Capt. Angela S. Nimmo assumed command of Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point, North Carolina, during a routine change of command ceremony held July 10, 2015, at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point. Nimmo relieved Capt. John S. Ferguson who will retire after 31 years of naval service.

Nimmo's previous duty station was as executive officer at Naval Hospital Twentynine Palms, California.

"Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point has an outstanding reputation for quality health care," Nimmo said. "This will be my third tour serving with our U.S. Marines and I am honored to be at this command. My goal is to make additional improvements to the outstanding accomplishments the staff has already achieved. The most effective resource we have is our people, and I am dedicated to providing them everything they need to ensure quality patient care."

The guest speaker for the event, Rear Adm. Terry Moulton, Navy Medicine East, had high praise for both Nimmo and Ferguson.

"Capt. Ferguson, you have done an outstanding job for and with your crew. You have set the bar high and I'm proud of what Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point has accomplished under your leadership," Moulton said. "Capt. Nimmo, all your previous duty stations have prepared you to assume command today and I look forward to seeing what you will accomplish."

Nimmo is the daughter of a retired Naval Officer, and graduated from a DoD High School in Naples, Italy. She received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from University of Memphis, College of Nursing in 1986 and completed a pediatric internship program at LeBonheur Children's Medical Center in Memphis, Tennessee, and worked in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit for two years.

She obtained her commission as an ensign in 1988 and completed her first tour on the oncology unit at the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, and deployed aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) supporting Operation Desert Storm and Desert Shield.

Her next duty station was in Sigonella, Sicily, where she worked in a variety of settings including emergency room, in-patient ward and Labor and Delivery. Her next tour was at the Naval Health Care New England, Newport, Rhode Island, as division officer for one of the Family Practice Clinics. She then became department head for Home Health and Health Promotions and established an ambulatory wound care clinic.

She received her Master of Science Degree and Clinical Nurse Specialist Degree in Medical Surgical Nursing from University of Maryland, Baltimore in May, 2000, focusing on specialized advanced wound care. She returned to National Naval Medical Center where she was the Department Head for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and once again deployed aboard USNS Comfort supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Other duty stations include the Naval Medical Clinic Quantico, Virginia, as department head for Primary Care and the Ambulance Services; Naval Hospital Jacksonville, Florida, as the department head for Maternal Infant Unit and Labor and Delivery, associate director for Medical Services, and director of Medical Services; and director for Nursing Services and Senior Nurse Executive for the U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka, Japan.

Nimmo is a board certified wound care specialist at the fellowship level with the American Board of Wound Management and a member of the Wound, Ostomy, Continence Nursing society, and Phi Kappa Phi.

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