Patricia Horoho

Patricia D. Horoho
Official U.S. Army picture of General Patricia D. Horoho
Born	1960 (1960) Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Army Medical Command
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands held	DeWitt Health Care Network Walter Reed Health Care System Madigan Army Medical Center Western Regional Medical Command
Awards	Distinguished Service Medal Order of Military Medical Merit medallion Legion of Merit (2) Meritorious Service Medal (6) Army Commendation Medal (3) Army Achievement Medal (1)

Lieutenant General Patricia D. Horoho (born 1960, North Carolina, USA) is the United States Army's 43rd Surgeon General and Commanding General of the U.S. Army Medical Command. She is the first female and first Nurse Corps Officer nominated by the President of the United States as TSG & CG, USAMEDCOM in Army Medicine’s 236-year history.

Biography

Horoho was born on Fort Bragg in 1960, and attended St. Ann Catholic School and St. Patrick Catholic School in Fayetteville, North Carolina and graduated from E.E. Smith High School in 1978.^[1] She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1982 and the Masters of Science Degree as a Clinical Trauma Nurse Specialist from the University of Pittsburgh in 1992.^[2] Horoho is the daughter of retired Army officer Frank Dallas and Josephine Dallas. She has one brother, Ed Dallas, and one sister, Nancy Dallas (now Boatner).

In 1994, Horoho was the head nurse of the emergency room at Womack Army Medical Center. She treated the wounded in the aftermath of the Green Ramp disaster.^[1]

Horoho has served as Commander of:

the DeWitt Health Care Network in Fort Belvoir, Virginia (2004–2006),
the Walter Reed Health Care System in Washington D.C. (2007–2008),
the Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma, Washington (2008–2009)^[3] and
the Western Regional Medical Command, based in Fort Lewis, Washington (2008–2010).

On May 5, 2011, President Barack Obama nominated Horoho to be the 43rd Surgeon General of the United States Army (TSG) and the Commanding General, United States Army Medical Command (CG, USAMEDCOM) to take effect in December 2011.

Awards and recognitions

Horoho was recognized as a Nurse Hero by the American Red Cross on September 14, 2002, for her actions during the September 11 attacks for giving first-aid to 75 victims.^[4]^[5] Among her military awards are the Distinguished Service Medal, the Order of Military Medical Merit medallion, Legion of Merit (2 OLC), Meritorious Service Medal (6 OLC), Army Commendation Medal (3OLC), and the Army Achievement Medal (1 OLC).^[4] She was also recognized as a Legacy Laureate by the University of Pittsburgh in 2007.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Cuningham, Henry. Obama nominates E.E. Smith grad for Army surgeon general Fayetteville Observer. May 5, 2011.
^ ^a ^b "University of Pittsburgh Names Eight New Legacy Laureates" University of Pittsburgh News. October 21, 2007.
^ Bernton, Hal, "Army Whistle-Blower Fights To Clear Name", Seattle Times, 14 August 2011, p. 1.
^ ^a ^b [1]" U.S. Army Medical Department. March 2010.
^ Gregory, Hamilton. Public speaking for college and career. McGraw-Hill. 2005. P. 2

This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Government document "[2]".

Persondata
Name	Patricia Horoho
Alternative names	Master P
Short description	Nominee for 43rd Army Surgeon General of the United States
Date of birth	1960
Place of birth	Fort Bragg
Date of death
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