Health Care

The Alexander T. Augusta Military Medical Center (ATAMMC), formerly known as Fort Belvoir Community Hospital (FBCH), is part of an integrated healthcare network providing world-class medical service to the nation’s wounded, active-duty service members, retirees and family members throughout the National Capital Region. ATAMMC is located at 9300 DeWitt Loop, Fort Belvoir, Virginia. For information and appointments, call 571-231-3224 or visit the Hospital website. 

ATAMMC offers two family health centers off-site. The Family Health Center in Fairfax is located at 10580 Arrowhead Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030; the Family Health Center Dumfries is located at 3700 Fettler Park Drive, Dumfries, VA 22025. Both centers provide a full range of outpatient, primary and specialty care. 

Excellent medical services are available throughout the greater Washington, D.C. area.

When you move, TRICARE moves with you. No matter where you go in the world, TRICARE is there before, during and when you get to your next duty station.

There are steps you need to take to make sure changes to your TRICARE coverage go smoothly. Understand that when you move, you may have to use a different TRICARE option. Visit TRICARE Moving to learn more.

Before you move, you should take care of any routine medical needs, including immunizations, and fill your prescriptions so you have enough while traveling. If you need care during your move, visit TRICARE Getting Care When Traveling to learn what to do.

Filling prescriptions while traveling

You should refill prescriptions before traveling. But if you run out of a prescription drug while traveling, visit TRICARE Filling Prescriptions When Traveling.

Getting dental care while traveling

Getting dental care while traveling depends on your location and whether you are a service member or family member.

• If you are an active-duty service member within the United States or in U.S. territories, and near a military installation, you may be able to get emergency dental care at the dental treatment facility, or DTF, if available. If not, contact the TRICARE Active Duty Dental Care Program before you see a dentist and tell the contractor about your move. You will need to get an authorization before you see a dentist. The Active Duty Dental Care Program will work with you, so you can get care from a local network dentist.
• If you are an active-duty service member at an overseas location, call the TRICARE overseas regional call center to get authorization before you see a civilian dentist.
• If you are an active-duty family member within the United States, in U.S. territories or at an overseas location, you can find out if any nearby military dental treatment facility treats active-duty family members. If you're enrolled in the TRICARE dental program, call the TRICARE dental program contractor or visit their website to find a provider. You will need to get an authorization before you see the dentist.

With permanent change of station orders, ask for a copy of your medical and dental records from your military treatment facility and the dental treatment facility. Do this at least one month before your PCS date. The MTF should also transfer a copy of your record and any family records to your new duty station or you may be able to hand carry them to your new duty station.

If you want someone else to be able to get medical or dental information on you or your family while you are moving, you need to complete a DD Form 2870, "Authorization for Disclosure of Medical or Dental Information."

For more information on getting copies of medical records, visit TRICARE Request Copies of Medical Records.

Excellent medical services are available in the greater metropolitan Washington, D.C. area.

Fort Belvoir Medical Care

The Alexander T. Augusta Military Medical Center (ATAMMC), formerly, the Fort Belvoir Community Hospital (FBCH), is an integrated healthcare network providing world-class medical service to the nation’s wounded, active-duty service members, retirees and family members. The 1.2 million square foot hospital is designed to increase hospital and outpatient care to all service members and veterans in the National Capital Region. For military service members, the ATAMMC is the central facility in a comprehensive health care network called the DeWitt Health Care Network which serves approximately 150,000 eligible military beneficiaries in Northern Virginia.

In addition to the ATAMMC, the Health Care Network encompasses two family health centers, located in the communities of Dumfries and Fairfax. The Fairfax Health Center is located at 4375 Fair Lakes Court, Fairfax, Virginia 22030. Call 571-432-2600. The Dumfries Health Center is located at 3700 Fettler Park Drive, Dumfries, Virginia 22035. Call 703-441-7500. Both sites were chosen based on easy access for patients and visitors as they are close to interstates, major highways and public transportation. Hours of operation at both locations are Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturdays from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Priority for health care services is given to active-duty personnel and TRICARE Prime enrollees. Personnel enrolled in TRICARE Select are seen on a space-available basis.

Installation Hospital

For a list of medical services provided, visit the  ATAMMC website or call 571-231-3224. For appointments, call 1-855-227-6331.

TRICARE

Your key to TRICARE eligibility depends on your enrollment in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS). The DEERS record will indicate the dates of eligibility. All uniformed services sponsors active, reserve or retired should ensure that their family status marriage, death, divorce and new child and residential address are current in the DEERS at all times. DEERS enrollment and/or updates are completed at uniformed services personnel offices, not at TRICARE service centers.

For more information about DEERS, contact the Defense Manpower Data Center Support Office Telephone Center from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m., Pacific Time, Monday through Friday, toll free at 800-538-9552, or visit the TRICARE Military Health System website.