Lt. Col. Christopher Paine, chief of behavioral health, Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center, provides Penny Stehlik, military legislative assistant to Texas Congressman John Carter, an overview of the department during a tour of the hospital Nov. 6. (U.S. Army Photo by Rodney Jackson, CRDAMC Public Affairs

Col. Garrick Cramer, commander, Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center, greets Penny Stehlik, military legislative assistant to Texas Congressman John Carter, before providing her a tour of the hospital Nov. 6. (U.S. Army Photo by Rodney Jackson, CRDAMC Public Affairs

Lt. Col. Deanna Musfeldt, chief of the emergency department, Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center, provides Penny Stehlik, military legislative assistant to Texas Congressman John Carter, an overview of the department during a tour of the hospital Nov. 6. (U.S. Army Photo by Rodney Jackson, CRDAMC Public Affairs

Col. Garrick Cramer, commander, Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center, greets Penny Stehlik, military legislative assistant to Texas Congressman John Carter, before providing her a tour of the hospital Nov. 6. (U.S. Army Photo by Rodney Jackson, CRDAMC Public Affairs

FORT CAVAZOS, Texas – Penny Stehlik, military legislative assistant to Texas Congressman John Carter, toured the Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center, Nov. 6.

She received an informative briefing on the hospital’s healthcare mission, capabilities, staffing, and its partnerships with organizations in the TRICARE network and surrounding community, e.g., it’s partnerships with local school districts’ healthcare programs to train, certify, and recruit medical professionals.

The tour of its labor and delivery, behavioral health, pharmacy, and the emergency departments provided her an opportunity to meet front line leaders and learn how each department functions to serve Fort Cavazos Soldiers, veterans, beneficiaries and the surrounding community.

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