210324-N-LW757-1047 SAN DIEGO (Mar. 24, 2021) Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Hector Riojas, a certified occupational therapy assistant assigned to Naval Medical Center San Diego's (NMCSD) Occupational Therapy Clinic, trims excess material off a custom-fabricated wrist orthosis, or splint, in the clinic Mar. 24. The splints are custom-formed to each individual patient to help them better perform day-to-day tasks. The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way many facets of healthcare are conducted, and NMCSD has adapted some of its techniques and practices to keep both staff and patients safe while d
210324-N-LW757-1047 SAN DIEGO (Mar. 24, 2021) Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Hector Riojas, a certified occupational therapy assistant assigned to Naval Medical Center San Diego's (NMCSD) Occupational Therapy Clinic, trims excess material off a custom-fabricated wrist orthosis, or splint, in the clinic Mar. 24. The splints are custom-formed to each individual patient to help them better perform day-to-day tasks. The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way many facets of healthcare are conducted, and NMCSD has adapted some of its techniques and practices to keep both staff and patients safe while delivering the high-quality healthcare they’ve come to expect. NMCSD’s mission is to prepare service members to deploy in support of operational forces, deliver high quality healthcare services and shape the future of military medicine through education, training and research. NMCSD employs more than 6,000 active duty military personnel, civilians, and contractors in Southern California to provide patients with world-class care anytime, anywhere.
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