Health Care

Yorktown Branch Health Clinic, 757-953-8454 and Yorktown Dental Clinic, 757-953-8417, are located on the Naval Weapons Station and Joint Bases Langley-Eustis also provides military medical treatment facilities on the Peninsula. Please see the health care link on this site for more information. The branch health clinics are not equipped to handle life-threatening emergencies on the Peninsula side of Hampton Roads. For emergencies, go to the nearest civilian hospital.

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

• Branch Dental Clinic, Health Clinic Yorktown – 757-953-8454
• Naval Dental Clinic, Norfolk – 757-953-8635
• Branch Dental Clinic, Boone Health Clinic Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story – 757-953-8334
• Branch Dental Clinic, Health Clinic Naval Shipyard Norfolk – 757-953-8635
• Branch Dental Clinic, Health Clinic Naval Air Station Oceana – 757-953-3917

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, call Metlife or visit their website.

Civilian Health Care

If you use TRICARE Select/Extra, the 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 Health Net at 877-874-2273, or visit their website.

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.

Charette Health Center
The Charette Health Center, Portsmouth (informally known as 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 (approximately 450,000 active-duty, retired, and dependent military members are eligible to use this facility and its clinics).
 

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 should contact the health care facility nearest them to obtain information on the availability of services.

• Branch Health Clinic, Yorktown Naval Weapons Station: 757-953-8454 
• Branch Health Clinic, Dam Neck Annex: 757-953-9914
• Admiral Joel T. Boone Branch Health Clinic, Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story: 757-953-8351 
• Sewells Point Branch Health Clinic, Norfolk Naval Base: 757-953-9000 
• Branch Health Clinic, Norfolk Naval Shipyard: 757-953-6500
• Branch Health Clinic, Navy Support Activity Northwest Annex: 757-953-6250
• Branch Health Clinic, Naval Air Station Oceana: 757-953-3933
• TRICARE Prime Clinic, Chesapeake: 757-953-6366
• TRICARE Prime Clinic, Northwest: 757-953-6294
• 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 and composite health care system computer entry.
 

Appointments
All appointments are made through the TRICARE central phone number at 800-444-5445.

Eligibility
Medical care services are offered on a priority basis. First priority of care is to active-duty military. Second priority is to family members of active-duty, with retired military and family members of retired military following in the eligibility chain.

Emergency Care
Charette Medical Center, Portsmouth has the only military emergency room on the Southside of Hampton Roads. The branch health clinics are not equipped to handle life-threatening emergencies. All life-threatening emergencies should be taken to the Charette Health Care 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 need to remember that they must use military care facilities. If an emergency does arise and an active-duty person must use a civilian hospital, TRICARE must be notified at once, or insurance coverage is not assured.

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

• Branch Dental Clinic, Health Clinic Yorktown: 757-953-8454
• Naval Dental Clinic, Norfolk: 757-953-8635
• Branch Dental Clinic, Boone Health Clinic Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story: 757-953-8334
• Branch Dental Clinic, Health Clinic Naval Shipyard Norfolk:757-953-8635
• Branch Dental Clinic, Health Clinic Naval Air Station Oceana: 757-953-3917

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, call Metlife 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 Health Net, 877-874-2273 or visit their website.