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May 24, 2023

BJACH Mental Health Awareness month initiatives, resources, more

FORT JOHNSON, La. — Editor’s note: In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month in May, I interviewed the Fort Polk installation director of psychological health. We discussed initiatives, resources, the continuum of care, and other related topics to help the community understand the depth and breadth of the mental health program offered at Fort Polk.

May 16, 2023

BJACH holds weeklong celebration of nurses at Fort Polk

FORT JOHNSON, La. — Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital celebrated National Nurses Week, May 6-12 at the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk, Louisiana.

April 20, 2023

BJACH promotes child abuse prevention with pinwheel planting

FORT JOHNSON, La. — Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital and Parkway Elementary School planted pinwheels April 19 to raise awareness and prioritize the prevention of child abuse during the Month of the Military Child at the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk, Louisiana.

April 18, 2023

BJACH Big Latch On brings community together to support breastfeeding

FORT JOHNSON, La. — Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital hosted the Global Big Latch On, April 16 to promote and provide breastfeeding support to Soldiers and Families at the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk, Louisiana.

April 14, 2023

NSU Nursing Students share resources, dispel prejudice of seeking mental health services for Military Spouses

FORT POLK, La. — Northwestern State University nursing students conducted a service-learning presentation about the reluctance of military spouses seeking mental health assistance April 12 at Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital, the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk, Louisiana.

March 29, 2023

BJACH hosts hospital-wide skills fair

FORT POLK, La. — Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital hosted a skills fair on March 21 and 22 at the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk, Louisiana. The purpose of the event was to provide hospital clinicians with state-of-the-art training and help military providers complete individual task list requirements.

March 21, 2023

Louisiana National Guard, BJACH all ears for hearing conservation training

FORT POLK, La. — The Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital Department of Public Health hosted the Louisiana National Guard on March 20 and 21 for the hearing technician certification course and occupational hearing conservationist certification workshop at the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk, Louisiana.

March 17, 2023

Northwestern State University Students Talk about STIs with Soldiers

FORT POLK, La. — Nursing students from Northwestern State University conducted a service-learning project about the prevention and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases March 9 to Soldiers at the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk, Louisiana.

March 17, 2023

BJACH, Cajun Dust Off exercise capabilities, prepare for MASCAL

FORT POLK, La. — Soldiers and civilian staff at Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital prepared for real world emergencies with a mass casualty exercise March 9 and 10 at the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk, Louisiana.

March 8, 2023

BJACH providers, patients meet TBI Awareness Month head on

FORT POLK, La. — March is Brain Injury awareness month and Bayne-Jones Army Community hospital is committed to protecting the health and well-being of our Soldiers assigned to the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk.