Tricare eligible beneficiaries their flu shot during its annual Influenza vaccination event Dec. 2.

Dec. 1, 2023

CRDAMC lights its holiday tree for the season

FORT CAVAZOS, Texas – Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center staff and visitors gathered for its annual tree lighting ceremony Dec. 1. Col. Garrick Cramer, commander, and Command Sgt. Maj. Anthony Forker Jr. flipped the switch to light up the hospital’s 20-foot tree that was assembled by hospital staff volunteers, and Copperas Cove High School Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets.

Dec. 1, 2023

Medical Readiness Battalion Charlie Company changes commanders

FORT CAVAZOS, Texas – Charlie Co., Student Detachment, Medical Readiness Battalion, Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center changed commanders in a ceremony 30 Nov. Cpt. Alexander Deatherage receive the guidon from Lt. Col. Jamie Culbreath as Cpt. Tomas Mwibanda relinquishes command to move on to attend Army health education and training to obtain his doctorate degree.

Nov. 30, 2023

Medical Readiness Battalion company changes senior advisors

FORT CAVAZOS, Texas – Charlie Company, Medical Readiness Battalion, Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center, changed senior enlisted advisors in a change of responsibility ceremony 30 Nov.

Nov. 9, 2023

CRDAMC doctor supports TEAM USA in 2023 Pan American Games

FORT CAVAZOS, Texas – The family medicine residency program director and family and sports medicine physician at Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center, here helped TEAM USA stay healthy during the during the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile Oct. 20 - Nov. 5.

Nov. 6, 2023

US military legislative representative tours CRDAMC

FORT CAVAZOS, Texas – Penny Stehlik, military legislative assistant to Texas Congressman John Carter, toured the Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center Nov. 6. Stehlik received an informative briefing on the hospital’s healthcare mission, capabilities, staffing, and its partnerships with organizations in the TRICARE network and surrounding community, e.g., it’s partnerships with local school districts’ healthcare programs to train, certify, and recruit medical professionals. The tour of its labor and delivery, behavioral health, pharmacy, and the emergency departments provided her an opportunity to meet front line leaders and learn how each department functions to serve Fort Cavazos Soldiers, veterans, beneficiaries and the surrounding community. – 30 –

Oct. 31, 2023

CRDAMC ‘one-stop resource’ during Fort Cavazos Retiree Health Fair

FORT CAVAZOS, Texas – The Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center provided veterans health care screening opportunities and available immunizations, resources and information from hospital staff and Fort Cavazos organizations during the 48th annual Retiree Health Fair Oct. 28 here. They also provided advance care planning sessions and Humana and Tricare information.

Oct. 31, 2023

CRDAMC resumes partnership with community Independent School Districts

FORT CAVAZOS, Texas – The Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center clinical education departments resumed a partnership with the Killeen and Copperas Cove local school districts’ healthcare programs Oct. 26 here.

Oct. 13, 2023

Robertson Blood Donor Center blood mobile back in service after long hiatus

FORT CAVAZOS, Texas – The Robertson Blood Donor Center and Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center staff, along with the Mayor Harker Heights, held a brief ceremony to commission the blood mobile back to service – while it was simultaneously open for a blood drive at the hospital 10 Oct.

Sept. 29, 2023

CRDAMC closes Suicide Prevention month with resource fair and staff peer training

FORT CAVAZOS, Texas – Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center and many other organizations will keep striving to help beneficiaries receive support that they need and deserve for suicide prevention throughout the year. The hospital ends the month dedicated to Suicide Prevention with a resource fair and peer training hosted by the departments of pastoral care and behavioral health 26 Sept.