Photo By Isaac Savitz | From left to right Mrs. Takayo Maeda, CDR Jordan, and Sachiko Medoruma visit Himeji...... read more read more
11 October 2024, Himeji, Japan Commander Angela M. Jordan, Nurse Corps, USN, and Ms. Sachiko Medoruma, USNH Okinawa Community Relations Specialist from U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa, visited Himeji University School of Nursing as a guest lecturer and interpreter for the university’s second year nursing students. Earlier this year, Himeji University School of Nursing Specialty Appointed Associate Professor of Global Health Nursing, Takayo Maeda, a retired Lieutenant Colonel in the Japanese Self Defense Force, requested a Navy Nurse provide insight on disaster management to her 80 nursing school students. CDR Jordan provided a unique perspective from a deployed operational nursing environment. Navy Nurses participate in many unique global nursing operations. USNH Okinawa was honored to engage with the Himeji University School of Nursing through an intercultural nursing exchange on global health nursing.
Cultural, professional, medical, and educational community engagement is crucial to creating partnerships with Japanese counterparts. Bilateral military medical training missions and working and meeting with civilian medical organizations allow each to learn and fine-tune their roles and capabilities. This allows for lightning-fast responses and better outcomes in the event of emergencies, weather disasters, and real-world contingencies.
The U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Okinawa (USNMRTCO) supports the Defense Health Agency's U.S. Naval Hospital, Okinawa (USNHO) as the largest OCONUS Navy medical treatment facility and stands at the ready to respond to contingency operations to support the INDOPACOM region. It is a critical regional asset for direct care delivery, regional referrals, and medical contingency operations. The staff of USNHO understands their vital role as pre-positioned, forward-deployed naval forces within the first island chain, aligned and in support of the joint military commands and operations.
Trey Savitz, Public Affairs Officer
U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa, Japan
Comm: 011-81-971-7024
DSN: (315) 646-7024
isaac.s.savitz.civ@health.mil
| Date Taken: | 10.11.2024 |
| Date Posted: | 12.04.2024 23:36 |
| Story ID: | 486542 |
| Location: | OKINAWA, JP |
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