Videos

March 30, 2022

Don't Ignore Dates of Coverage

FORT RILEY, Kan. — A simple oversight in dates of medical coverage will result in a heavy financial burden. It happens frequently to individuals who get care in the TRICARE network who disregard the dates of coverage. David Price, an IACH benefits counselor, advises patients to stay within the bounds of their authorization for care in the network and to go back to their PCM if they need an extension.

March 24, 2022

MEDCOM Civilian of the Year

FORT RILEY, Kan. — Pharmacist David Hatesohl once had an elderly patient revisit him a month after he had suggested changing drugs. Her tremors and shakings had ceased and she no longer worried Parkinson’s disease was her fate. She wanted to thank Hatesohl for identifying the culprit. “That was one point in my career that reinforced me I was making an impact in patients’ lives,” said the 33-year-pharmacist. He was presented the 2020 Civilian of the Year Award for U.S. Army Medical Command by LTG Raymond Dingle, The Surgeon General and MEDCOM Commanding General, on March 23, 2022.

March 9, 2022

Visual Teaser of IACH

FORT RILEY, Kan. — Dive into a 3-minute cinematic experience of Irwin Army Community Hospital on Fort Riley. Special thanks to the Nutrition Care Division team, Physical Therapy providers, surgical staff, and Primary Care for making this possible. #CenterofEverything Cinematic Creative Commons music by Scott Buckley.

March 4, 2022

Standing Power Throw for Women

FORT RILEY, Kan. — You have about two seconds to explode a complex feat of synchronization between certain muscles and motor units. Stafford Gosser, IACH's H2F deputy director, guides you through some exercises to optimize your standing power throw.

March 2, 2022

Mental Blocks Experienced by Women

FORT RILEY, Kan. — Mental blocks are powerful because you aren't aware of them. Before 1LT Kelcie Beck was able to overcome irrational beliefs about herself as a woman she first had to recognize them. In this video the occupational therapist tells her story of how mental blocks affected her ability to achieve a leg tuck.

Feb. 24, 2022

Run Without Pain

FORT RILEY, Kan. — Are you a heel striker when you run? How does heel striking affect the knees, hips, and trunk? Why should that even matter? A female Soldier demonstrates the difference between a heel two running patterns and how each impacts the rest of the body.

Feb. 8, 2022

How You Breathe Affects Behavior

FORT RILEY, Kan. — Pain, stress, or anxiety trigger your "fight or flight" response which affects your breathing patterns often without your awareness. CPT Sara Davis, an IACH occupational therapist, describes controlled breathing techniques to activate the vagus nerve and decrease the fight or flight response in our body.

Jan. 11, 2022

The Mammogram Saved Me

FORT RILEY, Kan. — Toni Murphy thought she had nothing to worry about. She had done all the right things and, besides, cancer was not in her family. But further testing of an anomaly would eventually lead to a bilateral mastectomy.