81st MDG lab wins three Air Force awards

The 81st Medical Group's Medical Simulation Laboratory earned three Air Force-level achievement awards at the 2012 Air Force Medical Modeling and Simulation workshop held in San Antonio in August.The Keesler medical simulation staff earned the following Air Force first-place honors for the 2011

Keesler medic wins research award

Lt. Col. John Childs, director of musculoskeletal research with the 81st Surgical Operations Squadron, has been selected as the 2012 recipient of the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States Research & Development Award. The award will be presented at the annual dinner and awards

Hospital undergoes inspection of health service operations

Members of the 81st Medical Group continue to fine tune all aspects of the varied elements necessary to provide top-notch medical service to the Keesler community in anticipation of the Air Force Inspection Agency Health Service Inspection scheduled for Oct. 23-25, just days before the Oct. 29-Nov.

Mortgage scam warning issued

The troubled housing market has created a ripe environment for mortgage fraud schemes targeting distressed homeowners. Mortgage scammers rely on material misstatements, misrepresentations, and old fashioned high pressure sale tactics to convince distressed homeowners that they can save their home

81st MDG conducts decontamination training

Forty-five "Dragon Medics" donned protective suits Sept. 14 to practice patient decontamination drills as the 81st Medical Group continued fine-tuning all aspects of medical care for two upcoming major inspections: The Air Force Inspection Agency Health Service Inspection scheduled for Oct. 23-25

Intramural flag football