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Your Health - Weed Army Community Hospital

New addition to your Army Health
Benefits arrives Nov. 19

Health concerns while travel-
ing? Call the Nurse Advice Line
wherever you are!

The leaves are turning orange and red, and it’s time to Photo by Michael Beaton, WACH PAO
store the flip-flops and tank tops, but that doesn’t mean Andrew Munsterman (left), Weed Army Community Hospital Project Manager for the new Fort Irwin WACH Army Wellness
travel season is over. Center, and Joseph Byrne, Fort Irwin United States Army Garrison Health Promotion Officer, assemble equipment and
furnishings for the new wellness center.
Fall is here, and that means weekend trips and holi-
days for the military family. If you and your family have Soldiers, civilians and family members are invited to attend “Such services outside post normally cost thousands of dol-
a medical problem while traveling this fall you can call the ribbon-cutting and grand opening ceremony of the new lars, but are made available at no charge to the Fort Irwin Com-
the Nurse Advice Line while on the road for all of your Fort Irwin Army Wellness Center at 11 a.m., Nov. 19. munity,” said Andrew Munsterman, project manager for the
health concerns and needs.
The state-of-the-art wellness wellness center. “It’s a signifi-
The NAL is the Military Health System’s new initiative facility will be an integral part of cant addition to community
to improve ready access to safe, high quality care. Calling the recently renovated garrison members’ health benefits on
the NAL gives you access to the advice you need at the Resiliency Center that opened Fort Irwin, as well as visiting
right time. Call 1-800-TRICARE (874-2273), option 1 in June. It is located in building Soldiers training at the Na-
to talk to a registered nurse, who can answer your urgent 127, at the corner of Inner Loop tional Training Center.”
care questions, give you health care advice, help you find Road and First Street.
a doctor or schedule a next-day appointment at a military The AWC concept is built
hospital or clinic. The new wellness center on five pillars, health assess-
offers modern health services, ment reviews, physical fitness
If you or a member of your family gets ill while you are programs and state-of-the-art evaluation, nutrition, tobacco
traveling, calling the NAL can help you figure out what equipment free of charge to all cessation and general wellness
steps to take. The nurse will ask you questions about the Department of Defense iden- education. When combined,
symptoms you or your family member are experiencing tification card holders on Fort the services at AWC can help
and provide advice on whether you need to seek care Irwin, including fitness assess- prevent injuries, which ulti-
and when. When you are traveling, the NAL nurse will ments, metabolic testing, personalized health and nutritional mately can help improve unit readiness and fitness, according
help you find a safe, high-quality health care facility in programs, wellness coaching, massage chairs and because of its to Munsterman.
the TRICARE network. If you are a military hospital or partnership with the Resiliency Center, many unique health The new AWC will be open Monday through Friday, 7:30
clinic enrollee, the NAL will send a follow-up note to and fitness services. a.m. to 4 p.m.; closed Saturdays, Sundays and holidays.
your primary care manger and medical team back home
so they know how you are doing. You can safely travel The Great American SMOKEOUT is Nov. 19
anywhere with TRICARE and the NAL. The NAL is
available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. For more TIME TO QUIT?
information on accessing the NAL while on the go, visit
www.TRICARE.mil/NAL. THE WEED ARMY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
NO-COST SMOKING CESSATION PROGRAM
Visit the Weed Army Community Hospital Online:
Are you a smoker thinking of quitting? It’s your decision, but there are plenty
For daily tips on health, fitness, wellness of people who support it, including your family, co-workers and the staff of the
and patient care on Fort Irwin visit us at Weed Army Community Hospital on Fort Irwin. Whether your plan is to go
www.facebook.com/WeedArmy “cold turkey” or quit using gradual cessation, there are plenty of non-nagging
suggestions available to anyone considering quitting from your health care provid-
New to Fort Irwin? See images of WACH ers on post. If you need to talk to someone about quitting call the WACH Preventive
and the new state-of-the-art hospital at Medicine Office at 380-3053. The WACH Smoking Cessation program is open to all ser-
www.flickr/weedhosp/com vicemembers, family members and military civilian identification cardholders and is free of charge.

For more information go to www.irwin.army.mil