In developing this new facility network, a Kaiser nephrologist assumed the role of medical director in each of the new facilities. aureus (MSSA) and two MRSA isolates (one from a nephrologist and one from a dialysis patient) were obtained.
The AGTR and AGER programs were eliminated, and Lt. Cmdr. Burson went from being the last commanding officer of USS Liberty to also being the last commanding officer of USS Palm Beach (AGER 3), which was stricken from the Navy Register on December 1, 1969 For Many, a Catastrophe without Closure
Headquarters Marine Corps. Bio. Rear Admiral Pachuta assumed the duties of Director, Health Services, Headquarters Marine Corps and Medical Officer of the U.S. Marine Corps in January 2016. Promoted to Rear Admiral in October 2013, he served as Director, Medical Resources, Plans and Policy, OPNAV N0931 from September 2013 to December 2015.