Oct. 9, 2012 Missed appointments cost clinic more than $600,000 Patients who fail to show up for scheduled appointments are costing the 90th Medical Group hundreds of thousands of dollars each year. Last year our military treatment facility had a total of 2,278 missed medical appointments. At a cost of $264 per appointment, that adds up to more than
Oct. 9, 2012 Red Cross dental assistant program comes to Shaw The Red Cross dental assistant volunteer program offers spouses, dependents and friends of Team Shaw personnel an opportunity to become a skilled dental (chair-side) assistant free of charge."For a while we were hurting for dental assistants," explained Col. David Mapes, 20th Dental Squadron
Oct. 3, 2012 The Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) kicks off in the AFMS The Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) is the world's largest and most successful workplace giving campaign, with more than 200 CFC campaigns throughout the country and internationally to help to raise millions of dollars each year. Since its creation in 1961, it has raised over $7 billion for the
Oct. 3, 2012 Malmstrom participates in Bio-Detection System exercise Malmstrom Air Force Base's 341st Civil Engineer Squadron firefighters, hazardous material team members and volunteers participated in a Bio-Detection System Alert exercise at the Great Falls Processing and Distribution Facility on Sept. 20.A year in planning, the exercise consisted of local, county,
Oct. 3, 2012 AFMC promotes breast cancer, prostate cancer awareness month During October, Air Force Materiel Command will be promoting Breast Cancer and Prostate Cancer Awareness. This is an excellent time to educate individuals about breast and prostate cancer and promote screening. Knowing about these diseases and what you can do can save your life.According to the
Oct. 3, 2012 81st MDG lab wins three Air Force awards The 81st Medical Group's Medical Simulation Laboratory earned three Air Force-level achievement awards at the 2012 Air Force Medical Modeling and Simulation workshop held in San Antonio in August.The Keesler medical simulation staff earned the following Air Force first-place honors for the 2011
Oct. 2, 2012 San Antonio Military Health System celebrates first year San Antonio Military Health System celebrated its one-year anniversary with a ceremony at the San Antonio Military Medical Center Sept. 14.Air Force Maj. Gen. Byron Hepburn, commander of the 59th Medical Wing and SAMHS director, and Army Maj. Gen. M. Ted Wong, commander of Brooke Army Medical Center
Oct. 2, 2012 Traumatic stress response: Psychological help before, during and after a crisis All too often, stress is perceived as a negative emotion that leads to high blood pressure, ulcers and sleepless nights -- basically something to be avoided or medicated. In recent decades, researchers thought exposing children and adults to stress would be harmful by causing increased anxiety,
Oct. 2, 2012 AFSO21 for your health AFSO21 is all about doing more for less money, but one AFSO21 project currently under way in the 6th Medical Group is primarily focused on improving health, and that's something you can't put a price on, said Capt. Karen Chisholm, 6th MDG clinic lab flight commander.The clinic identified a problem
Oct. 2, 2012 4-wheelin' provides active therapy for wounded warriors Airmen from the Washington area have found a unique way to help wounded warriors, one that takes them out of the daily grind, far removed from their normal surroundings.Tucked away in the backwoods of northwest Virginia, about 90 miles from Washington, a non-profit organization called "4 wheel to
Oct. 2, 2012 METC bi-service team wins Air Force EMT competition Air Force and Navy instructors with the Medical Education and Training Campus (METC) were overall winners in the 2012 Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Rodeo held Sept. 22 at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M. Five EMT instructors for METC's Basic Medical Technician Corpsman Program (BMTCP) competed
Oct. 2, 2012 Electronic Payments Required for TRICARE Reserve Select and Retired Reserve Monthly Premiums To avoid losing coverage, beneficiaries enrolled in TRICARE Reserve Select (TRS) or TRICARE Retired Reserve (TRR) who pay monthly premiums by check need to switch to an electronic form of payment before Jan. 1, 2013. Beginning Jan. 1, 2013, TRICARE will only accept monthly premium payments using
Sept. 27, 2012 20th Medical Group welcomes providers As with most military organizations, the summer permanent change of station rotation took a toll on the medical staff of the 20th Medical Group. As a current patient enrolled to our clinic, over the past four months you have more than likely felt the discomfort of being referred to a local urgent
Sept. 27, 2012 Surgical squadron remains on the cutting edge Both domestically and overseas in hostile war zones, 60th Surgical Operations Squadron personnel deliver general surgery, neurosurgery, urology, orthopedic, ophthalmology, obstetrics and gynecological health services for more than 500,000 Department of Defense and Department of Veteran Affairs
Sept. 27, 2012 New Wilford Hall Phase 1, more than halfway complete The first phase of the future Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center is nearly 67 percent complete and is on schedule. The facility will be constructed in three phases and is essentially comprised of four wings, with garden spaces between each wing."A unique and significant challenge of this
Sept. 27, 2012 San Antonio Military Health System celebrates first year The San Antonio Military Health System celebrated a year of historic and unprecedented change in military medicine here in San Antonio Sept.14.During a press conference held at the San Antonio Military Medical Center, senior military leaders announced the successful accomplishments of the new
Sept. 26, 2012 39th MDOS Airman wins Diamond Sharp Award Tech. Sgt. Sadie Clark, 39th Medical Operations Squadron, is presented the August 2012 Diamond Sharp Award by members of the Incirlik First Sergeant Council Sept. 18, 2012, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. Clark earned the monthly award by distinguishing herself through outstanding professionalism,
Sept. 26, 2012 US, Nepal build relationships, improve lives A multinational team led by U.S., Nepalese, and Australian military members and civilians treated more than 4,100 villagers, repaired and renovated three schools, and shared expertise Sept. 10-15, during Operation Pacific Angel 12-4 in Nepal.The first Pacific Angel mission in Nepal featured free
Sept. 26, 2012 Spouses walk to save lives Where there is a will, there is a way, and when it comes to the Hanscom community pulling together for a great cause, there is no doubt the will is there.A group of Hanscom spouses, who call themselves "The Real Housewives of Hanscom," joined together to walk 26.2 miles to raise money for cancer
Sept. 26, 2012 Marrow drive aims to save lives If you were given the chance to potentially save a life, would you take it? Each year more than 30,000 people are diagnosed with leukemia or some other fatal blood diseases. Of these, 500 are fellow Department of Defense (DOD) and military personnel. Every day, thousands of those people wait for a