The Pulse

The Pulse: Your lifeline to health and wellness in Guantanamo Bay, is an hour-long, bi-weekly live broadcast featuring Naval Station Guantanamo Bay Hospital leadership. The Pulse was hosted Nov. 21, 2024. (U.S. Navy audio by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Greggory Fisher)

November 10-16 is Perioperative Nurses Week! Join host Kevin Larson as he chats with guests Maj. Devin McDavid, a perioperative nurse at Winn Army Community Hospital, and Maj. Mark Spaw, a surgeon at the hospital, about what these special nurses do "behind the red line" in the operating room. Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts!

The Pulse: Your lifeline to health and wellness in Guantanamo Bay, is an hour-long, bi-weekly live broadcast featuring Naval Station Guantanamo Bay Hospital leadership. The Pulse was hosted Oct. 25, 2024. (U.S. Navy audio by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Raphael McCorey)

The stormy weather has been playing havoc with our schedule, but we're back at it with this episode of The Pulse where Kevin Larson talks to Winn Army Community Hospital's medical emergency manager Brian Kolodziej about the hurricane season so far and how to be prepared for the week's ahead. Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts!

September is Suicide Awareness Month. In this episode of The Pulse, Kevin interviews Patrick Mitchell, a psychology technician at 1st Armored Brigade's embedded behavioral health clinic. We talked about the difficult topic of suicide and the signs you can look for to help a Soldier or anyone else who is struggling. Patrick also shares his personal story in seeking behavioral health help. Listen wherever you get your podcasts or here.

September is Suicide Awareness Month. In this episode of The Pulse, Kevin interviews Erica Venancio, a licensed clinical social worker at Winn Army Community Hospital's Family Advocacy Program. We talked about the difficult topic of suicide and the signs you can look for to help someone who is struggling. Erica also shares a personal story in this episode. Listen wherever you get your podcasts or here.

Join Kevin Larson and Winn Army Community Hospital's pharmacy leads, Maj. Jason Cha and Sgt. 1st Class Blaine Markway, on this episode of The Pulse where we talk about some valuable prescription filling hacks you need to know to get your time back. Listen now to learn about Q-Anywhere, our ScriptCenter and more! Also, look for the video cast of this podcast to drop in our pharmacy waiting room soon!

September is National Preparedness Month!

On this episode. of The Pulse--back from a short break thanks in part to Tropical Storm Debby--Kevin chats with Brig. Gen. Deydre Teyhen, the director of Defense Health Network National Capital Region and also the general officer in charge of all the physical therapists, occupational therapists, and nutritional specialists across military medicine. She shares her insights on physical therapy and holistic health, as well as bring joy back to medicine through work life balance. Take a listen here or wherever you get your podcasts.

On this episode of The Pulse, Kevin chats with Ben Ernst, an MHS Genesis Patient Portal champion and the head of our Richmond Hill Medical Home, about the electronic records system and all the things it can do to help you with your healthcare needs. Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts!