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9 Military Hospitals Receive Highest Leapfrog Grade for Safe, High-Quality Care
Defense Health Agency is the first federal health system to participate in the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade program—receiving an “A” Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade for nine military hospitals and clinics.
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The Military Health System is an interconnected network of service members whose mission is to support the lives and families of those who support our country. Everyday in the MHS advancements are made in the lab, in the field, and here at home. These are just a few articles highlighting those accomplishments that don't always make it to the front page of local papers.
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The U.S. Navy’s Expeditionary Medical Facility Juliet completed 61 orthopedic procedures during its first orthopedic surgical partnership mission with Honduran health care professionals. The effort was conducted at the Level 1 Hospital Escuela in the U.S. Southern Command, Aug. 14-18, 2023.
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The Defense Health Agency (DHA) announced that TRICARE beneficiaries in 13 additional counties in Florida may receive emergency prescription refills now through Sept. 6, 2023, due to Hurricane Idalia.
FALLS CHURCH, Virginia – The Defense Health Agency (DHA) announced that TRICARE beneficiaries in five counties in West Virginia may receive emergency prescription refills now through Sept. 7, 2023, due to flooding.
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Naval Medical Center Portsmouth has been awarded provisional designation as a Level II Trauma Center by the Commonwealth of Virginia's Department of Health.
FALLS CHURCH, Virginia – The Defense Health Agency announced that TRICARE beneficiaries in six counties in Michigan may receive emergency prescription refills now through Sept. 3, 2023, due to storm damage.
FALLS CHURCH, Virginia – The Defense Health Agency announced that TRICARE beneficiaries in seven counties in Ohio may receive emergency prescription refills now through Sept. 3, 2023, due to storm damage.
The third iteration of the fast-paced joint operation known as Mountain Medic 2023 was conducted in August 2023. Against the backdrop of the Rocky Mountains, the exercise aimed at improving and reinforcing medical evacuation operations and skill sets while pushing its medics, pilots, and aircrews nonstop in austere environments set for large-scale combat operations.
The Army Restoration and Reconditioning Center at Grafenwoehr, Germany, hosts a five-day mind and body structured program where soldiers with deployment stress receive enhanced coping strategies and are taught problem-solving techniques. Another center is located in Zagan, Poland.
Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital and its Military Health System partners brought enhanced hand and wrist surgical capabilities to BJACH during its “hand rodeo,” Aug. 24-25, 2023. For Shelby Snyder, a local artist and military spouse, it may be the end of a long road to recovery from a right-hand condition that affects her dexterity.
U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa Force Surgeon held an operational entomology event in support of the Africa Malaria Task Force, July 17-21, in Accra, Ghana. The event brought together more than 70 representatives from 15 African partner nations and focused on the emerging threat of the invasive malaria-causing species in Africa.
The U.S. Army Medical Test and Evaluation Activity participated in the Military Health System Research Symposium from August 14 through 18, 2023 at the Gaylord Convention Center in Kissimmee, Florida.
FALLS CHURCH, Virginia – The Defense Health Agency (DHA) announced that TRICARE beneficiaries in Beauregard Parish, Louisiana may receive emergency prescription refills now through Sept. 3, 2023, due to wildfires.
FALLS CHURCH, Virginia – The Defense Health Agency (DHA) announced that TRICARE beneficiaries in Marion County, Oregon may receive emergency prescription refills now through Sept. 3, 2023, due to the Liberty Fire.
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