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“We’re expecting big things from Col. Connell as he takes command of Stuttgart Health Clinic,” said Col. P.K. Underwood, Heidelberg Medical Department Activity commander. “I have complete faith and confidence that he will continue the great work of his predecessor and lead the ever upward journey of building on and improving the clinic.”
Connell comes to Stuttgart from Fort Sam Houston, Texas, where he served as the Command Inspector General, Army Medical Department Center and School.
“We will work together, train together, and provide excellence and value to the Heidelberg MEDDAC and the Europe Regional Medical Command,” Connell said during the ceremony.
“Excellence, then, is our aim. During my time here, I shall always keep in mind the words of the great basketball coach, Pat Riley: ‘Excellence is the gradual result of always striving to do better.’ I shall strive always to improve every facet of our organization,” he said.
Connell’s previous assignments include Chief, Operations Division, Pacific Regional Medical Command, Honolulu, Hawaii; Deputy Chief of Staff, Medical, U.S. Army Pacific; Executive Officer, 62nd Medical Brigade, Fort Lewis, Wash.; and Commander, 43rd Area Support Medical Battalion, Fort Lewis, Wash.
Under the direction of Col. Eggleston, the Stuttgart clinic achieved many notable accomplishments, becoming the largest Army military treatment facility in Europe in enrolled patients, and adding providers in Behavioral Health, Optometry and Physical Therapy. He was a champion for access to care and the Nurse Advice Line.
Eggleston thanked his staff, friends and family for their perseverance and support throughout his two years as commander.
“You have accomplished all this and more in facilities designed for about half the staff and half the patients that we currently care for,” Eggleston said. “Yet you did it with smiles, a positive attitude and genuine concern for every individual who comes through our doors.”
Eggleston’s next assignment will take him to Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., where he will command the General Leonard Wood Army Community Hospital.
