Photo By Petty Officer 2nd Class Henry Gettys | Vice Adm. Raquel Bono (center left), Director, Defense Health Agency, cuts the ribbon...... read more read more
A new temporary building housing the Naval Dosimetry Center was praised at a ribbon cutting ceremony Feb. 16.
Building 84T will be the center’s home until its new space in the upcoming Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC) remodel is completed.
According to Lt. j.g. Kristina Jones, the ribbon cutting was ceremonial. Celebrating the opening recognized the completion of the physical move which took place mid-January.
The new building is host to 40 people who work at the center and provide centralized dosimetry services for the entire U.S. Navy and Marine Corps.
The center provides whole-body counting services, which measures radioactivity in the human body. The center also maintains the Navy’s exposure registry, which has 3.9 million radiation exposures from 350 commands worldwide dating back to 1946, according to Jones. The center also monitors exposure trends, she said.
“The Naval Dosimetry Center was located just across the street...for more than 32 years,” said Cmdr. Thad Sharp, officer-in-charge, Naval Dosimetry Center. “Today marks a milestone. Today, with the opening of our new high-quality temporary fix facility, our world class personnel along with the new equipment will continue to provide our Navy medicine, Marine Corps, industrial radiography, nuclear weapons and nuclear propulsion customers around the world, better products and services that they have come to expect from the Naval Dosimetry Center.”
Defense Health Agency Director Vice Adm. Raquel Bono recognized the move as a significant step in improving the capability of a team that provides a critical service. The remodel of the hospital is part of that forward progress, she observed.
“I’m excited that you are here now in this building, having visited your other place back on the fourth floor,” she said. “And the fact that you at the time were turning out the level and the quality of work you did at that time was no surprise. It’s just that now you deserve to have something that’s just a little more state-of-the-art and a little more livable. I’m so glad that we’re able to embark on this and get you into this new facility.”
The center is the first clinic to move as part of the remodel, and will soon get new neighbors. Over the next year, more clinics and labs from WRNMMC will move into new temporary buildings scheduled to be built nearby.
Other attendees at the ceremony included Deputy Surgeon General of the Navy Rear Adm. Terry Moulton, Navy Marine Corps Public Health Center Commanding Officer Capt. Todd Wagner, NSAB Commanding Officer Capt. Marvin L. Jones, and John Hallworth, Naval Reactors.
| Date Taken: | 02.23.2017 |
| Date Posted: | 02.24.2017 08:28 |
| Story ID: | 224692 |
| Location: | BETHESDA, MARYLAND, US |
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