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Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Lindsey Peters conducts duties as a health services technician at the Coast Guard Baltimore Clinic in Baltimore, Md., Nov. 8, 2013.

Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Annie R. B. Elis.

May 15, 2025

Let’s Get Digital: Digitization and Long-Term Storage of Paper Health Records Update

WASHINGTON, DC — Digitization of paper health records reaches 40% completion.

April 21, 2025

National Ombudsmen Training and Resource Fair Held in March in Alexandria

WASHINGTON, DC — National Ombudsman Training was held from March 24-26, 2025, at the C5I Service Center in Alexandria, VA. More than 50 ombudsmen from around the Coast Guard attended this training, which included collaboration on strategies to improve support services for Coast Guard families.

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