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.
Stop The Bleed 2022

May 26, 2022

Learning how to stop the bleed

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas — According to Bleedingcontrol.org, “uncontrolled bleeding is the number one cause of preventable

220512-N-MT837-1006 PORTSMOUTH, Va. (May 12, 2022) – Jessica Peppers, right, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth’s deputy of ambulance operations, conducts ambulance training as part of the orientation and credentialing course for new members of the Inter-Facility Transfer Team (IFTT). The IFTT is a patient movement team comprised of corpsmen, nurses and physicians from NMCP and associated branch health clinics in the Tidewater Market Area. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Dylan M. Kinee/Released)

May 26, 2022

NMCP CREATES INTER-FACILITY TRANSFER TEAM

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) recently acquired two new ambulances and created an Inter-Facility Transfer Team (IFTT) to better coordinate the movement of patients.

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (May 11, 2022) - Lt. Cmdr. Diego Londono, a Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) chaplain, performs the "Blessing of the Hands" tradition on a nurse during Nurses Week. "The blessing of the hands is a moment of celebration and thanksgiving in recognition of the many moments nurses offer a personal healing touch to the patients they serve," said Capt. William Hlavin, NMCP command chaplain. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Dylan M. Kinee/Released)

May 26, 2022

NMCP CHAPLAINS PERFORM BLESSING OF THE HANDS

PORTSMOUTH, Virg. — U.S. Navy Chaplains assigned to Naval Medical Center Portsmouth provided Blessing of the Hands this week to Nurses across the Tidewater Market as part of Nurses Week.

The 37th Annual Academic Research Competition (ARC) was held the week of May 2 with the winners of each phase of the competition announced during a ceremony, May 6. There were three phases to the competition throughout the week with a poster competition that included novel case studies, podium presentations, where researchers presented approved empirical studies. The first-place place winners in each Category 1A & 1B will attend the Navy-wide Academic Research Competition hosted by Naval Medical Center San Diego on May 20.

May 26, 2022

NMCP HOLDS 37TH ANNUAL ACADEMIC RESEARCH COMPETITION

PORTSMOUTH, Virg. — The 37th Annual Academic Research Competition (ARC) was held the week of May 2 with the winners of each phase of the competition announced during a ceremony, May 6.

Guardian Wingman, a suicide prevention training program designed by a team at the Kadena Mental Health Clinic, aims to improve mental health management by building a community of Airmen equipped with the tools to support their fellow wingmen.

May 24, 2022

Mental Health is a Team Effort

FALLS CHURCH, Va. — The Military Health System offers a wide variety of mental health care options. Across the health care system, psychiatrists, psychologists, counselors, and therapists work together to help beneficiaries find the right provider or combination of providers.

San Antonio Market readies for civilian personnel transfer to Defense Health Agency

May 20, 2022

San Antonio Market readies for civilian personnel transfer to Defense Health Agency

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas — This summer, the San Antonio Market will lead the process to administratively transfer government

SAUSHEC honors faculty members for their contributions to military medicine

May 20, 2022

SAUSHEC honors faculty members for their contributions to military medicine

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas — San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium held its annual faculty awards dinner May

COVID Press Release

May 19, 2022

Saturday School/Sports Physicals Now Available

Fort Bragg, NC — Womack Army Medical Center and it's outlying Clinics will be offering date specific Saturday School/Sports Physicals

Baby Formula Shortage Information

May 19, 2022

Baby Formula Shortage Information

Baby Formula Shortage Information for Families: Since the outbreak of COVID-19, there have been significant shortages of infant formulas in some stores. The image above has circulated on social media platforms claiming that TRICARE is supplying and/or delivering baby formula directly to all beneficiaries. This information is inaccurate and potentially an attempt to exploit military families with misleading claims during a time that is difficult for many. READ MORE

Tripler Army Medical Center Change of Command

May 18, 2022

Tripler Army Medical Center Change of Command

Tripler Army Medical Center — Tripler Army Medical Center Change of Command

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