The Branch Medical Clinic's mission is to provide general
practice outpatient medical care to active duty members of the uniformed
services. Additionally, subject to the availability of medical staff,
space and other resources, an array of general medical care is provided to
family members of active duty and retirees and their family members on an
enrollment basis.
Inpatient care for active duty members is provided in
the local community or through the Naval Hospital at San Diego and Camp
Pendleton. Family members and retirees requiring inpatient and
outpatient medical care not available at the clinic are referred to local
civilian medical sources under TRICARE. TRICARE is an enrollment
based system devised to provide beneficiaries with a Primary Care Manager who
will assess each patient's medical needs and provide appropriate medical
care. The TRICARE Service Center, located next to the Branch Medical
Clinic, provides medical benefit and enrollment information for family members
and retirees.
Clinic hours are 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Mon, Tues, Wed and
Fri., and 7:30 a.m. to Noon on Thursday. Evening clinic hours are
available based on staffing. For clinic appointments, call the
appointment line at 269-2700.
After hours and weekends when the clinic is
closed, all routine medical care will be deferred until the next working
day. Contact the Clinic Chief of the Day at pager 819-9717 for urgent
medical care questions or call the Health Care Information Line at (800)
611-2883. All emergencies are handled by the local civilian
hospital.
Dental Clinic is available but only for use by active duty
military.