Regional mil.health clinic changes

More than 155,000 military family members and retirees will be moved from the military hospital system to civilian health providers starting later in the year, a process expected to last through mid-2026, according to a Defense Department report. Under the revised plan, however, at least 29 facilities that were slated to serve only active-duty patients may still see some active-duty family members to sustain their staffs' clinical skills. In a report sent to Congress on July 1, Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness Gil Cisneros said that the number of facilities scheduled for downsizing has changed and active-duty family members might be kept in the military system, depending on location and training needs. The plan gives 29 clinics the option of keeping some active-duty family members "as appropriate for provider skill sustainment." The facilities will "generally transition non-active duty

As a result of the post-pandemic review, the following changes have been made, including clinics that will be closed to retirees and their family members but will retain the option to treat active-duty family members: • Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas • Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana • Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama • Dover Air Force Base, Delaware • Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts • MacDill Air Force Base, Florida • Robins Air Force Base, Georgia • Dyess Air Force Base, Texas • Patrick Space Force Base, Florida • Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey • Navy Weapons Station Earle, New Jersey, Colts Neck Earle clinic • Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland • Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, New Hampshire, outpatient clinic • Naval Support Activity Mid-South, Millington, Tennessee, outpatient clinic • Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Texas • Naval Air Station Belle Chasse, Louisiana, outpatient clinic • Naval Support Facility Dahlgren, Virginia, Naval Branch Health Clinic Dahlgren • Naval Support Facility Indian Head, Maryland, outpatient clinic • Naval Station Newport, Rhode Island, Naval Health Clinic New England • Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, Georgia, Naval Branch Health Clinic Albany • Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, Kirk Army Health outpatient clinic • Redstone Arsenal, • Fort Detrick, Maryland, Barquist outpatient clinic • Rock Island Arsenal • Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), Miami, Florida, Gordon outpatient clinic • Fort Lee, Virginia, Kenner-Lee outpatient clinic • Defense Distribution Center in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, outpatient clinic • Naval Technical Training Center Meridian, Mississippi, outpatient clinic Facilities that may continue to see active-duty. (Source: Military.com 07/12/22) 155,000 Military Health System Patients to Be Pushed to Civilian Care Starting This Year | Military.com