- [Narrator] Welcome to the.Womack Army Medical Center.at Fort Bragg..From a humble origin.of 22 wooden buildings.scattered across the Base in 1918,.we've grown to an over one million.square foot medical facility..Today we provide our patients.with an excellence of care,.that has become the.hallmark of army medicine.and we're proud to serve the men and women.of the Army's Airborne forces.and our Special Forces,.as well as those who work.for the Army Forces Command.and Army Reserve Command..We understand the vital.work you do for our nation,.which is why our dedicated,.medical professionals.strive daily to fulfill.the Center's mission..- Our patients expect to be safe.and we have a priority of responsibility.to provide that safety for them..- Everything from going.around doing and small things.like tissue tests on.like negative pressure.and positive pressure rooms,.to ensuring that we're.always using the proper,.protective equipment for.ourselves and our providers..- There's medical guidelines,.that we're following,.there are procedures and.protocols, that we're following,.regulations, that we're following,.all those things that.keep our patients safe..- The way that we sanitize equipment.has been overhauled.from several years ago,.the way that we check on everything.from the smallest fire extinguishers,.to just like our eyewash stations.is probably the most.important part of my job..- Army readiness is a Surgeon.General's top priority..The work we do here.directly supports that..Our mission and our goal here.is to get our Soldiers and our patients.back to the battlefield,.back to their Units.and back to their families..- It's chief in everything.that we do in Army medicine..Our central focus is.not only the wellbeing.of the service member and their.family, but the readiness,.so that the Army has the Soldier in place,.when they're needed..- Everyone here gets along together,.all the staff members.are highly qualified..The Army puts the nurses.through an amazing program,.16-week long course, so everyone.comes out very motivated..- Having civilian providers,.along with the military providers.gives us the unique opportunities,.that provide at least.full, comprehensive care.in that if our active duty physicians.have to be deployed or.go and serve elsewhere,.there is at least our.civilian counterparts.that will be able to see.and continue that care,.without changing doctors,.without changing locations.and you're able to keep.all of your care here..- This is known as the center.of the universe for a reason.and that's because the.dedication of the professionals,.that work here far outweighs, you know,.anything that you would find elsewhere..This is a teaching facility.and so we stay current.with all therapies and treatments.and it's an excellent place to work..- The strength of our team here.is truly unique to my career,.I've never really, honestly experienced.the strength of a quality.team, like I have here..It's been extraordinarily.refreshing, motivating.and gives me confidence that Army medicine.is going in the right direction..- I would say the most important part.of working in the.operating room as a nurse.is building that rapport with the patient.and their family member..We only have a small window of time.to speak with them and.to build that trust,.so when we can call out.to that family member.and let them know, \"Hey,.everything's going OK,\".knowing that they have that faith in us,.that means a lot..- What's really good about this facility.is that we do offer quite.a bit of specialty services.from gastro to pediatrics, ENT, cardiology.and that if you were to.be in a smaller facility,.or another, basically a.smaller post than Fort Bragg,.that you would have to go.off-post for those services..- The quality of care,.that's delivered at Womack is excellent..I'm biased obviously, I.deliver care at Womack,.but I am also a beneficiary.of Army children.and I have found that the.quality of care is outstanding..- [Narrator] The Womack.Army Medical Center.is a key member of the Army's.Regional Health Command Atlantic..That means no matter where.you may be stationed in the future,.anywhere in the region east.of the Mississippi river,.you can expect a.continuation of excellence.and preventative medicine and quality care.for you and your family..- And yes, we have quantity,.but we want to make sure each patient.feels that they are the number one person.right then at that time..- [Narrator] Because at the.Womack Army Medical Center,.we want you to feel good.about your healthcare..(gentle piano music).
