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Honoring the Practice of Nursing is the Focus of National Nurses Week
Nurses make a difference—every day, anytime, anywhere, always—is the message from the Defense Health Agency as National Nurses Week is celebrated, May 6-12, 2024. Around the Military Health System, nurses provide essential, person-centered care that keeps our military communities healthy. Military and civilian nurses make a difference through their essential contributions to the DHA mission of improving health and building readiness.
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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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Plan. Prepare. Protect. Be sure to keep a small winter Kit in your car and in your house so you can stay warm during a snow storm.
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Prevent cold-weather injuries by taking precautions to keep yourself safe when outdoors.
Plan. Prepare. Protect. Be ready at a moment's notice. Hospital Closure in the case of a winter storm.
Plan. Prepare. Protect. Make sure your car is ready for winter travel.
Plan. Prepare. Protect. Build a winter emergency kit.
Landslides can be caused by rainfall, melting snow, changing in water levels, wildfires among other factors. These steps will help you prepare.
Getting Emergency Prescription Refills. If authorized, take your prescription bottle to any TRICARE retail network pharmacy.
Plan. Prepare. Protect. Hospital Closure in the event of a wildfire.
Wildfire essential resources. Get your up-to-date, critical information that may affect your health benefits: Bookmark TRICARE.mil alerts and benefits updates at TRICARE.mil/DisasterInfo
If you have TRICARE Prime, your Primary Care Manager (PCM) provides most of your care. If you see a TRICARE-authorized specialty- provider without a referral, you have to pay Point-of-Service (POS) charges.
As Bureau of Medicine and Surgery celebrates its 181st anniversary on Aug. 31, learn about the curious origin of the forgotten Navy bureau system. On this date in 1842, Congress passed a Navy appropriations bill establishing five bureaus to oversee Navy Yards and Docks; Construction, Equipment, and Repair; Provisions and Clothing; Ordnance and Hydrography; and Medicine and Surgery. Today, of the original five bureaus, only BUMED remains.
The Defense Department remains relentlessly committed to the health and welfare of the total force, Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks said today as she recognized the people behind DOD's suicide prevention efforts.
Please join DHA Deputy Director Michael Malanoski and DHA Senior Enlisted Leader Chief Master Sgt. Tanya Johnson as we reflect on the service and sacrifices of military medical personnel during and after the 9/11 attacks. Many of the medical heroes of 9/11 continue to serve our country and patients today.
FALLS CHURCH, Virginia – The Defense Health Agency (DHA) announced that TRICARE beneficiaries in Puerto Rico may receive emergency prescription refills now through Sept. 17, 2023, due to Tropical Storm Lee.
What is a PCM Referral Waiver? If you have TRICARE Prime, your Primary Care Manager (PCM) provides most of your care. If you see a TRICARE-authorized specialty provider without a referral, you have to pay Point-of-Service (POS) charges.
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