Col. Andrew Barr, Tripler Army Medical Center Commander was hosted Aug. 30 on the Mike Buck Radio Show in Honolulu. Buck performs daily doing the latest news/talk affecting the Hawaii area and often hosts local military on the KHNR radio station AM 6...
Col. Andrew Barr, Tripler Army Medical Center Commander was hosted Aug. 30 on the Mike Buck Radio Show in Honolulu. Buck performs daily doing the latest news/talk affecting the Hawaii area and often hosts local military on the KHNR radio station AM 690. Buck is also a former Marine that has been an on-air talent in radio for over fifty years and served in the Marine Corps during the Vietnam war. Buck introduced Barr to the local Hawaii community or "Ohana" and discussed the ZIKA virus.
"Prevention of mosquito and insect borne illnesses is usually pretty straight-forward and it starts with personal protection," said Barr. "As with anything it's diligence and protecting yourself as you go out into the environment," he added.
Barr also talked about what the Army is doing as deployments have decreased on the island.
"All of the facilities we have especially on the Army-side now are really focused on our primary responsibility as an Army, which is readiness," said Barr. "On the medical side, we're constantly honing our skills for the next time we are called up. The great thing about Tripler and the amount of services we provide, is that we can provide excellent training opportunities to our doctors and nurses and support staff as they perform these duties," he added.
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