FOR OUTSTANDING MERITORIOUS SERVICE AS DEPARTMENT HEAD, CLINIC MANAGER, ACTING OFFICER IN CHARGE, AND ACTING DIRECTOR FOR NURSING SERVICES AND CHIEF NURSING OFFICER, MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT CLINIC, NAVAL MEDICAL READINESS AND TRAINING COMMAND CHERRY POINT, FROM AUGUST 2023 TO DECEMBER 2026. LIEUTENANT RAMIREZ DEMONSTRATED EXECUTIVE-LEVEL LEADERSHIP AND CLINICAL EXCELLENCE IN DIRECTING CLINIC OPERATIONS FOR 64 PERSONNEL DELIVERING TOP-TIER HEALTHCARE TO 31,500 BENEFICIARIES, CULMINATING IN THE CLINIC TWICE WINNING THE JOINT OUTPATIENT EXPERIENCE SURVEY "BEST OF THE BEST" CLINIC AWARD. AS ACTING OFFICER IN CHARGE, SHE EXPERTLY MANAGED $623,000 IN ASSETS AND AN ANNUAL BUDGET OF $110,000, WHILE ENSURING 100 PERCENT PATIENT SAFETY COMPLIANCE. HER DILIGENT IMPLEMENTATION AND TRACKING OF BARCODE MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION TO A 96.6 PERCENT COMPLIANCE RATE WAS DIRECTLY INSTRUMENTAL IN SECURING THE HOSPITAL'S ELITE LEAPFROG "A" SAFETY RATING. ADDITIONALLY, AS THE INTERIM JOINT COMMISSION CO-LEAD, SHE ACHIEVED ZERO HIGH-RISK FINDINGS DURING THE 2024 SURVEY, AND AS THE NEW MODEL OF CARE SITE LEAD, OVERHAULED CLINICAL SCHEDULING TO SUSTAIN ACUTE ACCESS TO CARE, DECISIVELY DRIVING WARFIGHTER DEPLOYABILITY TO 94 PERCENT. COMMITTED TO EXCELLENCE, SHE SERVED AS CHAIR OF THE 2023 CHANGE OF COMMAND CEREMONY AND VIP LIAISON FOR THE HOSPITAL'S 75TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION. BY HER EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONAL ABILITY, PERSONAL INITIATIVE, AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY, LIEUTENANT RAMIREZ REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HERSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.