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IDSman, how's Army hospitals?
nitrouz
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In the old AF, if you got sick you went to Sick Call and saw a doctor or you were on duty at work.
Awhile ago the little clinic here (to reduce it's workload to nill) decided they would only see patients via an appointment. Which must be made by phone only-no Sick Call. If they were booked for the day you had to call back the following day and try to make an appointment.
I had a few troops awhile ago get food posioning from 'Jack in the Box' and the clinic wouldn't even see the troops. After I made some rather rude phone calls for a lowly E-5 and threatened to have a local ambulance pick them up and take them to a real hospital AND make Tricare pay for it....they started changing their tune.
Look here for their new program:
http://www.beale.af.mil/9MDG/Appointments/appointments_index.html
Is it worse in the Army?
Awhile ago the little clinic here (to reduce it's workload to nill) decided they would only see patients via an appointment. Which must be made by phone only-no Sick Call. If they were booked for the day you had to call back the following day and try to make an appointment.
I had a few troops awhile ago get food posioning from 'Jack in the Box' and the clinic wouldn't even see the troops. After I made some rather rude phone calls for a lowly E-5 and threatened to have a local ambulance pick them up and take them to a real hospital AND make Tricare pay for it....they started changing their tune.
Look here for their new program:
http://www.beale.af.mil/9MDG/Appointments/appointments_index.html
Is it worse in the Army?
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The root of the problem is th contract. I know it is easy to blame the hospital, and many times they are a bit negligent, but we really need to get to the root of the problem.... there is not MONEY for the program.
Now, that having been said, I know a few men who have gotten around the "system" by sending their family back to their HOR and while they are there, far away from any military hospital, they are able to see a wide-range of medical specialists under the same program.
Is it less than honest... well, I guess it depends if it is your family, or the next guys.
Just my $.02
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