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The most recent appropriations for the Department of War expired at 11:59 p.m. EST on September 30, 2025. Military personnel will continue in a normal duty status without pay until such time as a continuing resolution or appropriations are passed by Congress and signed into law. Civilian personnel not engaged in excepted activities will be placed in a non-work, non-pay status.
If you have a scheduled appointment or other business at the MTF, please verify with your provider or applicable office within the MTF to ensure there are no changes in schedule. To learn how the lapse in appropriations affects your TRICARE benefit, visit tricare.mil/shutdown.
News | Jan. 2, 2022

Clinic Delayed Opening and Outages

Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland  –  


Naval Health Clinic Patuxent River:

Naval Health Clinic Patuxent River and Branch Health Clinic Dahlgren will open for patient care at 10 a.m. tomorrow. Staff should report for work at 9:30 a.m.

Branch Health Clinic Indian Head will follow the guidance of the local Officer in Charge and our Navy detachment at Malcolm Grow Medical Center will follow Joint Base Andrews.

Pharmacy:

Attention Naval Health Clinic Patuxent River pharmacy customers: Due to recent power outages, the pharmacy network is down and we can only dispense ready medications at this time. If you received a call or text message indicating that your prescription is ready for pickup, then we will be happy to provide it to you. All other services, including verifying and processing new prescriptions, are unavailable until our network access is restored.
                                                 
Our phones are also down due to a generator outage. We anticipate phone service being restored within a few hours.
 
We apologize for the inconvenience and are working to fix these issues as quickly as possible. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Indian Head:

Indian Head remains closed due to power outages on the base.   There is no estimate on when power will be restored.
News | Jan. 2, 2022

Clinic Delayed Opening and Outages

Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland  –  


Naval Health Clinic Patuxent River:

Naval Health Clinic Patuxent River and Branch Health Clinic Dahlgren will open for patient care at 10 a.m. tomorrow. Staff should report for work at 9:30 a.m.

Branch Health Clinic Indian Head will follow the guidance of the local Officer in Charge and our Navy detachment at Malcolm Grow Medical Center will follow Joint Base Andrews.

Pharmacy:

Attention Naval Health Clinic Patuxent River pharmacy customers: Due to recent power outages, the pharmacy network is down and we can only dispense ready medications at this time. If you received a call or text message indicating that your prescription is ready for pickup, then we will be happy to provide it to you. All other services, including verifying and processing new prescriptions, are unavailable until our network access is restored.
                                                 
Our phones are also down due to a generator outage. We anticipate phone service being restored within a few hours.
 
We apologize for the inconvenience and are working to fix these issues as quickly as possible. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Indian Head:

Indian Head remains closed due to power outages on the base.   There is no estimate on when power will be restored.
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