Health Care

Alexander T. Augusta Military Medical Center (known prior as Fort Belvoir Community Hospital). The new name honors U.S. Army Lt. Col. (Dr.) Alexander Thomas Augusta, the highest-ranking black officer in the Union Army, the first black professor of medicine at Howard University in Washington D.C., and the first black officer to be buried at Arlington National Cemetery.

Alexander T. Augusta Military Medical Center  is more than 1.2 million square feet and includes 120 state-of-the-art inpatient rooms. The hospital consists of four ambulatory clinical centers, a seven-story inpatient tower, the Central Utilities Plant and two parking garages. Using the latest developments in evidence-based design, the facility features single-patient rooms, an intensive care unit and state-of-the-art operating rooms, cancer care center and center for the treatment of musculoskeletal disorders. Alexander T. Augusta Military Medical Center also provides a full range of primary care and medical and surgical subspecialties to eligible military beneficiaries in Northern Virginia.

Alexander T. Augusta Military Medical Center 

9300 DeWitt Loop
Fort Belvoir, VA 22060

Information: 571-231-FBCH/571-231-3224
TTY: 571-231-1799
Appointments: 855-227-6331

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.