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Department of Defense, Veterans Affairs Join Forces to Improve Health Care access for Florida Veterans
After months of planning and collaboration, Defense Health Agency and Department of Veterans Affairs leadership celebrated the grand opening of a new VA clinic within the military clinic at Sabal Park with a ribbon-cutting May 13, 2024.
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The Military Health System is an interconnected network of service members whose mission is to support the lives and families of those who support our country. Everyday in the MHS advancements are made in the lab, in the field, and here at home. These are just a few articles highlighting those accomplishments that don't always make it to the front page of local papers.
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For the first time in U.S. Army medicine history, an Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 32-bed field hospital was activated and issued. In in APS-2 history, it was also the first time an equipment configuration and hand-off area were established at Dülmen, Germany, to support this mission.
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May is Mental Health Awareness Month. At Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital, providers from a variety of disciplines take a holistic approach to mental health, bringing awareness to how nutrition, stress, exercise, environmental exposures and more can have a profound effect.
On May 6, 2024, Naval Health Clinic Lemoore launched Nurses Week with the Blessing of the Hands. This small ceremony is where a chaplain or spiritual leader blesses each nurse. The chaplain from Carrier Air Wing 17, U.S. Navy Lt. Kurt Hagestuen, blessed the hands of participating nurses.
Group therapy for mental health challenges is an effective way to get help.
Health informaticists play a vital part in enhancing military health care. “The role of the health informaticist is to bridge the gap between the activities of health care and the capabilities of technology,” said U.S. Air Force Col. (Dr.) Thomas J. Cantilina, chief health informatics officer for the Defense Health Agency.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that more than 500,000 people in the U.S. have a serious allergic condition called alpha-gal syndrome, or AGS, also known as the red-meat allergy or tick-bite meat allergy.
FALLS CHURCH, Virginia – The Defense Health Agency announced that TRICARE beneficiaries in five Mississippi counties may receive emergency prescription refills now through May 24, 2024, due to storm damage.
FALLS CHURCH, Virginia – The Defense Health Agency announced that TRICARE has expanded the number of Oklahoma counties in which TRICARE beneficiaries may receive emergency prescription refills due to storm damage.
New TRICARE managed care support contracts, known as T-5, will start on Jan. 1, 2025. The new contracts will improve health care delivery, quality, and access for beneficiaries living in the United States.
With a history marked by risk-taking and adventure, Trevor Wallace, a U.S. Coast Guard ensign and medical student in the Uniformed Services University Hebert School of Medicine class of 2027, acknowledges that his journey has been far from ordinary.
FALLS CHURCH, Virginia – The Defense Health Agency announced that TRICARE has expanded the number of Florida counties in which TRICARE beneficiaries may receive emergency prescription refills due to storm damage.
Behavioral Health leaders from Defense Health Network East and Military Readiness Command East gathered here to share best practices and highlight new programs that can improve care.
Serving in the military is an experience which encourages and enhances enlightenment, courage, growth, and versatility. It is a space where individuality can see to be suppressed. A U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman shares her experience balancing her military career and personal life.
FALLS CHURCH, Virginia – The Defense Health Agency announced that TRICARE beneficiaries in Sumner County, Tennessee, may receive emergency prescription refills now through May 19, 2024, due to storm damage. This is in addition to Claiborne, Jackson, Maury, Robertson, Rutherford, and Stewart counties.
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