Kimbrough Ambulatory Care Center is not a hospital and because of
this, has no capability to provide emergency room and inpatient services.
Persons who have an emergency are advised to call 911, or go to the closest
emergency room.
ELIGIBILITY
Region 1 began health care delivery
under the managed care program, TRICARE, on 01 June
1998. Beneficiaries who have elected to enroll into Prime will be
given priority. ACTIVE DUTY PERSONNEL MUST ENROLL IN PRIME.
Other
eligible beneficiaries who have a valid ID card: active duty and their family
members, and retirees and their family members, mayh use Kimbrough Ambulatory
Care Center facilities on a space available basis only.
ID CARD AND
PATIENT RECORDING CARD (STAMP PLATE)
All adults and children, 10 and
older, must present a valid ID card when seeking medical treatment or when
picking up their medical records. The patient Record Card (PRC) should be kept
in your possession at all times so that all tests which are prescribed for you
can be stamped with it. The PRC will be issued and coded by the medical
treatment facility where records are kept and where you receive primary
care.
The Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) was
designed to ensure that everyone who receives medical care in a military
treatment facility is eligible for care. In accordance with
AR-600-8-14, the sponsor is responsible for ensuring that his/her family members
are enrolled in DEERS and to periodically check to see if an update is needed
through his/her personnel section.
GENERAL OUTPATIENT CLINIC
The
General Outpatient Clinic (GOC) offers same-day appointments for minor
illnesses, MONDAY through FRIDAY, 7:30a.m.-4:30p.m., for ages 16 and older.
PLEASE BRING YOUR MEDICAL RECORDS. Consults from GOC are needed in order to be
seen in the specialty clinics except Optometry. The GOC does school, sport and
work physical exams for ages 16 and older. During its extended hours clinic, the
GOC will be located in the Internal Medicine Clinic.
PHARMACY
SERVICE
Prescriptions (new and refills) are dispensed from the Pharmacy
to authorized health care beneficiaries. Hours of operation are MONDAY through
FRIDAY, 7:30a.m.-7p.m. and SATURDAYS, 8:a.m.-4p.m. The Pharmacy will fill
prescriptions written by civilian physicians and physicians from other medical
treatment facilities; however, prior to writing prescriptions, these physicians
should call the pharmacy service to ensure the medications being prescribed are
in the Pharmacy's formulary. Refills are available by telephone at
1-800-248-6337, and are ready after 11a.m. the next day (MONDAY through FRIDAY
ONLY).
LABORATORY SERVICE
The Laboratory operates Monday through
Friday, 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. On weekends, holidays and after regular
hours, only emergency lab procedures are performed. Phone (301)
677-8221.
IMMUNIZATION CLINIC
Immunizations are available
daily from MONDAY through FRIDAY, 7:30 to 15:30. Allergy shots given MONDAY,
WEDNESDAY, and FRIDAY. TB tests are given MONDAY through FRIDAY, EXCEPT
THURSDAY. Phone (301) 677-8553.
EXCEPTIONAL FAMILY MEMBER
PROGRAM
The EFM Program is a mandatory enrollment program that works with
military and civilian agencies to provide coordinated services for family
members with special medical or educational needs. The program helps
to ensure that the family member's special needs are considered in the military
assignment process. The EFMP and KACC assists military families with
enrollment issues, resource coordination, assignment coordination, speech
evaluations and Family Member medical screenings for overseas
travel. Phone (301 677-8412.
TRAVEL CLINIC
Preventive
Medicine Service offers travel counseling to all active military members and
their family members. Retired military families, DoD civilians
traveling on official business and active duty reservists are also eligible for
Travel Clinic appointments. Phone (301) 677-8435.
APPOINTMENT
NUMBERS
Same Day appointments are made through our Nurse Triage telephone
lines. The hours of operation are from 0630 to 1930, Monday through
Friday and 0730 to 1500, weekends and holidays. Call (301) 677-8606
or (410) 674-8858 for Active Duty Sick Call and Adult Triage. Call
(301) 677-8036 or (410) 674-8857 for Pediaatric Triage. Routine or
follow-up appointments should be made through Sierra Military Health Services at
1-888-999-5195 Monday through Friday from 0600 - 2000 and Saturday's 0630 -
1730.
TRICARE HEALTH BENEFITS ADVISOR
The TRICARE Health
Benefits Advisor can advise you under what circumstance statements of
non-availability can be obtanined, and can provide them to you. Forms
and benefits books can be obtained in the TRICARE Health Benefits Office in the
Patient Service Center, which is located with the Patient Administration
Division (PAD). Phone (301) 677-8982
TRICARE
Tricare is
a medical program for active duty members, qualified family members,
non-Medicare eligible retirees and their family members and survivors of all
uniformed services. It is designed to expand access to care, assure
high quality care, control health care costs for patients and taypayers and
improve medical readiness. It is a health care porgram managed by the
military in collaboration with civilian contractors. The challenge
with most in TRICARE is deciding which option - Prime, Extra or Standard, is
best for them. Enrollment is required for TRICARE
Prime. There are no enrollment fees for active duty
families.
TRICARE PRIME - This is similar to civilian Health Maintenance
Organizaations (HMO's) which serves as the central source for all of your health
needs. The heart of your HMO is a military treatment facility,
augmented by a Primary Care Manager. This is a health care provider
that supervises your care. All active duty members will be enrolled
iln Prime and will continue to receive most of their care from military medical
personnel.