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  • DHA Provides Manning Assist for Beale Physical Therapy Clinic

    The Air Force is no stranger to innovation when using flexibility to overcome challenges. The Air Force Manning Assist Program is proof of one of the Air Force’s unofficial mottos, “The key to Air Power is flexibility”.For two months, Airman 1st Class Nicholas Santos, a 375th Medical Group physical

  • Air Force dentist presents innovative military healthcare research at AMSUS

    The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic was a challenging time for everyone, particularly for medical facilities and its practitioners. Soaring patient numbers, quarantine closures, and a shortage of healthcare professionals made in-person hospital care difficult for patients of COVID-19

  • Prescribing Books: Beale Pediatricians Promote Child Literacy

    Young Emerson Hales sits on her moms’ lap as her eyes look up and down the colorful pictures of the book she just received. As Nicole Hales reads to her daughter, Emerson takes a quick break from the story to look up at her mom and smile.The magic of reading and storytelling is a typical setting at

  • Beale’s 9th MDG completes exercise Ready Eagle

    The 9th Medical Group (MDG) executed exercise Ready Eagle Aug. 2 to 6, 2021, a weeklong endeavor designed to test all aspects of their readiness.Throughout the week they completed classroom training sessions, table top exercises and a mass prophylaxis event, all leading up to their capstone on Aug.

  • National Pharmacy Week

    National Pharmacy Week is on the third week of October every year. This is a time to celebrate pharmacy professionals and thank them for the work they do. Members working at Beale’s pharmacy are responsible for dispensing prescribed medications and helping patients understand proper usage and side

  • Don’t Let COVID-19 Attack Your Mental Health

    Physical distancing and isolation in conjunction with fear and anxiety about the disease can be overwhelming and cause strong emotions in people.Many services are available to Airmen who might be struggling, making sure they are mentally fit and mission ready in these trying times.

  • Providing better care with Patient Safety Week

    National Patient Safety Week occurred from 8-14 March 2020. The 9th Medical Group (MDG) dedicated this time to share a growing awareness of patient safety and recognizing health care professionals, non-clinical staff, patients and families for the role they play in health care safety.

  • Essential Medicine Experts

    Maj. Andrea Russell, 9th Medical Support Squadron pharmacy element chief, poses for a photo at the clinic at Beale Air Force Base, California, Jan. 9, 2020. Russell is one of two pharmacists at Beale AFB, who are responsible for dispensing prescribed medications and helping patients understand

  • The Only Clinic Of Its Kind

    Within the walls of the 9th Medical Group lies a walk-in birth control clinic, which is the only one of its kind in the Department of Defense. Most visits are a ten minute process where a patient can be seen by a pharmacist and become educated on different birth control options, women’s health, and