BJACH celebrates 120 Years of Army Nurse Corps
Lt. Col. Brian Bolton
BJACH Chief of Nursing Operations
FORT POLK, La. Army nurses past and present gathered at Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital Feb. 2 to celebrate the 120th anniversary of the Army Nurse Corps. Nurses have served with the Army since 1775, but on Feb. 2, 1901, Congress formally established the Army Nurse Corps.
Army Nurse Corps officers serve in a variety of environments from military treatment facilities, like BJACH, to expeditionary units such as the 32nd Hospital Center and the 115th Field Hospital, forward surgical teams, research facilities and aeromedical evacuation units. In addition to patient care, Army Nurse Corps officers have opportunities to teach, recruit, serve as healthcare administrators and work in research.