Nov. 9, 2020

Federal Benefits Open Season Starts Today: What this Means for TRICARE Beneficiaries

Are you deciding on a TRICARE health plan for you and your family? Don’t forget to consider your dental and vision needs, too. Enrolling in a Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program (FEDVIP) plan may help you get the care you need. And your chance to do so is now during Federal Benefits Open Season, which runs from Nov. 9 to Dec. 14.

Nov. 9, 2020

TRICARE Beneficiaries May Be Eligible for FEDVIP Vision

When’s the last time you and your family members had their eyes checked? Maintaining good health and wellness includes eye health. “Even if your eyes feel healthy, you could have a problem and not know it,” according to the National Eye Institute.

Nov. 9, 2020

Need Health Advice? Ask a Nurse 24/7

You woke up with a sore throat and a headache. Could it be a mild cold, the flu, or COVID-19? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website can help you understand the differences and similarities between the flu and COVID-19. But when you need advice for any medical concern, TRICARE resources can help.

Nov. 6, 2020

MHS GENESIS goes live at MEDDAC-AK

FORT WAINWRIGHT, Alaska — With the flip of a switch Medical Department Activity – Alaska officially deployed MHS GENESIS, the Department of Defense’s new electronic health record, Oct. 31 during an early morning ceremony at Bassett Army Community Hospital.

Nov. 6, 2020

Regional Health Command Europe Soldiers compete for Best Medic, Best Warrior title

BAUMHOLDER, Germany — With extra safety precautions due to COVID-19, Soldiers from Regional Health Command Europe, alongside Soldiers from the 21st Theater Sustainment Command, simultaneously competed in a Best Medic and Best Warrior competition Nov. 3 and 4 in Baumholder.

Nov. 6, 2020

Senior Leader Forum focuses on medical support to European theater

Sembach, Germany — More than 150 senior Army medical leaders, staff members and guest speakers from across Regional Health Command Europe and other organizations participated in the command’s first ever virtual senior leader forum Nov. 3 - 4.

Nov. 5, 2020

NMCP Celebrates Spiritual Care Week

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (Oct. 29, 2020) — PORTSMOUTH, Va. (Oct. 29, 2020) – Lt. Cmdr. Yonatan Warren, NMCP Pastoral Care Services clinical chaplain and operations officer, gives remarks in Naval Medical Center Portsmouth's chapel during a Voices United in Prayer event on Oct. 29. Spiritual Care Week is an event that has been occurring in hospitals and specialized-care settings since 1985, and it is meant to highlight pastoral care as well as celebrate faith. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Dylan M. Kinee/Released)

Nov. 5, 2020

NMCP Celebrates Spiritual Care Week

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (Oct. 29, 2020) — PORTSMOUTH, Va. (Oct. 29, 2020) – Capt. Wayne Haddad, Naval Medical Forces Atlantic regional chaplain and NMCP command chaplain, gives remarks in Naval Medical Center Portsmouth's chapel during a Voices United in Prayer event on Oct. 29. Spiritual Care Week is an event that has been occurring in hospitals and specialized-care settings since 1985, and it is meant to highlight pastoral care as

Nov. 4, 2020

'Room of Errors' Patient Safety Training

PEARL HARBOR, HI. — Naval Health Clinic Hawaii (NHCH) put a spooky spin on patient safety this fall. The NHCH Quality Management Department (QMD) organized a ‘Room of Errors’ patient safety training activity with a Halloween theme for clinic staff.

Nov. 4, 2020

November Holiday Hours

Fort Rucker Army Base, AL — 11 Nov: Veterans Day Holiday, Closed 0730-1615 18 Nov: 3rd Wednesday, Training Day, Closed 1200-1615 26 Nov: Thanksgiving Holiday, Closed 0730-1615 27 Nov: Training Day, Closed 1200-1615