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.
Our military hospital remains open and we’re continuing to provide healthcare services. Scheduled appointments and procedures are proceeding as planned, and new appointments continue to be booked. For the latest information regarding TRICARE benefits during this period, please visit www.tricare.mil/shutdown

Please be assured, our commitment to providing exceptional care to you remains our highest priority.
Pharmacy Park & Pick Up Kiosk Hours Adjusted

Sept. 29, 2022

Pharmacy Park & Pick Up Kiosk Hours Adjusted

Fort Rucker Army Base, AL — Due to the MHS GENESIS transition, pharmacy wait times have increased. The Pharmacy Park & Pick Up ticket kiosk will now close at 3 p.m. daily to ensure the team can maintain safety and quality control. This will provide time to complete the tickets of those already in the clinic. Current wait times have exceeded two hours. We will post an update when we return to normal operating hours. We do apologize for this inconvenience. We ask for your patience and understanding as we integrate MHS GENESIS to provide you with top-notch care.

MNCP New Baby Clinic

Sept. 29, 2022

Naval Medical Portsmouth's New Baby Clinic Gets Market Assistance

Senior Airman Anika Davis-Olson, assigned to Internal Medicine at Air Force Medical Service (AFMS) 633 Medical Group (MDG) in Langley, Va., gets vitals from newborn Esiais Leio Almaraz during a 48 hour well baby check at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth's (NMCP) new baby clinic. Davis-Olson was at NMCP as part of support from the McDonald Army Health Center at Fort Eustis Va. and AFMS Langley 633 MDG at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Hampton, Va. -- both Defense Health Agency (DHA) Market Partners in the Tidewater area. Their support enables Portsmouth's New Baby Clinic to remain open on Saturdays during the deployment of the USNS Comfort (T-AH-20). Together the DHA Tidewater Market continues to provide safe and quality care for its Service Members across all the area MTFs. #DHATIDEWATERMARKETPARTNERS

CRDAMC PAO

Sept. 28, 2022

CRDAMC Physician receives Purple Heart Honor

Fort Hood, Texas — Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center physician, Lt. Col. Daniel Brillhart, received the Purple Heart Medal during a ceremony at the hospital, Sept. 7.

CRDAMC PAO

Sept. 27, 2022

Fort Hood Soldiers Monitor Mosquito Population

Mosquitoes thrive best when it is consistently above 70 degrees. Because of this, Texas has one of the longest mosquito seasons in the country. First Lieutenant John Hackler and Pfc. Jamie Evans, both assigned to Alpha Company, Troop Battalion, Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center, catch mosquitoes, ticks, bed bugs, roaches, along with other flying insects and creepy crawlers. Hackler is the medical entomology program manager and Evans is a preventative medicine specialist at CRDAMC.

Fort Hood, Texas – Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center command team, Col. Daniel Moore, commander, and Command Sgt. Maj. Anthony Forker Jr., present plaques and trophies to Staff Sgt. Phillip M. Hubbard, radiology specialist, CRDAMC, the 2023 winner, and Cpt. Matthew J. Perdue, physician assistant, runner-up of the CRDAMC Best Medic Competition in a ceremony, Sept. 9.

Sept. 27, 2022

CRDAMC best medics move on to MRC-West Competition

Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center named Staff Sgt. Phillip M. Hubbard, radiology specialist, the 2023 winner of the CRDAMC Best Medic Competition, and Cpt. Matthew J. Perdue, physician assistant, as the runner-up in a ceremony at the hospital, Sept. 9.

The 2022-2023 Flu Vaccine Campaign is scheduled to begin Oct. 17-19.

Sept. 27, 2022

2022-2023 Flu Vaccine Campaign

FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. — The 2022-2023 Flu Vaccine Campaign is scheduled to begin Oct. 17-19, 2022.

Two service members greet each other

Sept. 27, 2022

Seeking Clinical Mental Health Services? Learn What TRICARE Covers

FALLS CHURCH, Va. — If left untreated, mental health difficulties could affect your physical health. That’s why TRICARE covers a variety of mental health services. These services can help you get care so you can stay balanced, in both mind and body.

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Sept. 24, 2022

MHS GENESIS ‘Goes Live’ at Naval Hospital Jacksonville and Branch Health Clinics Jacksonville, Key West and Mayport

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Naval Hospital (NH) Jacksonville and Naval Branch Health Clinics (NBHC) Jacksonville, Key West and Mayport have officially launched the Military Health System’s new electronic health record, MHS GENESIS.

TAMC Command Team and Deputies present Command Climate Survey

Sept. 24, 2022

TAMC Command Team and Deputies present Command Climate Survey

Tripler Army Medical Center — TAMC Command Team and Deputies present Command Climate Survey

Sept. 23, 2022

Surgical techs vital to successful surgeries

FORT WAINWRIGHT, Alaska — It’s a common scene in movies and television – a surgeon stands over a patient focused on the surgery being performed, sticks out a gloved hand and without looking up asks for scissors, forceps, or suction. Across from the surgeon an unknown medical assistant, picks up the instrument being called for and efficiently places it in the surgeon’s outreached hand.

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