The
Joint Task Force National Capital Region Medical,
located on the National Naval Medical Center
campus in Bethesda, Maryland, also known as the JTF
CAPMED headquarters, was established by the Deputy Secretary of Defense,
Gordon England, as a fully functional
Standing Joint Task Force with authority to ensure the effective
and efficient delivery of military healthcare within the National
Capital Region.
Establishment
Effective
September 14, 2007, the
Deputy Secretary of
Defense,
Gordon England,
established the JTF CAPMED under command of RADM John Mateczun, MC,
USN. This
joint task force was
established to ensure effective and efficient delivery of
world-class military healthcare within the National Capital Region
(NCR) using all available military healthcare resources and oversee
the consolidation and realignment of military healthcare within the
joint operating area (JOA) in accordance with the
2005 Base Realignment and
Closure (BRAC) Act.
Authority
The Commander of the JTF CAPMED will act as the senior medical
officer in the JOA. The Commander will organize staff and reporting
organizations to execute the mission. The Commander shall have the
authority to compile budgets for the units assigned to JTF CAPMED
and distribute and direct resources as needed within the JOA to
accomplish mission objectives.
Vision
A world-class medical center at the hub of the nation's premier
regional healthcare system serving our military and our
nation.
Mission
Deliver integrated healthcare in the NCR, ensure readiness, and
execute the BRAC business plans to achieve the vision.
Healthcare Delivery in the NCR
A. Regional healthcare delivery
B. Readiness and disaster preparedness
BRAC
A. Construction Projects and Relocations
B. Create World-Class Medical Center
Constituent Commands
U.S. ARMY: Walter Reed Army
Medical Center
; DeWitt
Army Community Hospital; Kimbrough Ambulatory Care Center;
Dunham U.S. Health Clinic; Barquist Army Health Clinic; Kirk
U.S. Army Health Clinic; Fairfax Family Health Clinic; Rader Army
Health Clinic; DiLorenzo TRICARE Health Clinic; Woodbridge Army
Health Clinic
U.S. NAVY: National Naval
Medical Center; Naval Health Clinic Quantico; Naval Health Clinic
Patuxent River; Naval Health Clinic USUHS; Naval Health Clinic
Carderock; Naval Health Clinic Lakehurst; Naval Air Facility Health
Clinic Andrews; Naval Health Clinic Willow Grove; Naval Health
Clinic Mechanicsburg; Naval Health Clinic Dahlgren; Naval Health
Clinic Indian Head; Naval Health Clinic Washington Navy Yard; Naval
Health Clinic Earle; Naval Health Clinic Sugar Grove; Philadelphia
Naval Business Center Health Clinic
U.S. AIR FORCE:
Malcolm Grow
Medical Center
; 79th Medical Wing; Bolling Air Force Base 579th
Health Clinic; 11th Medical Group Flight Medicine
Clinic
See also
References
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