Hampton Roads area has a variety of facilities to meet your
health care needs. You will find several private hospitals, outpatient treatment
facilities, medical and dental practices and many specialty clinics.
All
Navy health care facilities in Hampton Roads fall under Commander, Naval Medical
Center, Portsmouth. The local facilities are Portsmouth Naval Medical Center,
which includes Charette Health Care Center, five branch clinics and two
community TRICARE clinics in Virginia Beach and Chesapeake. The branch clinics
are located at Sewell's Point, Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, Norfolk Naval
Shipyard, Naval Air Station Oceana, and the Naval Weapons Station Yorktown. In
addition, there are annexes at Naval Security Group Activity, Northwest and
Fleet Combat Training Center, Dam Neck. All medical appointments are arranged
through TRICARE Central appointments at (866) 465-4584.
The Charette
Health Care Center, Portsmouth provides a comprehensive range of emergency,
outpatient, and inpatient health care services to active-duty Navy and Marine
Corps personnel, their families, and the many retired military members in the
Hampton Roads area. Approximately 450,000 active duty, retired, and dependent
military members are eligible to use this new facility.
Charette Medical
Center, Portsmouth has the only military emergency room on the south side of
Hampton Roads. The medical clinics, spread throughout Hampton Roads, serve all
Navy and Marine Corps installations. The branch clinics in the area are not
equipped to handle life-threatening emergencies. All life-threatening
emergencies should be taken to the Charette Health Care Center, Portsmouth, or
the nearest civilian facility. For more information on NMCP and area clinics,
visit the NMC Portsmouth website.
Active-duty
personnel need to remember that they must use military care facilities. If an
emergency does arise and an active duty person must use a civilian hospital,
TRICARE must be notified at once, or insurance coverage is not assured.
Personnel should visit the health care facility nearest them to obtain
information on the availability of services at the facility.