Health Care

Oceana Branch Medical Clinic is not equipped to handle life-threatening emergencies. Portsmouth Naval Medical Center provides a comprehensive range of emergency, outpatient and inpatient health care services to active-duty Navy and Marine Corps personnel, their families and the many retired military members in the Hampton Roads area.

Phone:

• Commercial: 757-953-3805
• DSN: 377-3761
• Fax: 757-953-3815/3817

Location:

• Naval Air Station Oceana
• 1550 Tomcat Blvd., Suite 150
• Virginia Beach, VA 23460-2188

Hours:

• Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., Wednesday: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Weekends and Holidays: CLOSED

Immunizations Clinic Hours:

• Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Wednesday CLOSED
• Last patient taken at 2:45 p.m.
• Weekends and Holidays: CLOSED

Oceana Branch Dental Clinic provides dental care to active-duty personnel. This clinic does not provide services to family members.

• Phone: 757-953-3917
• Location: 1556 Tomcat Blvd. Bldg. 285, Virginia Beach, VA 23460
• Hours:
  • Monday-Friday: 7 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.
  • Weekends and Holidays: Closed

For dental emergencies after hours service members should go to the Portsmouth Naval Medical Center emergency room.

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.

For information regarding civilian health care options please visit https://www.tricare.mil/east.

Naval Medical Center Portsmouth

Naval Medical Center Portsmouth is the U.S. Navy's oldest, continuously-operating hospital since 1830, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth proudly serves past and present military members and their families.  The nationally acclaimed, state of the art medical center, including its ten branch and TRICARE Prime clinics located throughout the Hampton Roads area, additionally offers premier research and teaching programs designed to prepare new doctors, nurses and hospital corpsmen for future roles in healing and wellness. NMCP is a patient-driven TRICARE facility entrusted with the health readiness of the United States armed forces.

Geographically located in the southeastern corner of the Commonwealth of Virginia, on historic Hospital Point in Portsmouth, Virginia, the main campus of NMCP is home to more than 5,000 men and women who provide healthcare services to the brave men and women of all our armed forces, their family members, and military retirees, nearly 180,000 beneficiaries, which is a daunting task accomplished with great skill and competency by the "First and Finest."

Hampton Roads Health Clinics

There are seven Branch Health clinics and three TRICARE Prime clinics within the Hampton Roads region to meet the medical needs of service members and family members. Personnel can contact the following health care facilities to obtain information on availability and services:

• Boone Branch Health Clinic, Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek: 757-953-8351
• Oceana Branch Health Clinic, Naval Air Station Oceana: 757-953-3805
• Dam Neck Branch Health Clinic, Dam Neck Annex: 757-953-9915
• Sewells Point Branch Health Clinic, NAVSTA Norfolk: 757-953-9000
• Norfolk Naval Shipyard Branch Health Clinic: 757-953-6500
• Northwest Branch Health Clinic, Naval Support Activity Northwest Annex: 757-953-6250
• Yorktown Branch Health Clinic, Naval Weapons Station Yorktown: 757-953-8445
• TRICARE Prime Clinic, Suffolk: 757-953-7000
• TRICARE Prime Clinic, Chesapeake: 757-953-6366
• TRICARE Prime Clinic, Virginia Beach: 757-953-6708

Medical Records

Newly reporting active-duty members must check into Medical Records for a medical record screening.

Appointments

All appointments are made through the Hampton Roads Appointment Center by calling: 866-645-4584.

Eligibility

Medical care services are offered on a priority basis. Active-duty military has priority for health care services, followed by family members of active duty, and then retired military members and retired family members.

Emergency Care

Naval Medical Center Portsmouth has the only military emergency room on the Southside Hampton Roads. The branch health clinics are not equipped to handle life-threatening emergencies. All life-threatening emergencies should be taken to the Naval Medical Center Portsmouth or the nearest civilian facility. On the peninsula side of Hampton Roads, for emergencies go to the nearest civilian hospital.

Active-duty personnel are instructed to use the nearest military health care facility if required care does rise to the level of an emergency. For immediate emergency medical care, active-duty personnel may use the nearest civilian health care facility. Tricare must be notified for all emergency care received from a civilian provider as soon as possible to avoid insurance coverage denial.

Dental Care

Active Duty

Active-duty personnel receive dental care at one of the branch dental clinics in the area:

• NMRTC Portsmouth Dental Clinic: 757-953-2711           
• NMRTC Portsmouth Oral Surgery:  757-953-2730           
• Norfolk Branch Dental Clinic: 757-953-8635 Ext 3  
• Oceana Branch Dental Clinic: 757-953-3917/3915/3916 
• Dam Neck Branch Dental Clinic: 757-953-9854/9855  
• Little Creek Branch Dental Clinic: 757-953-8334/8335  
• Yorktown Branch Dental Clinic: 757-953-8417           
• Norfolk Naval Shipyard Dental: 757-953-6509  

Family Members

The TRICARE Dental Program is a comprehensive dental plan available to family members of active duty uniformed services personnel. There are many dentists in the Hampton Roads area who accept TDP. For information regarding participating dentists or other questions you may have call United Concordia, 844-653-4061 or visit their website.

Civilian Health Care

If you use TRICARE Standard/Extra, Hampton Roads area has many excellent facilities to meet your health care needs. You will find several private hospitals, outpatient treatment facilities, medical practices and many specialty clinics. For more information regarding your choices, call Humana at 800-444-5445, or visit their website.