Pentagon
officials released a list of military treatment facilities and clinics that
will no longer provide care to military retirees and active-duty families as
part of a shift in focus to supporting active-duty readiness. MacDill affected.
"The military health system is in the
midst of implementing several significant reforms aimed at building a more
integrated and effective system of readiness and health," said Tom
McCaffery, assistant secretary of defense for health affairs. "We reviewed
all facilities through the lens of their contributions to military readiness --
that includes MTFs [being] operated to ensure service members are medically
ready to train and deploy. It also means MTFs are effectively utilized as
platforms that enable our military medical personnel to acquire and maintain
the clinical skills and experience that prepares them for deployment in support
of combat operations around the world."
· Facilities closing to non-active duty patients
includes:
MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, outpatient clinic (pharmacy for all will be maintained)
· Facilities that will close completely to all users
includes:
MacDill
Air Force Base's Sabal Park community clinic in Brandon, Florida.