Health Care

The 1st Special Operations Medical Group provides the highest quality medical care, community and workplace medical surveillance, and preventive medicine to over 13,000 beneficiaries. The 1st Special Operations Medical Group maintains the health of approximately 13,000 beneficiaries to ensure a vital and fit force, deployable to any location, and primary care for active duty family members, and retirees and their family members. The 1st SOMDG is made up of two squadrons, the 1st Special Operations Operational Medical Readiness Squadron, 1st Special Operations Health Care Operational Squadron and the 1st Special Operations Medical Support Squadron.

Additional 1 SOMDG information can be found at the following websites:

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Eglin Air Force Base 96th Medical Group

The 96th Medical Group provides comprehensive medical care to approximately 124,000 eligible beneficiaries (active duty military members, retirees, and their families). The hospital is a 53-bed teaching facility with an 8-bed intensive care unit/32-bed multi-service unit. The newly renovated Labor and Delivery department modernized 13 Labor Delivery Recovery Postpartum suites (LDRPs) and Nursery. As a teaching facility, the hospital has an active residency program in Dentistry and Family Practice Medicine allowing residents the opportunity to develop and enrich their clinical and academic capabilities. In addition to primary care, Eglin offers many specialty clinics; Orthopedics, Neurology, Ophthalmology, OB/GYN to name a few along with PT, Lab, Radiology, and a 24/7/365 emergency room. Due to resource limitations, Active Duty personnel and TRICARE Prime enrollees receive priority for medical care before all other beneficiaries.

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.

Eglin Air Force Base 96^th Medical Group

The 96th Medical Group provides comprehensive medical care to approximately 124,000 eligible beneficiaries (active duty military members, retirees, and their families). The hospital is a 53-bed teaching facility with an 8-bed intensive care unit/32-bed multi-service unit. The newly renovated Labor and Delivery department modernized 13 Labor Delivery Recovery Postpartum suites (LDRPs) and Nursery. As a teaching facility, the hospital has an active residency program in Dentistry and Family Practice Medicine allowing residents the opportunity to develop and enrich their clinical and academic capabilities. In addition to primary care, Eglin offers many specialty clinics; Orthopedics, Neurology, Ophthalmology, OB/GYN to name a few along with PT, Lab, Radiology, and a 24/7/365 emergency room. Due to resource limitations, Active Duty personnel and TRICARE Prime enrollees receive priority for medical care before all other beneficiaries.