Dec. 22, 2020

Army medical treatment facilities to receive initial distribution of COVID vaccine

SEMBACH, Germany — Army medical treatment facilities in Europe will soon receive an initial allocation of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, which recently received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval under an Emergency Use Authorization.

Dec. 22, 2020

Missed Open Season? How to Get TRICARE Coverage

If you missed the Dec. 14 deadline for open season, you’ll have to wait until next year’s open season to change your existing coverage unless you have a Qualifying Life Event (QLE). A QLE—at any time of the year—allows you to enroll in or change your TRICARE Prime (including US Family Health Plan) or TRICARE Select plan. 

Dec. 22, 2020

Last Chance: Set Up Payment for TRICARE Select Enrollment Fees

The Dec. 31 deadline to set up payment for your new TRICARE Select 2021 enrollment fees is just around the corner. If you’re a TRICARE Select Group A retiree, this is your last chance to set up payment. If you don’t set up your payment by the Dec. 31 deadline, you’ll be disenrolled from TRICARE Select or TRICARE Overseas Program Select on Jan. 1, 2021.

Dec. 21, 2020

Martin Army Community Hospital preparing to receive COVID-19 vaccine

FORT BENNING, Ga. — Many of you are seeing in the news about other medical facilities administering COVID-19 vaccine. As of now, we have not yet received our first allocation of the vaccine.

Dec. 21, 2020

Share Your Thoughts on our New Website!

Have you seen our new website? If not, check us out! We want to hear your feedback. We have made changes to improve the look and feel, ease of navigation, and content. You’ll find content on a variety of services offered at our facility as well as topics related to your TRICARE health, dental, and pharmacy benefits.

Dec. 18, 2020

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Earns Meritorious Award

Bethesda, Maryland — The American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP) recognized WRNMMC with the award for earning meritorious outcomes for surgical patient care.

Dec. 18, 2020

First COVID-19 Vaccines at NHCH

PEARL HARBOR, Hi. — NHCH has initially received a limited quantity of COVID-19 vaccines for frontline healthcare personnel and emergency support services. NHCH is following the Department of Defense's (DoD) phased, standardized, and coordinated approach to administering COVID-19 vaccines. The strategy was developed in collaboration with Operation Warp Speed, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the DOD’s COVID Task Force assessment of unique mission requirements.

Dec. 18, 2020

New, State-of-the-art Cleanslate UV Sanitizer Machine

PEARL HARBOR, Hi. — The Cleanslate UV machine is a new, state-of-the-art sanitation machine recently implemented in Naval Health Clinic Hawaii clinics for use by patients and staff in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The machine is a hospital-grade UV light sanitizer that kills bacteria on surfaces such as cell phones, keys, wallets, and badges in 20 seconds.

Dec. 17, 2020

Army ICU nurse receives first COVID-19 vaccine at BAMC

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas — The first Brooke Army Medical Center staff member to receive a COVID-19 vaccine said she was “excited and relieved” to receive the shot. Army Capt. Rebecca Parrish, an Army nurse who has been serving on the frontlines of healthcare since the pandemic began, was among a small group of frontline medical professionals who received the first Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines at BAMC today.

Dec. 17, 2020

ObGyn Nurse Marcella Hannah: Making a Difference

FORT BENNING, Ga. — The opening bars of Brahms Lullaby ring through the halls of Fort Benning Martin Army Community Hospital (MACH). That means a baby was born. That also means Obstetrics and Gynecology (ObGyn) Nurse Marcella Hannah was most likely right by the mother’s bedside.