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Mike O’Callaghan Military Medical Center

Emergency Department Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada

Nov. 10, 2021


1965 Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the opening of the first hospital on Nellis Air Force Base

Program

Opening Remarks

Playing of the National Anthem

Introductions

Remarks by:
Colonel Brent A. Johnson
Clark County Commissioner Marilyn Kirkpatrick
Lieutenant General Ronald J. Place
Brigadier General Alfred K. Flowers, Jr.
Ribbon Cutting

Closing Narration

Reception
Nellis Club
5871 Fitzgerald Boulevard

History of Mike O’Callaghan Community Integration

Mike O’Callaghan Military Medical Center (MOMMC) operates a multispecialty 12-bed critical care unit, 30-bed multi-service unit, and 22-bed around-the-clock emergency department in the northeast corner of the Las Vegas metropolitan area in Clark County.

The area where MOMMC is located contains a growing population without a nearby civilian hospital, and has been highlighted as a medical “area of need” by the Southern Nevada Health District. Driven by local demographics and community support, the Defense Health Agency (DHA) approved MOMMC to enter the National Defense Authorization Act of 2017 “717 Pilot Program” to treat civilian emergency medical service (EMS) patients for clinical readiness maintenance.

MOMMC is undergoing a multi-million dollar modernization and expansion project, including the newly constructed Emergency Department, which will result in 100 medical surgical beds and 20 critical care beds to fully serve both the community and the Air Force’s readiness mission.  As of 31 October 2021, MOMMC’s new Emergency Department is open to any critical care patients via the local EMS system.

The synergistic relationship between MOMMC, civilian partners, and the community creates a platform for MOMMC to provide high quality medical care in a safety-net healthcare community, while allowing Air Force medics to maintain clinical readiness skills needed in expeditionary environments.

MOMMC successfully completed a consultative visit with the American College of Surgeons (ACS) in June 2021 as we actively pursue a Level III trauma designation. Upon level III Trauma designation and ACS verification, projected to occur in 2022, MOMMC will be able to further serve the local community by treating trauma patients and furthering the DHA’s mission of ready reliable care.

Speakers

Colonel Brent A. Johnson


 
Colonel Brent Johnson is Commander, 99th Medical Group, Mike O'Callaghan Military Medical Center (MOMMC), Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, which serves more than 287,000 beneficiaries. He oversees a total budget of $310 million, manages an approximately 540,000 square-foot facility, and provides more than 1.7 million annual patient encounters. Colonel Johnson leads six squadrons encompassing 1,900 staff and is responsible for training more than 750 residents and Phase II enlisted technicians annually.

The hospital operates a 10-bed intensive care unit, 30-bed medical/surgical care unit, 14-bed labor and delivery unit, and a 17-bed 24-hour emergency department. The 99th Medical Group works with multiple local civilian and VA health care partners, is the first DOD Tele-ICU site, and part of a civilian critical-care patient program in pursuit of trauma currency training for Air Force staff. MOMMC provides multiple primary care and specialty care outpatient services, directs 15 residency/training programs and serves as a multidisciplinary medical readiness training platform for Air Force medics.           
  
Colonel Johnson entered the Air Force in 1997 after 12 years of enlisted and commissioned service in the Army Reserve and Army National Guard. He has served in various clinical, executive officer, research, and deputy positions. He has commanded at the squadron and group level, and prior to his current assignment was Deputy Command Surgeon for Air Force Global Strike Command, where he supported the nuclear and long-range precision strike missions. Colonel Johnson is a podiatrist and is board certified in foot and ankle surgery.

Commissioner Marilyn Kirkpatrick


 
Clark County Commission Chairwoman Marilyn Kirkpatrick was elected to a second four-year term on the County Commission that began January 2021. She also was elected by her peers on the Commission to serve a second term as chairman on Jan. 4, 2021.  She has served as chair since Jan. 9, 2019. She first joined the commission when she was appointed in August 2015 by Governor Brian Sandoval to serve out the term of former Commissioner Tom Collins.

Commissioner Kirkpatrick was serving in the capacity of Assemblywoman for Nevada's Legislative District 1 when she was selected to join the seven-member County Commission board. She was first elected to the Nevada Legislature in 2004 and served five regular and seven special sessions in Carson City before the appointment. In 2013, she was elected Speaker of the Assembly and prior in 2011, she was the only member of the Assembly to chair two committees: Government Affairs and Taxation. She also served as a member of the Commerce and Labor and Legislative Operations and Elections committees.

Lieutenant General Ronald J. Place


Lieutenant General Ronald J. Place is the Director, Defense Health Agency (DHA), Defense Health Headquarters, Falls Church, Virginia. He leads a joint, integrated Combat Support Agency enabling the Army, Navy, and Air Force medical services to provide a medically ready force and ready medical force to Combatant Commands in both peacetime and wartime.

In support of an integrated, affordable, and high quality military health service, the DHA directs the execution of ten joint shared services to include the TRICARE health plan, pharmacy, health information technology, research and acquisition, education and training, public health, medical logistics, facility management, budget resource management, and contracting. The DHA administers the TRICARE Health Plan providing worldwide medical, dental and pharmacy programs to more than 9.6 million uniformed service members, retirees and their families.

Lieutenant General Place hails from South Dakota, graduating from the University of South Dakota with a Chemistry Degree, a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society and ROTC commission. A member of Alpha Omega Alpha honor medical society, he then graduated from Creighton University School of Medicine. Lieutenant General Place completed his General Surgery internship and residency training at Madigan Army Medical Center (MAMC), Washington and fellowship training in Colon and Rectal Surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern in Dallas.

Brigadier General Alfred K. Flowers, Jr.


 
Brigadier General Alfred K. Flowers, Jr is the Director, Manpower, Personnel and Resources, and Chief of the Medical Service Corps, Office of the Air Force Surgeon General, Falls Church, Virginia. As Director of Manpower, Personnel and Resources, he advises the Air Force Surgeon General on all aspects of planning, programming, budgeting, and execution for a $42 billion Defense Health Program portfolio, and a $6.1 billion annual budget supporting 2.6 million patients and 76 military treatment facilities worldwide. He is also responsible for personnel policy, force development and staffing requirements for over 40,000 active-duty officer, enlisted and civilian personnel and is responsible for all Air Force medical education and training worldwide.

As the Medical Service Corps Chief, Brigadier General Flowers is the senior healthcare administrator in the Air Force and responsible for accessions, development and management of 1,800 Active Duty, Guard and Reserve healthcare administrative professionals in the corps. Brig. Gen. Flowers received a direct commission into the Medical Service Corps and graduated Commissioned Officer Training School in 1997. He has served in various MSC, aide-de-camp, fellowship, and command positions at the squadron, center, field operating agency, headquarters level, including the Office of the Secretary of Defense, and NATO. He is board certified from the American Academy of Medical Administrators and is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives.

Thank You

Mike O’Callaghan Military Medical Center would like to express sincere appreciation to the organizations who have supported this project. Together with our local partners, we have worked to provide nearly 500,000 Las Vegas residents access to emergency care via the local EMS system.

  • AirMed International
  • American Medical Response, Inc. / MedicWest Ambulance
  • City of Las Vegas
  • City of North Las Vegas
  • Clark County
  • Clark County Fire Department
  • Defense Health Agency
  • JE Dunn Construction
  • Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV
  • North Las Vegas Fire Department
  • Southern Nevada Health District
  • University Medical Center
  • VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System
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