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  • MHS GENESIS is coming to Keesler

    Keesler will transition to the Military Health System’s new electronic health record system, MHS GENESIS, on Sept. 24.MHS GENESIS is an integrated health record system that provides patients and doctors secured technology to manage health information.

  • When the community calls

    With COVID-19 and its delta variant numbers rising, Keesler’s medical personnel were called to deploy in support of Louisiana and its first responders, who were facing challenges to keep up with the physical, mental and emotional demands to care for the growing number of patients.

  • Keesler participates in Ready Eagle exercise

    The 81st Training Wing Inspection Team hosted a full-scale Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear exercise for base personnel here, Aug. 2-6.The exercise was a collaboration between the 81st TRW and the 81st Medical Group to integrate the 81st TRW’s annual exercise with the medical Ready

  • Prepared for emergencies

    A warm personality greets a sickly patient waiting to be seen.“Right this way ma’am,” said Airman 1st Class Alexandria Smith, 81st Healthcare Operations Squadron medical technician.Smith leads the patient back to an examination room, where she logs the patient’s vital signs and reason for visiting

  • The force combating COVID-19

    Continuing in a course of action despite difficulty or delay in achieving success is the definition of perseverance, which describes what many people found essential since COVID-19 rocked the world.“Everything changed when COVID-19 hit,” said Airman 1st class Megan Crow- Elmore, 81st Medical Group

  • Teaching comprehensive combat care

    Members of the 81st Medical Group have been training in new evidence based, life saving techniques and strategies to provide the best trauma care possible on the battlefield.The Tactical Combat Casualty Care training offers more hands-on training in a simulated deployed environment, initially taking