Back to Top Skip to main content

Health.mil: the official website of the Military Health System (MHS) and the Defense Health Agency (DHA)

Utility Navigation Links

Social Media Links

Need larger text?

Articles by Alexandra Snyder, Fort Belvoir Community Hospital Public Affairs

Showing results 1 - 7 Page 1 of 1

Centering Pregnancy offers new approach to prenatal care

Article
6/24/2016
A couple attends a Centering Pregnancy group. Centering Pregnancy provides health assessment, education, and support for expectant parents, in a group setting facilitated by a clinician. This community approach to care allows participants to receive conventional obstetrics care and additional services such as lactation consulting and nutrition guidance- all in one setting. (Department of Defense photo by Reese Brown)

Centering Pregnancy meetings provide health assessment, education and support in a group setting facilitated by a clinician

Recommended Content:

Access, Cost, Quality, and Safety, Access to Health Care, Military Hospitals and Clinics, Women's Health

Baby your baby: Summer safety for kids

Article
6/9/2016
Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Alex Luna teaches a student at about water safety and how to properly wear his life jacket.

Summer safety should be a top priority for everyone, especially parents with small children

Recommended Content:

Summer Safety, Children's Health

Occupational therapy: Restoring function and promoting independence

Article
4/22/2016
Fort Belvoir Community Hospital Logo

Occupational Therapy is arguably the most misunderstood clinic in the hospital

Recommended Content:

Quality and Safety of Health Care, Military Hospitals and Clinics, Conditions and Treatments

Belvoir Hospital “glues” its status as innovative facility with new varicose vein procedure

Article
4/1/2016
Marine Corps Capt. Brett Disher receives an ultrasound of his affected blood vessel prior to varicose vein correction surgery.

Fort Belvoir Community Hospital was the first military treatment facility to perform varicose vein correction using medical-grade glue

Recommended Content:

Access, Cost, Quality, and Safety, Military Hospitals and Clinics, Quality and Safety of Health Care, Innovation

Belvoir Hospital Nurses earn 'CNOR Strong' certification

Article
11/23/2015
The Competency and Credentialing Institute recently named Fort Belvoir Community Hospital as a "CNOR Strong" facility. To achieve the certification, more than 50 percent of a hospital's operating room nurses underwent a rigorous process to master high standards of practices and became individually certified. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jovane Henry)

The Competency and Credentialing Institute recently named Fort Belvoir Community Hospital as a "CNOR Strong" facility

Recommended Content:

Access, Cost, Quality, and Safety, Military Hospitals and Clinics

Healthcare workers aim to perfect patient care experience across National Capital Region

Article
11/10/2015
Dr. Jonathan Woodson, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, addresses healthcare leaders from across the National Capital Region Multi-Service Market at the Fall Quality Training Symposium on Fort Belvoir Nov. 10. The all-day event featured several civilian and military healthcare professionals presenting on the symposium theme, "Perfecting the Patient Experience and Culture of Quality." (DoD photo by Reese Brown)

Leaders in the civilian healthcare industry and the Military Health encouraged healthcare workers to focus on humanizing the patient experience and improving safety

Recommended Content:

Access, Cost, Quality, and Safety, Military Hospitals and Clinics, Patient Safety

Joe Nose Stress: Hospital employee takes "paws" to identify people in need

Article
9/24/2015
Navy Lt. Cmdr. Tracy Krauss, a nurse at Belvoir Community Hospital, preps Cmdr. Joe for another day at the hospital. (Courtesy photo by Reese Brown)

Ambling down the hall of his new duty station, Cmdr. Joe draws a lot of attention from patients and staff despite his best efforts to go unnoticed

Recommended Content:

Suicide Prevention
<< < 1 > >> 
Showing results 1 - 7 Page 1 of 1

DHA Address: 7700 Arlington Boulevard | Suite 5101 | Falls Church, VA | 22042-5101

Some documents are presented in Portable Document Format (PDF). A PDF reader is required for viewing. Download a PDF Reader or learn more about PDFs.
You are leaving Health.mil The appearance of hyperlinks does not constitute endorsement by the Department of Defense of non-U.S. Government sites or the information, products, or services contained therein. Although the Defense Health Agency may or may not use these sites as additional distribution channels for Department of Defense information, it does not exercise editorial control over all of the information that you may find at these locations. Such links are provided consistent with the stated purpose of this website. You are leaving Health.mil View the external links disclaimer here. OK Cancel