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April 27, 2023

Lyster promotes employee wellness with Self Care Workshop

Fort Novosel, AL — To promote employee wellness, Lyster Army Health Clinic’s Behavioral Health Department hosted a self care workshop. Employees had the opportunity to attend the event to learn about self-care tips, mindfulness practices, and strategies for developing a self care plan in their own lives. The self-care workshop was held on March 20, 2023, and featured Brent Eubanks, MSW, LICSW, with the presentation titled, “Understanding Compassion Fatigue and the Importance of Self Care.” The workshop focused on examining what is compassion fatigue or burn out and how to identify it, steps to reduce it, and how to develop a self care plan. Working in a healthcare setting, especially the last few years with the pandemic, many organizations have seen an increase in stress and fatigue among staff. Eubanks remarked, “The Behavioral Health team felt that it would be beneficial to clinic staff to provide an in-service. I chose the topic of compassion fatigue and self-care, as it would be something that most everyone could relate to.” The workshop was held in conjunction with recognizing March as Social Work Month. The workshop opened with asking participants to share why they got into medicine, and the general consensus was “wanting to help people”.

April 26, 2023

Lyster hosts Denim Day Walk

Fort Novosel Army Base, AL — Lyster Army Health Clinic hosted a Denim Day Walk in recognition of Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month or SAAPM -- an annual campaign to raise public awareness about sexual assault and educate communities on how to prevent sexual violence. Clinic staff and members from the Fort Novosel community showed their commitment to combating sexual assault during the Denim Day Walk on April 26.

April 18, 2023

Providers collaborate to improve patient care

Fort Novosel, AL — Lyster Army Health Clinic and Humana Military hosted their seventh annual TRICARE Collaboration Event April 18 at The Landing welcoming community healthcare providers to Fort Novosel. The event gathers TRICARE network providers to enhance relationships, optimize Military Treatment Facility care and satisfaction while affording an opportunity for the military physicians and civilian providers to meet and talk medicine.

March 17, 2023

Lyster offers walk-in Contraceptive Care Clinic

Fort Rucker Army Base, AL — The Military Health System provides education, counseling, and access to birth control. Contraceptives can provide for a variety of health aspects from irregular menstrual cycles to military readiness for female service members. Lyster Army Health Clinic offers many options for female service members and enrolled beneficiaries who are seeking contraception. Selecting the right contraceptive method can be confusing with so many choices available.

Feb. 6, 2023

February Holiday Hours

Fort Rucker Army Base, AL — 0600 - 0630 Active Duty Sick Call 0730 - 1615 Main Clinic Hours 0730 - 1500 Pharmacy Ticket Kiosk Wednesday, Feb 15: Training Day, Closed 1200-1615. Main Pharmacy Kiosk, Closed 1100-1615 Monday, Feb 20: Presidents' Day, Holiday, Observed, Clinic Closed

Jan. 5, 2023

January Holiday Hours

Fort Rucker Army Base, AL — Monday, Jan 16: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Holiday, Observed, Clinic Closed----- Wednesday, Jan 18: Training day, Closed 1200-1615

Jan. 5, 2023

Medical Readiness Command, East command team visits Fort Rucker

Fort Rucker Army Base, AL — U.S. Army’s Medical Readiness Command, East senior leaders visited Fort Rucker this week. Brig. Gen. Mary Krueger, MRC, East Commanding General and Command Sgt. Maj. Rebecca Booker, MRC, East Senior Enlisted Advisor, met with leaders from United States Army Aviation Center of Excellence, Brown Dental Clinic, Veterinary Treatment Facility, United States Army Aeromedical Research Laboratory (USAARL), and Lyster Army Health Clinic.

Dec. 7, 2022

December Holiday Hours

Fort Rucker Army Base, AL — Friday, Dec 9: Training Day, Closed 1200-1615 - (3rd Wed Training Day moved) Friday, Dec 23: Training Holiday, Closed 1200-1615 Monday, Dec 26: Christmas Holiday, Observed, Closed Friday, Dec 30: Training Holiday, Closed 1200-1615 Monday, Jan 2: New Year’s Holiday, Observed, Closed

Dec. 7, 2022

Lyster offers Diabetes Education and Prevention Classes

Fort Rucker Army Base, AL — November is National Diabetes Month. Ms. Theresa Osteen, Registered Dietitian at Lyster Army Health Clinic took the opportunity this month to highlight programs and services available to help people with diabetes self-manage their condition. Through the Nutrition Clinic, beneficiaries can receive information, support, and skills training to help prevent complications from uncontrolled diabetes.

Dec. 7, 2022

CFC Campaign Giving Tuesday

Fort Rucker Army Base, AL — It’s Giving Tuesday! Giving Tuesday is a charitable response to Black Friday and Cyber Monday, founded over ten years ago. Today, it’s the world’s biggest giving day of the year. For the thousands of Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) charities, this is the most important time of the year. Overseen by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the Combined Federal Campaign is the official workplace giving campaign for federal employees and retirees.