Navy Medicine East Commander, Rear Adm. Anne Swap visited with U.S. Naval Hospital Naples staff as part of a broader visit to NME facilities, a region which spans approximately 100 facilities across the eastern hemisphere responsible for a patient population which exceeds 1 million people.

While visiting USNH Naples, Swap met with leadership, toured the hospital, spoke to staff during an all-hands admiral's call, and visited some of the hospitals in the local community. During the admiral's call, Swap thanked the hospital and branch clinic health care teams for delivering outstanding care to all those entrusted to them and for doing what's right for their patients, especially away from home. In speaking about high reliability, Swap recognized Hospitalman Apprentice Kyle Gundlach, a Waterford, Michigan, native assigned to USNH Naples's multi-service inpatient ward, with a command coin for his "good catch" in noticing and speaking up about a concern for a newborn under his care.

Swap spoke about the vital role NME plays in supporting the Navy Medicine broader mission. She also brought forward how a focus on quality, safety, and compliance helps ensure the Sailors and Marines who are protecting and defending our great nation remain healthy, ready, and on the job.

"We are in the readiness business," Swap said. "The military treatment facility is a readiness platform. We should be ready when called upon."

USNS Naples is comprised of the main hospital, Branch Health Clinic at Capodichino, and a Navy liaison detachment at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany. The main hospital and its branch health clinic provide health services and support to 62 U.S. Navy tenant commands, U.S. 6th Fleet command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20), and forces from the 22 nations which comprise the Allied Joint Forces Command, Naples, Italy. In fiscal year 2016, the USNS Naples team cared for 417 inpatients, supported 71,094 ambulatory visits, treated 4,895 patients in its emergency room, performed 15,672 dental procedures, filled 40,693 prescriptions, and welcomed 134 babies into the world.

NME is one of two regional commands which manage Navy Medicine's global health care network. Of the Navy's global health care network, more than 26,000 military, civil service, and contact staff are part of NME, executing $1.3 billion. Its public health activities extend globally.

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