Hurlburt Field  Health

The 1st Special Operations Medical Group provides clinic services to Hurlburt's population. The Eglin 96th Medical Group is nearby, serving approximately 92,000. The Eglin Emergency Department is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to treat potentially life-threatening emergencies. Patients are promptly seen based on the severity of their illness or injury to include loss of life, limb, or eyesight. There is a Fisher House located on Eglin Air Force Base, 850-883-2865. Eligible beneficiaries include active duty, reserve, Guard, veterans, retirees and family members as long as any of the above-mentioned individuals are receiving care at the Eglin hospital or similar local medical facility. There is a Ronald McDonald House on the campus of Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola, 850-416-7000, for use by military members and their dependents who are referred to hospitals in the Pensacola area.

Hurlburt Field does not have an emergency room. For 24-hour ambulance service on base, always contact 911. Eglin Air Force Base is the closest military base with an emergency room; call 850-883-8227. Fort Walton Beach Medical Center is the nearest civilian emergency room 850-862-1111.

For Navarre residents emergency care services are:

• HCA Florida Navarre Emergency - 850-684-6200,
• Ascension Sacred Heart Emergency - 850-746-2911
• Baptist Emergency - 850-908-8888.

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

The 1st Special Operations Medical Group provides the highest quality medical care, community and workplace medical surveillance, and preventive medicine to over 15,000 beneficiaries. The medical group promotes and maintains the health of approximately 8,000 base personnel to ensure a vital and fit force, deployable to any location. The 1st SOMDG is made up of three 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:

• 1st Special Operations Medical Group
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Eglin Air Force Base 96^th Medical Group

The 96th Medical Group provides comprehensive medical care to approximately 92,000 eligible beneficiaries (active duty military members, retirees, and their families). The hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission. It currently has a six-bed intensive care unit and a 53-bed facility. 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.