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July 20, 2022

LMRC research aims to aid deployed females

LANDSTUHL, Germany — In 2021, nearly 230,000 women were serving on active duty across the military services. Today’s global threats, radical terrorism, and projected future battlespace have led to a more lethal force requirement.

June 9, 2022

Kleber Clinic relinquishes mission responsibility to LRMC

KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany — U.S. Army Health Clinic Kaiserslautern (USAHC-K) cased the battalion’s guidon to signify the unit’s relinquishing of mission responsibility to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center (LRMC) during a transfer of authority ceremony at Kleber Kaserne in Kaiserslautern, Germany, on June 3.

June 9, 2022

LRMC CNS fuels progression in Military Medicine

LANDSTUHL, Germany — U.S. Army Maj. Rebeccah Dindinger, clinical nurse specialist, Division of Women’s Health and Newborn Care, Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, discusses patient care and processes with medical staff at LRMC’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, May 13. Dindinger was recently recognized for her research and presentation at the annual TriService Nursing Research Program’s Research and Evidenced-Based Practice Dissemination Course.

March 16, 2022

LRMC Nurse Scientist Earns Elite Designation

LANDSTUHL, Germany — Army Col. William Brown, chief for the Center for Nursing Science and Clinical Inquiry at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany, was recently awarded the Army Medical Department’s (AMEDD) 9A Proficiency Designator in recognition of his contributions to Army Medicine as a Nurse Practitioner.

March 16, 2022

Maroon Surge 22 tests LRMC, partners’ readiness

LANDSTUHL, Germany — To build readiness and interoperability with strategic partners, Landstuhl Regional Medical Center (LRMC) conducted Maroon Surge 22, a pre-planned Mass Casualty (MASCAL) emergency response training exercise, on March 10. It was the first exercise of its kind at LRMC since 2019, due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions.

March 16, 2022

LRMC welcomes DHA assistant director for transition talks

LANDSTUHL, Germany — Landstuhl Regional Medical Center (LRMC) recently welcomed Dr. Brian Lein, assistant director for Healthcare Administration at the Defense Health Agency (DHA), to discuss the transition for LRMC staff and operations from U.S. Army Medical Command to DHA, March 3.

March 16, 2022

LRMC hosts NATO course aimed at cultivating MEDEVAL skills

LANDSTUHL, Germany — Thirty military medical professionals from six NATO member countries attended the NATO Centre of Excellence for Military Medicine’s Medical Evaluation Course (MEDEVAL) at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center (LRMC), Feb. 22-25. The course certifies medical professionals to evaluate exercises across NATO medical capacities.

Feb. 18, 2022

LRMC earns unique partnership, integrated into Germany’s trauma network

LANDSTUHL, Germany — Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, the largest American trauma center overseas, was recently welcomed into the German Society for Trauma Surgery, or Deutsche Gesellschaft für Unfallchirurgie – DGU, becoming the first American trauma center in coalition with a foreign trauma network. The exclusive membership partners LRMC with German trauma centers to improve interoperability and coordination of patient care across Germany.

Jan. 25, 2022

Surgery access expands at LRMC

LANDSTUHL, Germany — LANDSTUHL, Germany – Landstuhl Regional Medical Center (LRMC) recently increased access to care for surgical services to non-TRICARE Department of Defense ID Cardholders at LRMC.

Jan. 25, 2022

LRMC expands COVID-19 booster eligibility to 12-15-year-olds

LANDSTUHL, Germany — Landstuhl Regional Medical Center began offering COVID-19 booster vaccinations less than a day following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expansion of booster shot eligibility to those 12 to 15 years old.