Medical Services
Occupational Health and Limited
Palliative Care- The fundamental mission of the U.S. Army Health Clinic at the
Tobyhanna Army Depot is to treat and prevent work related injuries and illnesses
to the Tobyhanna Civilian Workforce and to active duty attached to the Depot.
Limited palliative care is also provided to civilian workers in order to 1)
complete the work shift 2) make a determination of work capacity including
return to work from non-occupational conditions. A number of required medical
evaluations/ examinations are also done in the clinic.
Civilian Workers
and Active Duty military personnel should have a primary care physician who
manages their long term or chronic health conditions.
Active Duty
military personnel not attached to the Depot, military retirees and their
beneficiaries should use their primary care provider for all primary care
medical services under TRICARE.
Industrial Hygiene- A highly trained
professional staff engage in anticipating, recognizing, evaluating and
recommending control measures of workplace environmental exposures or conditions
that have the potential for adverse health impacts on
employees
Immunizations and Travel Advice- will be provided to civilian
workers traveling OCONUS as per the destination country, length of stay and
other travel medicine considerations. Immunizations will be provided to active
duty attached to the depot as required.
Pharmacy Services- Active Duty
personnel, military retirees and beneficiaries may have prescriptions filled at
the clinic pharmacy, if they have prescriptions from their primary care
physicians. It is strongly recommended that you PLEASE CALL THE PHARMACY before
visiting at (570) 895-7122 since the pharmacy has limited hours and limited
types of medications. No prescriptions will be written by the Clinic
Occupational Physician except those required for workers who are ill or injured
on the job.
Health Screening- The Clinic may help identify and host
health screening providers on a periodic basis.
EMERGENCY SERVICES - DIAL
911- Medical Services for emergencies are available around the clock (24 hours
per day/7 days per week) for civilian workers, active duty, and family members
residing on post. These services are provided by the Depot Fire Department which
is staffed by trained certified Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) personnel. An
emergency is defined as any illness or injury which threatens life, limb, or
eyesight.
Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System
(DEERS)
DEERS is a computerized database of military sponsors, families and
others worldwide who are entitled under the law to TRICARE
benefits. DEERS registration is required for TRICARE
eligibility. All uniformed services sponsors (active, reserve or
retired) should ensure that their family status (marriage, death, divorce, new
child, etc.) and residential address are current in DEERS at all
times.
Registration in DEERS:
Active-duty and retired
service members are automatically registered in DEERS, but they must take action
to register their family members and ensure they're correctly entered into the
database. Mistakes in the DEERS database can cause problems with TRICARE claims,
so it is critical to maintain your DEERS information.
Verifying and
Updating DEERS Information:
You can verify your DEERS information by
contacting your regional TRICARE managed care support contractor, your local
TRICARE service center or the nearest uniformed services personnel office (ID
card facility). Sponsors or registered family members may make
address changes, however, only the sponsor can add or delete a family member
from DEERS, and proper documents are required such as a marriage certificate,
divorce decree and/or birth certificate.
To update your DEERS information:
visit any personnel office; or, contact the Defense Manpower Data Center Support
Office (DSO) at 1-800-538-9552; or, FAX address changes to DEERS at
1-831-655-8317; or, mail the address change to the Defense Manpower Data Center
Support Office, ATTN: COA, 400 Gigling Road, Seaside, CA 93955-6771; or, go
online to update your information.
Medical Aspects of TRICARE
Program
TRICARE is the Department of Defense's worldwide health care program
for active duty and retired uniformed services members and their families.
TRICARE consists of TRICARE Prime, a managed care option; TRICARE Extra, a
preferred provider option; and TRICARE Standard, a fee-for-service option.
TRICARE For Life is also available for Medicare-eligible beneficiaries age 65
and over. For more information about TRICARE eligibility,
beneficiaries may contact their local health benefits adviser or TRICARE service
center. You can also visit the TRICARE Web site.