Articles

June 3, 2022

BJACH celebrates U.S. Army Veterinary Corps contributions, birthday

FORT POLK, La. — Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital celebrates the U.S. Army Veterinary Corps for 106 years of support to the nation and their dedication to the health and welfare of the Soldiers, Families and pets who live and work at the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk, Louisiana.

June 1, 2022

BJACH discusses Men’s Health – Part 1: Capt. Yuhang Chen

FORT POLK, La. — June is Men’s Health Month and the Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital public affairs officer discussed the topic of men’s health with providers and health care professionals at the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk, Louisiana.

May 31, 2022

BJACH invests in infrastructure, improves facilities, patient satisfaction

FORT POLK, La. — Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital formally opened the doors to the current facility in 1983. The hospital was named in honor of New Orleans native, Brigadier General Stanhope Bayne-Jones, the world acclaimed bacteriologist responsible for the control of typhus in Europe at the conclusion of World War II.

May 16, 2022

BJACH NCO tackles challenges, wins titles, achievements

FORT POLK, La. — Staff Sgt. Tabitha Moore, a combat medic from Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital Emergency Department, recently achieved three major milestones in her career. The junior noncommissioned officer won the BJACH NCO of the year competition, was selected as one of the Regional Health Command Central Best Junior NCOs, and earned her Expert Field Medical Badge in recent months.

March 23, 2022

MHS GENESIS live at BJACH, JRTC, Fort Polk

FORT POLK, La. — At 7 a.m., on March 19, as the day shift assumed their duties MHS GENESIS became the new modernized electronic health record for beneficiaries of Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital.

March 16, 2022

BJACH celebrates Social Workers in March

FORT POLK, La. — “The Time is Right for Social Work” is the theme of Social Work Awareness Month 2022. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics social work is the fastest growing profession in the country with more than 720,000 social workers in the United States. At the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk social workers can be found at the hospital, Army Community Service and supporting military children in the local schools.

March 15, 2022

BJACH conducts MHS GENESIS exercise ahead of transition

FORT POLK, La. — The Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital conducted MHS GENESIS mock “go-live” exercises 9, 10 and 11 March at the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk, Louisiana.

March 10, 2022

Physical Therapists from BJACH, 3rd BCT conduct skills fair for medics

FORT POLK, La. — The Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital rehabilitation department along with physical therapists from 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) conducted musculoskeletal exam, intervention and referral training March 8 and 9 for combat medics at the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk, Louisiana.

Feb. 25, 2022

Fort Polk DENTAC CDR thanks God, Family, Community during Black History Month

FORT POLK, La. — Black history is American History. Each year February is designated as Black History month to honor the contributions of African Americans from the past and highlight the continued impact of black leaders, professionals and innovators in our society today.

Feb. 11, 2022

BJACH MHS GENESIS Patient Portal marketing campaign

FORT POLK, La. — Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital is getting the word out to Soldiers, Families and beneficiaries about the new electronic health record and the MHS GENESIS Patient Portal.