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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.

March 8, 2023

BJACH awarded The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval

FORT POLK, La. — Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for hospital accreditation and primary care certification by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. The Gold Seal is a symbol of quality that reflects a health care organization’s commitment to providing safe and quality patient care.

Feb. 23, 2023

Neves, Flowers named 2023 BJACH top Soldier, NCO

FORT POLK, La. — Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital held their 2023 Soldier and Noncommissioned Officer of the Year Competition Feb. 14-16 at the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk, Louisiana. The winners, Sgt. Luke Flowers and Spc. Savana Neves, beat out their peers for the title BJACH Soldier and NCO of the Year. They will represent BJACH at the Medical Readiness Command, West Best Leader Competition, hosted by Irwin Army Community Hospital in April at Fort Riley, Kansas.

Feb. 3, 2023

Fort Polk moms help BJACH educate patients on lactation services

FORT POLK, La. — Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital has a lactation room located on the second floor of the military treatment facility in room A3. Patients who need to breastfeed their children or pump milk for future use can use it while in the facility.

Feb. 3, 2023

Medical Service Officers discuss future with Corps Chief at JRTC

FORT POLK, La. — Maj. Gen. Michael J. Talley, commanding general, U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence held a professional development forum Jan. 25 for medical service corps officers at the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk, Louisiana.

Feb. 3, 2023

Technology, safety stand out at 2023 Army Best Medic Competition

FORT POLK, La. — Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital planned, coordinated and executed the 2023 Command Sgt. Maj. Jack L. Clark U.S. Army Best Medic Competition Jan. 22-25 at the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk, Louisiana.