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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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Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton holds Skills-a-Thon

Article Around MHS
6/3/2024
Military personnel at Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton skills training

The Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton directorate of nursing services held a skills-a-thon in the multi-service ward during the week of May 20, 2024.

A Mass Casualty Blast of an Exercise at Naval Hospital Bremerton

Article Around MHS
6/3/2024
Military personnel in readiness training exercise

A midweek morning suddenly exploded into a training drill at Naval Hospital Bremerton.

Vision and Hearing Health: Vital to Military Readiness

Article
6/1/2024
Vision and Hearing Health: Vital to Military Readiness

Vision and hearing heath are crucial to mission readiness and success, both on and off duty.

Defense Health Agency, Veterans Health Administration Collaboration Standardizes Patient Safety Reporting

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6/1/2024
Defense Health Agency, Veterans Health Administration Collaboration Standardizes Patient Safety Reporting

The new Joint Patient Safety Reporting application, a collaborative Defense Health Agency and Veterans Health Administration effort, standardizes the process for medical teams to identify and document medical and dental errors, near-miss events, and close calls that may occur within their facilities.

Absolute and Relative Morbidity Burdens Attributable to Various Illnesses and Injuries Among Active Component Members of the U.S. Armed Forces, 2023

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6/1/2024
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MSMR’s annual burden of disease reports are designed to provide accurate estimations of the general health status of U.S. military personnel, for prioritization of effective interventions with measurable impacts on force readiness. In these reports, diagnoses are grouped to inform our readership of the major factors and variables each year affecting health care provision within the Military Health System. Although burden of disease within a health care system can be classified into several categories, the majority of the disease burden globally comes from non-communicable diseases, with communicable diseases the second-most prevalent, followed by maternal, neonatal and nutritional diseases, and subsequently injuries.

Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Active Component Members of the U.S. Armed Forces, 2015–2023

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6/1/2024
5STIs2023

This report summarizes incidence rates and trends of sexually transmitted infections from 2015 through 2023 among active component service members of the U.S. Armed Forces. The data compiled for this report are derived from the medical surveillance of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis as nationally notifiable diseases. Case data for two additional STIs, human papilloma virus and genital herpes simplex virus, are also presented.

Ambulatory Health Care Visits Among Active Component Members of the U.S. Armed Forces, 2023

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6/1/2024
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Ambulatory visits of U.S. service members in fixed military and non-military (reimbursed through the Military Health System) hospitals and clinics are documented by standardized records routinely archived for health surveillance purposes in the Defense Medical Surveillance System. This report documents the frequencies, rates, trends, and characteristics of ambulatory health care visits in 2023 of active component members of the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space Force. Ambulatory visits not routinely and completely documented within fixed military and non-military hospitals and clinics (e.g., during deployments, field training exercises, or at sea) are not included in this analysis.

Hospitalizations Among Active Component Members of the U.S. Armed Forces, 2023

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6/1/2024
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This report documents the frequencies, rates, trends, and distributions of hospitalization among active component members of the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, and Marine Corps in 2023. Prolonged hospitalizations, after care, and early attrition due to common disorders can diminish not merely individual but unit operational readiness. Summaries are based on standardized hospitalization records at U.S. military and non-military (reimbursed through the Military Health System) medical facilities worldwide that are routinely maintained in the Defense Medical Surveillance System.

Absolute and Relative Morbidity Burdens Attributable to Various Illnesses and Injuries Among Active Component Members of the U.S. Coast Guard, 2023

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6/1/2024
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The U.S. Coast Guard is the only military service operating outside the authority of the Department of Defense. Coast Guard personnel are eligible to use DOD health care facilities, but as many service members are not stationed near a DOD installation, the Coast Guard operates primary care clinics in areas with sufficiently large Coast Guard populations. MSMR’s annual burden of disease reports are designed to provide accurate estimations of the general health status of U.S. military personnel, for prioritization of effective interventions with measurable impacts on force readiness.

Reportable Medical Events at Military Health System Facilities Through Week 18, Ending May 4, 2024

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6/1/2024
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This issue of MSMR presents the latest summary of Reportable Medical Events at Military Health System facilities through week 18 of 2024, ending May 4, 2024.

TRICARE Authorizes Temporary Prescription Refill Waivers for Pinal County, Arizona, due to Simmons Fire

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5/31/2024
TRICARE Authorizes Temporary Prescription Refill Waivers for Pinal County, Arizona, due to Simmons Fire

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia – The Defense Health Agency announced that TRICARE beneficiaries in Pinal County, Arizona, may receive emergency prescription refills now through June 9, 2024, due to Simmons Fire.

TRICARE Expands Temporary Prescription Refill Waivers to 3 Additional Iowa Counties due to Storm Damage

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5/31/2024
TRICARE Expands Temporary Prescription Refill Waivers to 3 Additional Iowa Counties due to Storm Damage

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia – The Defense Health Agency announced that TRICARE beneficiaries in 3 additional Iowa counties may receive emergency prescription refills now through June 1, 2024, due to storm damage.

First-Ever Veterans Affairs Department of Defense Joint Planning Summit

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5/31/2024
First-Ever VA-DoD Joint Planning Summit

Leaders from the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs came together for a first-of-its-kind joint-planning summit to identify mutually beneficial resource-sharing opportunities to improve healthcare for both Veterans and DOD beneficiaries in North Carolina and Virginia.

Department of Defense Expands Hearing Protector Fit Testing to Reduce Hearing Loss

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5/31/2024
DOD Expands Hearing Protector Fit Testing to Reduce Hearing Loss

What you need to hear about the expanded hearing protection fit testing requirement.

TRICARE Authorizes Temporary Prescription Refill Waivers for Lincoln County, New Mexico, due to the Blue 2 Fire

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5/31/2024
TRICARE Authorizes Temporary Prescription Refill Waivers for Lincoln County, New Mexico, due to the Blue 2 Fire

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia – The Defense Health Agency announced that TRICARE beneficiaries in Lincoln County, New Mexico, may receive emergency prescription refills now through June 8, 2024, due to the Blue 2 Fire.

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