The Navy PageJeffrey D. Quinlan, M.D., LCDR, MC, USN
and LCDR Quinlan and CDR Cubano are staff physicians at the Naval Hospital, NAS Jax.
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| During the week of July 15th, Naval Hospital Jacksonville was surveyed by the Joint
Commission for the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, Navy Medicine's
Inspector General, and Medical Occupational Safety and Health teams.
During these surveys, Colonel Thomas Peters, United States Army Reserve, and President of the Duval
County Medical Society (DCMS) met with Rear Admiral Steven E. Hart, Navy Medicine
Inspector General, and Commander Miguel Cubano,
President of the Medical Staff at Naval Hospital Jacksonville. The purpose of this visit was to review the successes that
the DCMS and the Naval Hospital have had in joint endeavors.
Dr. Peters began the meeting by highlighting the history of the DCMS. Founded in 1853, DCMS currently has a membership which includes approximately 65% of local physicians among its 1600 active members. The DCMS has long had an open door policy for physicians stationed at the Naval Hospital, and the President of the Naval Hospital medical staff traditionally sits as a member of the DCMS board. In addition, a Navy physician was recently named to the editorial board of Jacksonville Medicine. Admiral Hart, a board certified family physician and highly experienced Navy Flight Surgeon with an MPH degree, was most impressed with the collaborative plan for homeland security that exists in Jacksonville. Through efforts of the DCMS, local public health officials, and the Navy, disaster preparedness has evolved as a truly cooperative and broad community endeavor. Drs. Cubano and Peters have met with the Naval Hospital Commanding Officer, Captain Ralph Lockhardt, regarding military-civilian issues related to bioterrorism and other threats. LCDR Jayde Kurland, LCDR Kenneth More, and LT Chris Weaver, members of the Naval Hospital medical staff, participate as active members of the DCMS Disaster Preparedness team, and two Navy physicians were recently sponsored by DCMS to attend the Nuclear-Biological-Chemical Warfare course at Fort Dietrich and Aberdeen Proving Grounds in Maryland. Course participants were elected from all three military services and selected civilian agencies. Community physicians play an important role in the care of Navy beneficiaries. Within the Naval Hospital catchment area there are approximately 149,000 beneficiaries. The Navy provides primary care and services for approximately 50% these individuals. Of the remaining 50%, are cared for by civilian providers while the others receive no routine medical care. In addition, local cardiologists and gastroenterologists provide attending service at the Naval Hospital through resource sharing agreements. And, many local physicians actively participate in the education of the residents at the Naval Hospital Jacksonville Family Medicine Residency Program. Finally, members of the Naval Hospital medical staff participate with civilian physicians in area Advanced Trauma Life Support and Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics courses. The Naval Hospital and DCMS have enjoyed a mutually beneficial social relationship since World War II when the Duval County Medical Society - Naval Hospital Jacksonville Banquet was initiated. Since that time, military and community physicians have enjoyed an annual dinner and the opportunity to hear nationally recognized experts speak on a variety of topics. Last year Commander Paul E. Galanti, a Vietnam Prisoner of War, gave a moving speech. This year the banquet is planned for October 29th, and the guest speaker will be Captain Angus H. Rupert, M.D., Ph.D. who will present advances in the physiology of spatial orientation. At the conclusion of their meeting, Admiral Hart emphasized his pleasure with and support for the ongoing collaboration between the DCMS and the Naval Hospital Jacksonville. He stated that it is his belief that the DCMS and the Naval Hospital have an exemplary relationship which he would like to see exported to other areas of the country with a large Navy presence. In addition, Admiral Hart, who previously served as the director of the Navy's program investigating genetic manipulation of vaccinations, offered support of the annual banquet by offering to send a speaker for next year's dinner. Jacksonville Medicine / August-September 2002 |
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