Health Care

Tuttle Army Health Clinic, located on the installation serves active duty soldiers, their family members and retires and their family members. Care unavailable at Tuttle Clinic is usually available at Winn Army Community Hospital (WACH) at Fort Stewart. For more information call 912-315-6500.

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.

Medical Care

Tuttle Army Health Clinic, located on the installation serves active duty soldiers, their family members and retires and their family members. Care unavailable at Tuttle Clinic is usually available at Winn Army Community Hospital (WACH) at Fort Stewart, on Harmon Avenue across from the National Guard Headquarters.

Clinic appointments are available for the Outpatient Clinic, Family Practice Clinic, Pediatric Clinic, and referrals are done for specialty clinics. Missed appointments compromise our ability to provide you quality care and hinder our ability to meet TRICARE access standards. If you are not able to make your appointment please call to cancel.

For the well-being of our patients, young children should not be brought into the clinic unless they have a scheduled appointment. Only children with an appointment for medical care are allowed in the clinics.

Dental Care

Dental care for active-duty military personnel is available, depending on the individual's unit of assignment. Dental care for family members at the DENTAC is on a limited basis only.

Under DoD regulations, family members of active-duty sponsors with two or more years remaining (one year if returning from OCONUS) on active duty are eligible for enrollment in the TRICARE Family Member Dental Plan and must receive their care through private sector dental offices.

Care at the DENTAC for those eligible is limited to "backup" emergency care in which a civilian provider has not been able to provide the necessary treatment. Family members not eligible for the insurance plan and their family members, have been authorized to receive emergency services and limited space-available care on a standby basis.