U.S. Naval Hospital Guantanamo Bay Awardees

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Navy Cmdr. Maria Nieves, chief medical officer, U.S. Naval Hospital Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, receives the MHS Excellence in High Reliability Award for culture of safety on behalf of the facility at the 2026 Military Health System Conference in Dallas, Texas, May 28.

Dr. Stephen Ferrara, former principal deputy assistant secretary of war for health affairs, Navy Vice Adm. Darin Via, director of the Defense Health Agency, and Navy Rear Adm. Matthew Case, U.S. Navy deputy surgeon general, presented the award.

May 28, 2026 | By Robert Hammer