SAN DIEGO (May 23, 2018) Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD) nurse practitioner and canine handler Annelise Brown poses with Helena, the military hospital’s new facility care dog. Helena is two-years old and is already a veteran in assisting medical staff and providing emotional support to patients with brain trauma injury and patients receiving treatment at the Comprehensive Combat and Complex Casualty Care (C5) facility. Helena was raised and trained by volunteers to be a service dog and wears a unique blue canine badge that distinguishes her as part of a veterans initiative at a large in


SAN DIEGO (May 23, 2018) Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD) nurse practitioner and canine handler Annelise Brown poses with Helena, the military hospital’s new facility care dog. Helena is two-years old and is already a veteran in assisting medical staff and providing emotional support to patients with brain trauma injury and patients receiving treatment at the Comprehensive Combat and Complex Casualty Care (C5) facility. Helena was raised and trained by volunteers to be a service dog and wears a unique blue canine badge that distinguishes her as part of a veterans initiative at a large institution like NMCSD.


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