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Aug. 14, 2024

Tripler Army Medical Center Daisy Award

U.S. Army Col. Robert L. Corson, Tripler Army Medical Center chief nursing officer, left, presents Spc. Malcolm Robertson, a general surgery nurse, with the TAMC Daisy Award on Aug. 14, 2024. The Daisy Award honorees are nurses who consistently demonstrate excellence through Clinical expertise and extraordinary compassionate care, and are recognized as outstanding role models in their nursing community. (Defense Health Agency photo by Hugh Fleming)

July 18, 2024

Celebrating one year with Nalu: How Tripler’s hospital facility dog makes a difference to patients and staff alike

Nalu, a 2-year-old Labrador retriever, is a full-time Tripler Army Medical Center hospital facility dog. He is present in the Child and Family Behavioral Health Service Clinic, where he works alongside Dr. Kathryn Egan, a child psychiatrist; Trina Jones Artis, a licensed clinical social worker; and Nicole Dorsey, also a licensed clinical social worker. 

July 18, 2024

Dog Days of Summer: Meet Leia and Janice Draper

Leia, a 3- year-old dachshund mix, has been a volunteer therapy dog with the visitation program through the American Red Cross for six months. She is trained to provide comfort and emotional support services to military members, veterans, and families at Tripler Army Medical Center. Leia's journey began on the Big Island with Pet Partners. After passing an evaluation at The Queen’s Medical Center, she officially became a therapy dog in December 2023, a testament to her hard work and dedication.

July 18, 2024

Dog Days of Summer: Emma and Richard Smith

Emma, a 14-year-old black Shih Tzu, has been a volunteer therapy dog with the American Red Cross Animal Visitation Program since 2012. Emma is trained to provide comfort and emotional support services to military members, veterans, and families at Tripler Army Medical Center.

July 18, 2024

Dog Days of Summer: Meet Oscar, Bear, Lorna and Al Hu

Oscar and Bear, two of Tripler Army Medical Center’s dedicated volunteer therapy dogs, have been serving with the American Red Cross Animal Visitation Program since 2016. Lorna and Al Hu, the primary handlers for the Labrador team, tirelessly provide comfort and emotional support services to military members, veterans, and families at the hospital.

July 18, 2024

Dog Days of Summer: Meet Ruby and John Flanagan

Ruby, a 6-year-old labradoodle, has been a volunteer therapy dog with the American Red Cross Animal Visitation Program since 2019. Ruby is trained to provide comfort and emotional support services to military members, veterans, and families at Tripler Army Medical Center. Ruby started her training with the Alliance of Therapy dogs as a puppy. The classes lasted 24 weeks and the training focused on chasing, jumping, and wrestling. After Ruby turned a year old, she took a socializing class.

July 18, 2024

Dog Days of Summer: Meet Ollie Bear and Millie Griggs

Ollie Bear, a 12-year-old Labrador retriever, has been a volunteer therapy dog with the American Red Cross Animal Visitation Program since 2016. Ollie is trained to provide comfort and emotional support services to military members, veterans, and families at Tripler Army Medical Center.

July 3, 2024

Command Sergeant Major Change of Responsibility Ceremony

Tripler Army Medical Center Command Sergeant Major Change of Responsibility Ceremony

July 2, 2024

Mass casualty exercise scheduled at Tripler Army Medical Center, Desmond T. Doss Health Clinic on July 10

Personnel from Tripler Army Medical Center and the Desmond T. Doss Health Clinic will participate in a mass casualty exercise on July 10

June 11, 2024

Trauma Capstone trains TAMC’s medical residents for deployed environment

As military medical residents assigned to Tripler Army Medical Center approach their Graduate Medical Education graduation and prepare for their next assignments, they have one final hurdle: the GME Trauma Capstone. Seventy-three graduating resident physicians participated this month in this year’s Trauma Capstone, held at the Medical Simulation Training Center, Schofield Barracks.