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  • April is Child Abuse Awareness Month

    For more than 30 years, America has acknowledged April as Child Abuse Awareness Month. Sweeping legislation throughout the 70s and 80s gave rise to the needed public awareness campaign. Despite these efforts, in 2014, the Center for Disease Control estimated over 1,500 children died from abuse and

  • Stand Up for Patient Safety: Your Role as a Patient

    During your visit, the healthcare professionals and clinic staff at the 92nd Medical Group do everything they can to insure your safety and well-being. Don’t forget that you, too, are an important member of your healthcare team. Informed and involved patients play a crucial role in protecting their

  • Join the 92nd MDG as we ‘Stand Up for Patient Safety’

    As a demonstration of our commitment to the well-being of our patients, the 92nd Medical Group has, for the third year in a row, joined the National Patient Safety Foundation and many other leading hospitals and health systems across the country in the Stand Up for Patient Safety program.   NPSF

  • 92nd Medical Group ‘Stands Up’ for Patient Safety

    For the third consecutive year in a row, the 92nd Medical Group would like to call attention to its sustained commitment to patient safety as a priority for all staff. Patient safety is managed through a program focused on education and improvement called Stand Up for Patient Safety, this program

  • Impending Pilot Shortage, a Developing National Crisis

    Our nation expects a great deal from its military, but it comes at a cost. Air Mobility Command -- the organization responsible for airlift, aerial refueling, aeromedical evacuation, and enroute support -- is constantly faced with challenges testing the resilience of our airmen.Whether airdropping

  • The power and strength in storytelling

    Everyone loves a good story. They are powerful and can capture the imagination. They have the ability to teach in a powerful way that a factual statement can’t begin to illustrate or unfold.

  • Every Airman enables global fight

    Every week I welcome back another group of Airmen as they return to Fairchild from locations around the world where they executed combat missions, facilitated partnership building and enabled training missions in support of our national objectives. Then, in the span of only a few hours, I turn

  • February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month

    In the movie “Hacksaw Ridge,” the main character, Desmond Doss, is on a date with his new girlfriend. Their interaction in the movie theater is awkward and much like any first date. After a few moments, she jokingly infers that he needs to brush up on his dating skills. It may sound silly, but how

  • Mumps and You

    Mumps is a contagious viral infection that can cause pain and swelling in the salivary glands.Mumps is spread through the saliva or mucus from an infected person and is transmitted to another by coughing, sneezing or talking and sharing items, such as cups or eating utensils.The most common symptoms

  • The new Electronic Health Record … what does it mean to me?

    MHS GENESIS will integrate inpatient and outpatient systems and will connect medical and dental information across the continuum of care. It will better connect us to our downtown civilian healthcare partners, which will improve the secure sharing of your healthcare information between your medical