ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
 
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R 091557Z FEB 04 ZYB MIN PSN 140236J16
 
FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//DNS//
 
TO NAVADMIN
 
UNCLAS //N05000//
NAVADMIN 025/04
 
MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/DNS/-/FEB//
 
SUBJ/NAVAL HOSPITAL ROOSEVELT ROADS (NHRR) PATIENT CARE TRANSITION
/PLANS//
 
RMKS/1.  AS DIRECTED BY THE 2004 DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, NAVAL
STATION ROOSEVELT ROADS AND ITS TENANT COMMANDS WILL CLOSE NO LATER
THAN MARCH 2004.  NHRR SERVICES WILL PHASE DOWN OVER THAT TIMEFRAME
TO ALTERNATIVE SOURCES OF CARE, INCLUDING OBSTETRICS.
 
2.  THE BELOW INFORMATION IS PROVIDED TO ASSIST ACTIVE DUTY AND
THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS WITH OBTAINING FUTURE OBSTETRIC CARE IN PUERTO
RICO.  EXPECTANT MOTHERS, BOTH ACTIVE DUTY AND FAMILY MEMBERS, WHO
MAY BE PLANNING MOVES TO PUERTO RICO MAY NOT BE AWARE OF THE
IMPENDING CLOSURE AND REVISED HEALTHCARE PROVISIONS.  ALL COMMANDS
ARE REQUESTED TO ENSURE THIS INFORMATION IS MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL
SERVICE MEMBERS AND SPECIFICALLY INCORPORATED INTO TRANSFER
PROCESSING FOR ALL MEMBERS AFFECTED BY THIS CHANGE.
 
3.  BEGINNING IN FEBRUARY 2004, ALL MILITARY OBSTETRIC CARE IN
PUERTO RICO WILL BE PROVIDED EXCLUSIVELY IN THE CIVILIAN COMMUNITY.
UPON CLOSURE OF NHRR, ALL OTHER HEALTHCARE SERVICES FOR ELIGIBLE
BENEFICIARIES WILL ALSO SHIFT TO THE TRICARE NETWORK.
 
4.  ALL ACTIVE DUTY AND ACTIVE DUTY FAMILY MEMBERS WHO ARE IMPACTED
BY THIS CHANGE SHOULD CONTACT THE LOCAL TRICARE SERVICE CENTERS FOR
ASSISTANCE IN IDENTIFYING NETWORK PROVIDERS AND TO START THE
REFERRAL PROCESS AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE.  THE FOLLOWING TRICARE
SERVICE CENTERS ARE AVAILABLE TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE:
    TRICARE SERVICE CENTER NAVAL HOSPITAL ROOSEVELT ROADS -
    787-865-5913 OR TOLL FREE 888-849-4371
    TRICARE SERVICE CENTER FORT BUCHANAN - 787-707-2534
    TRICARE SERVICE CENTER USCG AIR STATION BORINQUEN-787-890-8477
 
5.  RELEASED BY VADM P. A. TRACEY, DIRECTOR, NAVY STAFF.//
 
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