Laboratory Information:
Naval Medical Center - Portsmouth
Code 14IV00
620 John Paul Jones Circle
Building 274
Portsmouth, VA 23708-2197
Website: http://www-nmcp.med.navy.mil/
Agency/Department: Dept. of Defense - Navy
Region: Mid-Atlantic
FLC Laboratory Representative:
Mrs. Cecile Del Rosario
Phone: 757-953-5939
Fax: 757-953-5298
Email: cecile.delrosario@med.navy.mil
Background/History of the Laboratory:
Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth occupies
a 112-acre site along the Elizabeth River in downtown Portsmouth,
Va. It is located on the original site of Fort Nelson which was built in 1776 to provide harbor defense
for Norfolk
and Portsmouth. In 1826, a Naval Hospital Fund was established by taxing every Officer, Seaman and Marine
in
the Navy. In 1827 construction began on the Naval Hospital, and by July 1830 a portion of Building One
was
occupied. Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth has provided continuous care since that time and remains
the
oldest hospital in the U.S. Navy. In 1960 Building 215 was constructed to accommodate the ever-increasing
demands of the Naval Medical Center. As the military establishment grew, Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth
became the major military medical facility serving active duty Navy, Marine Corps, Army, Air Force,
and Coast
Guard, their families, retired personnel, their dependents and other beneficiaries authorized treatment
in
uniformed services clinics and hospitals. Through its extensive graduate Medical Education Programs,
the
Naval Medical Center conducts internships and residency training in medicine, dentistry, psychology,
and
pastoral care. Naval Medical Center Portsmouth is one of three major teaching hospitals in the Navy
with
residency programs in 13 specialty areas. Each year, approximately 75 officers complete internships
at the
Naval Medical Center. In June 1990, the Naval Medical Center broke ground on a major construction project
designed to build a modern replacement hospital with extensive support structures and services over
the next
10 years. The project was completed in 1998 and began operations in 1999. The Charette Health Care center
is a 1.02 million square foot facility and the most modern available in the Naval inventory. The
center contains
over 300 clinical exam rooms, 140 specialty exam rooms and 17 operating rooms. In its first year there
were
over 392,000 outpatient visits, 859,115 pharmacy visits and over 5,500 inpatient surgeries. In addition
to the
eight clinics in Hampton roads The Charette Health Care center is well poised to serve the medical needs
of
the half-million military beneficaries well into the next century.
Mission of the Laboratory:
Provide force health protection through
quality healthcare for our beneficiaries and through education and
training for our staff.
Our Vision: First and Finest! The first choice of patients,
staff and the leadership of today and tomorrow. A bold
and creative organization providing the finest patient and family centered care available for our national
security.
The center of excellence in graduate medical education, research and professional development.
Our Guiding Principles: Patients are the most important part
of our business. Provide care wherever and
whenever needed. Embrace navy core values of honor, courage and commitment. Take care of each other.
Treat people with professionalism, respect, dignity and compassion. Optimize effective and efficient
use of
resources.
Technology Transfer Mechanisms:
- Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs)
- Facility Sharing
- Other
- Patents and Licensing
- Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR)
- Technical Assistance
Technology Areas of Expertise:
- Endocrinology
- Nephrology
- Pulmonary
- Rheumatology
