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9 Military Hospitals Receive Highest Leapfrog Grade for Safe, High-Quality Care
Defense Health Agency is the first federal health system to participate in the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade program—receiving an “A” Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade for nine military hospitals and clinics.
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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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TRICARE beneficiaries are now able to activate their new electronic prescriptions at the 23rd Medical Group’s Pharmacy with a few simple texts.
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Join the National Museum of Health and Medicine for a book talk with Jill Newman on the lives of Black Civil War surgeons. During the American Civil War, 14 Black physicians served as surgeons with the U.S. military. Their courageous lives and service are explored in this presentation, illuminating their military service and exploring the people and influences that shaped their early lives and the impact they made on their communities, their race, and their country. Their ambitions were not deterred by society's prejudicial dictates, and through their dignified acts of resistance and pioneering new pathways, they challenged the status quo and became symbols of an emancipated future. Learn more: https://medicalmuseum.health.mil/index.cfm?p=visit.events.2024.lecture_series_jan. It can also be viewed virtually @MedicalMuseum on Facebook.
Being inside what is tantamount to an airborne ambulance can be overwhelming. From continuous radio headset communication to hand signals to the jarring effects of turbulence on an aircraft full of the injured and ill, it all might seem rather chaotic to the inexperienced. But within the chaos, there's peace to be found.
FALLS CHURCH, Virginia – The Defense Health Agency announced that TRICARE beneficiaries in two North Carolina counties may receive emergency prescription refills now through Dec. 29, 2023, due to flooding.
FALLS CHURCH, Virginia – The Defense Health Agency announced that TRICARE beneficiaries in Rhode Island may receive emergency prescription refills now through Dec.30, 2023, due to the severe weather.
Three distinguished Walter Reed National Military Medical Center U.S. Air Force team members were announced as recipients of the 2023 Air Force District of Washington Medical Service Awards.
FALLS CHURCH, Virginia – The Defense Health Agency today announced quarterly TRICARE Health Matters Newsletters are now available for TRICARE beneficiaries.
FALLS CHURCH, Virginia – The Defense Health Agency announced that TRICARE beneficiaries in three New York counties may receive emergency prescription refills now through Dec. 29, 2023, due to flooding.
The U.S. Navy Surgeon General has released Navy Medicine’s first-ever campaign plan.
Four Walter Reed specialty care providers are listed among the Military Health System’s (MHS) Joint Outpatient Experience Survey’s (JOES) Best of the Best in its 2023 fourth-quarter report (October to December) recently released by MHS officials.
FALLS CHURCH, Virginia – The Defense Health Agency announced that TRICARE beneficiaries in 14 Maine counties may receive emergency prescription refills now through Dec. 29, 2023, due to severe weather.
Are you looking for a new doctor for yourself or your family? In your search, you may see terms like “TRICARE-authorized provider,” “network provider,” and “non-network provider.” Knowing what these terms mean can help you choose which provider you see.
The only military treatment facility with military hospitalization and surgical capabilities in Kuwait upgraded to a new, state-of-the-art computed tomography scanner recently.
General Raymond G Davis and Billy Gene Devasher recount their experiences at the Battle of Chosin Reservoir during the Korean War that occurred from November 26-December 13, 1950. Read more about how military medics saved the "Chosin Frozen" at health.mil/chosin.
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