George Washington (CVN 73) - Naval Cruise Book

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 7 Ml m AMmmPMmmmmm The Medical Department provides the highest quality medical care available in the fleet. Medical is engaged in a multitude of responsibilities ranging from military sick call, preventive medicine, emergency care, women’s health care, inpatient care, physical exams, aviation medicine, critical care nursing and health promotions. Ancillary services include X-ray, pharmacy, laboratory, medical repair and optical services. Our Medical Department provides specialized medical services including surgery, physical therapy and psychological services. The Medical Department, with 10 officers and 41 hospital corpsman, provides health care for approximately 5,500 crew members and support the strike group of more than 7,000. The senior medical officer provides guidance to the commanding officer in areas of shipwide sanitation, personal hygiene, radiation health and medical evacuations and environmental and industrial health. He is also the strike group’s senior medical officer when deployed.