Photo By Jason Bortz | A ribbon cutting ceremony was held Dec. 14 for the new Naval Branch Health Clinic...... read more read more
PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. – A ribbon cutting ceremony was held Dec. 14 for the new Naval Branch Health Clinic Panama City.
The new 5,300 square foot clinic will provide patient-centered care for active duty service members assigned to Naval Support Activity Panama City, retirees and their families in a modern and safe facility conducive to health care.
Naval Branch Health Clinic Panama City is one of 10 branch clinics assigned to Naval Hospital Pensacola. The old clinic aboard Naval Support Activity Panama City was originally built in 1957 as a Dispensary for the United States Navy Mine Defense Laboratory. The new clinic was built to meet modern health care standards and will provide patients with larger exam rooms.
“We are fortunate in Navy Medicine to have the responsibility of providing care to the men and women that have served our country and their families,” said Capt. Sarah Martin, commanding officer, Naval Hospital Pensacola. “Now we have a facility in Panama City suited for such worthy patients.”
The construction of the new clinic was part of a sharing agreement between the Navy and the Department of Veterans Affairs, which also opened a new clinic next to the Navy clinic. As part of the agreement, Navy staff will be working with VA staff to provide laboratory, radiology, pharmaceutical and dental services to both VA and Navy patients.
“The journey to today started with the groundbreaking in 2014,” said Anthony Dawson, director, Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System. “I am so proud to stand here today as we open these new facilities.”
The opening of the Navy clinic comes shortly after the Vice Adm. Forrest Faison III, surgeon general of the Navy, announced his strategic goals for Navy Medicine: readiness, health and partnership. Rear Adm. Anne Swap, commander, Navy Medicine East, explained why the new clinic will deliver on all three goals.
“We deliver on readiness through our continued investment in our Navy and Marine Corps forces that operate aboard Naval Support Activity Panama City,” said Swap. “We deliver on health by bringing this health care facility on par with the expert patient-centered care this small staff has been delivering in this area for the past 59 years, and we deliver on partnerships by moving forward our collaboration with the Department of Veterans Affairs to better facilitate the care of our nation’s heroes—past and present—in this geographic area.”
The clinic provides care for over 1,500 enrolled patients and supports the over 6,500 additional TRICARE beneficiaries in the region that are eligible for care. The clinic also provides occupational health care to over 2,000 civilian employees on board Naval Support Activity Panama City. Services provided at the clinic include family medicine, pre/post deployment assessments, laboratory, pharmacy, immunizations, radiology, dental for active duty and more.
Established in 1826, Naval Hospital Pensacola's mission is to provide patent centered superior quality health care to those it is privileged to serve. The command is comprised of the main hospital and 10 branch health clinics across five states. Of its patient population (over 150,000 active and retired Sailors, soldiers, Marines, airmen, guardsmen, and their families), almost 58,000 are enrolled with a primary care manager and a Medical Home Port Team at one of its facilities. To find out more, visit http://www.med.navy.mil/sites/pcola/Pages/default.aspx or download the command’s mobile app (keyword: Naval Hospital Pensacola).
| Date Taken: | 12.14.2016 |
| Date Posted: | 12.14.2016 16:55 |
| Story ID: | 217719 |
| Location: | US |
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