21/09/2025
📌The Chief Nurse Navy leads Two-Day Mission to Boost Medical Readiness and Lifesaving Skills at NSAJ MD ⚓
On 18 September 2025, The Chief Nurse Navy COL REBECCA RANCHES NC(GSC) and her party conducted a staff visit to the NSAJ Medical Dispensary in a mission dedicated to readiness and care. As part of the visit, TCNN team conducted courtesy call to COMMODORE FRANCISCO C CACHO PN, the Deputy Commander for Fleet Operations, accompanied by LCDR REX RYAN DACLAN PN, CS NIF-W. The visit began with in-depth tours of the NSAJ MD facility, NDOB, and NSCC sickbays. During the memento presentation, The Chief Nurse Navy team made a lasting contribution with the donation of a state-of-the-art Basic Life Support (BLS) training mannequin, providing a valuable tool for continued lifesaving practice.
One of the most significant engagements followed on 19 September 2025, when COL RANCHES’ team—together with CPT RANEIL R MARIÑAS NC and HM3 Geraldyn Mae P Pulido PN, both trained BLS Facilitators—conducted intensive BLS training at the NSAJ Mess Hall. This hands-on training empowered 1 Officer, 24 sailors and 1 civilian personnel from NSAJ MD, WNC, and NIF-W with essential emergency-response skills.
This two-day engagement reflects the Navy’s unwavering commitment to medical readiness, inter-unit collaboration, and the continuous pursuit of excellence in emergency care.