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Bayne-Jones Army Community is preparing to go live with MHS GENESIS on Mar. 19.

Jan. 11, 2022

BJACH educates staff, beneficiaries on MHS GENESIS Transition

FORT POLK, La. — The Department of Defense Military Health System is transitioning to MHS GENESIS, the new electronic health record. Bayne-Jones Army Community is preparing to go live with MHS GENESIS on Mar. 19 and is training staff and personnel to deliver patients what they need, when and where they need it. The pathology and emergency medical departments conducted super user and end user training at the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk, Louisiana, Jan. 10-12.

Capt. Jessica Carrignan, assistant chief of physical therapy, demonstrates dry needling therapy.

Oct. 12, 2021

BJACH highlights rehab services during National Physical Therapy Month

FORT POLK, La. — October is National Physical Therapy Month, an annual opportunity to raise awareness about the benefits of physical therapy. At Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital, physical therapy is critical to our Army Readiness mission and we have a number of enthusiastic, professionals on our staff to provide this critical health care service.

Command Sgt. Maj. Shavonda Devereaux assumes the role of senior enlisted leader of Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital during a change of responsibility ceremony Sept. 9.

Sept. 10, 2021

Poutou relinquishes responsibility to Devereaux as senior NCO for BJACH

FORT POLK, La. — Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital, has a new senior enlisted advisor following a 10 a.m. change of responsibility ceremony on Spike Field at the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk, Louisiana Sept. 9.

Staff Sgt. Cameron Reeves (left) renders the first salute to newly commissioned U.S. Army Reservist, Maj. Peter Edelstein, medical doctor and general surgeon, during a ceremony at Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital Aug. 27.

Aug. 31, 2021

Reserve officer takes oath at BJACH

FORT POLK, La. — U.S. Army Reservist, Maj. Peter Edelstein, medical doctor and general surgeon, took the oath of commissioned officers at Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital Aug. 27.

Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital emergency department received casualty role players and tested capabilities during a full scale exercise at the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk, Louisiana Aug. 25.

Aug. 26, 2021

BJACH tests capabilities during installation full scale exercise

FORT POLK, La. — Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital tested capabilities during a full scale exercise at the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk, Louisiana Aug. 25.

Sgt. 1st Class Axle Shultz, G3 Air noncommissioned officer in charge, assists Cadet Alexandra Andrick with her headset before an orientation flight of the Fullerton Box at the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk during her Nurse Summer Training Program.

Aug. 23, 2021

Army Nurse Summer Training Program offers cadets new experiences

Fort Polk, La. — Reserve Officer Training cadets from universities across the country got hands on experience this summer as part of the Army’s Nurse Summer Training Program. NSTP only accepts top ROTC applicants and Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital, had three of the very best. NSTP cadets had one-on-one training with preceptors from the BJACH emergency, labor delivery and postpartum and mixed medical surgical departments.

Pfc. Steven Ndong (left) and Pfc. Megan Schindler (right), 115th Field Hospital, 32nd Hospital Center, conduct tactical casualty care during a community relations engagement with Tony Kittrell, CEO, Advent Comments, at the Joint Readiness Training Center medical range, at Fort Polk, La., on Aug. 13.

Aug. 23, 2021

BJACH hosts civilian paramedic for demo and comic book discussion

Fort Polk, La. — The Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital’s education and staff development team hosted a tactical casualty care demonstration for Tony Kittrell, CEO, Advent Comics at the Joint Readiness Training Center's medical range on Aug. 13 at Fort Polk, Louisiana.

After treating the “injured” Soldiers, medics strap them to stretchers and ruck marching them to the Joint Readiness Training Center Rear Aid Station to continue the training Aug. 6.

Aug. 23, 2021

Medics take on new, vital DECM training

Fort Polk, La. — The old adage, “You learn something new everyday,” is true for everyone, but when it comes to medics, those words could be the difference between life and death.

1st Sgt. James Buchanan, will represent Regional Health Command-Central and Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital in the U.S. Army Medical Command 2021 Best Leader Competition at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, July 25-30.

July 27, 2021

BJACH Soldier Regional Health Command-Central’s Best First Sergeant

FORT POLK, La. — 1st Sgt. James Buchanan, will represent Regional Health Command-Central and Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital in the U.S. Army Medical Command 2021 Best Leader Competition at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, July 25-30. Buchanan earned the title Best First Sergeant in May after finishing first in the RHC-C competition. If he wins this week he will go on to represent MEDCOM in the Army NCO of the Year Competition in the fall.

Oliva Chapman, 13, gives a thumbs up as Spc. Steven Blackburn administers her Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine during a vaccination clinic at the Fort Polk Main Exchange on July 24.

July 26, 2021

Fort Polk Main Exchange hosts BJACH COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic

Fort Polk, La. —  Nearly 100 individuals were vaccinated during a COVID-19 vaccination clinic July 24. The event was hosted by the Fort Polk Main Exchanged for Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital’s Department of Public Health. The clinic was open to all Tricare beneficiaries 12 years old and older along with Department of Defense employees and contractors.

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