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There is change coming to Naval Hospital Bremerton.
Naval Hospital Bremerton, including Branch Health Clinic(s) Bangor, Everett and Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, is preparing to transition to the Defense Health Agency (DHA) Oct. 1, 2019.
The National Defense Authorization Acts of Fiscal Years 2017, 2018, and 2019 requires all service branches to transition administration and management of military medical treatment facilities (MTFs) – approximately 430 Army, Air Force, Navy hospitals and clinics - to DHA not later than Sept. 30, 2021.
The mandate from Congress and Department of Defense-directed reforms calls for DHA to be responsible for health care delivery and business operations across all MTFs, which will integrate and standardize care to provide every patient a consistent, high-quality health care experience no matter where they are.
“The change in administration will be transparent to our patients – service members, retirees, and family members – with little or no immediate effect on their experience of care whether in the direct care system or via the TRICARE network. Our commitment to provide the best in patient-centered care and coverage will not waiver during this realignment,” added Capt. Shannon J. Johnson, Naval Hospital Bremerton commanding officer.
To complement NHBs transition to DHA, Navy Medicine is establishing a co-located Navy Medicine and Training Command (NMRTC) Oct. 1, 2019. Navy Medicine, through the NMRTC, will retain command and control of the uniformed medical force and maintain the responsibility for operational readiness. This includes the medical readiness of Sailors and Marines, as well as the clinical readiness of the medical forces.
Johnson will serve as both the MTF director under the DHA, and the NMRTC under Navy Medicine.
Vice Adm. Forrest Faison, Navy surgeon general and chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, noted during a recent visit to MTFs in the Pacific Northwest that Navy and Marine Corps personnel survivability in the future warfighting environment requires a medical force that’s ready to immediately deploy and save lives.
“If the fight is tonight, you got to be ready to go tonight, to save lives tonight,” stated Faison, adding that casualty care in the maritime domain is now the challenge for Navy Medicine to continue to build on successes on the battlefield with an eye on emerging global challenges.
Navy Medicine, through the NMRTC, will retain command and control of the uniformed medical force, and maintain responsibility and authority for operational readiness, as well as the clinical readiness.
Implementing aspect of change to NHB is not new, as the command deployed the Department of Defense’s new electronic health record MHS GENESIS in Sept. 2017.
“Our mission remains the same, which is keeping Sailors, Marines and their families healthy, ready and on the job,” stated Johnson.
| Date Taken: | 08.27.2019 |
| Date Posted: | 08.27.2019 16:35 |
| Story ID: | 337640 |
| Location: | BREMERTON, WASHINGTON, US |
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