Military Medical Care

[baruch38]

From 1956 to 1958 I served as a Pediatrician at the US Army Quonset Hut Mercy Hospital just before the Camp Kue local Marine/Naval Hospital was completed.What is the situation these days esp for the care of military dependents?

[Carl]

I had a real bad infection from when some Navy kid removed my wisdom teeth (had to cut part of the bone out and they left little pieces in there). It flared up real bad when I was home on leave, and no doctor nearby would accept Tricare.

I also got my ass chewed by some crusty old doc for going to the ER at 4am. I was puking blood and lost my voice and was in terrible pain and he told me I was wasting his time and I should go home and wait for sick call to open. I ended up being sick for over a week, but no one could ever tell me what I had. I dropped about 15 lbs while I was sick because I could not eat anything, yet the hospital would not see me. They kept sending me back to the ill-equipped sick call who kept giving me penicillin shots even though they already figured out whatever I had was viral (and that's as much as I ever learned about what I had).

My wife's friend's husband was killed shortly after some sort of heart surgery because they gave him a child-sized artery instead of an adult-sized one.

I'm not impressed at all with military medical care. You couldn't pay me to go get seen by them now.

[Jazz]

I stay as far from base medical facs as possible unless unconscious and brought there unbeknownst (cool word, my first time using it) to me.

[Blues]

Let's the annual physical health assessment is nothing more than a web survery.
Felt sick last week called the clinic, talked to a nurse on the phone and got meds, didnt get examined in-person at all. So where are the doctors??

Luckily I never been in such bad shape to require any serious medical attention, hopefully my luck will run for a couple more decades.

[Richard Burns]

I had a good experience. But I've never been seriously sick.

I had my wisdom teeth removed at Foster dental. No novacaine or anything and I didn't feel a thing. I felt fine and was out drinking the same night.

I went to medical once for a heat stroke or some shit and was taken good care of. That was the only time I went to medical.

Now a lot of friend of mine have horror stories. I guess I either had dumb luck or my problems were so basic or both.

Even now I hear bad things about base medical. I believe it too. I've read scary things in the news too.

[Blues]

The best of confidence in military care!


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32068066/

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - An airman lost parts of both legs and was in critical condition after routine gallbladder surgery at Travis Air Force Base went terribly wrong, his family said.

Airman 1st Class Colton Read was supposed to get his gallbladder removed laparoscopically — via a small incision — at Travis' David Grant Medical Center on July 9.

During the procedure, surgeons nicked or punctured an aorta, a large artery that carries blood from the heart throughout the body, according to his wife, Jessica Read. The surgeons repaired the breach enough to save his life, but the repair began leaking and disrupted the blood supply to his legs, she said.

Read was flown to UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, where doctors told the family that damage from the lack of blood required amputation. Family members say he's undergone 10 surgeries to remove dead tissue from his legs, leaving him without much of his right leg and the lower portion of his left.

And Read still hasn't had his gallbladder removed because of the surgery complications, relatives said.

Travis officials would not comment on specifics, only saying a "serious medical incident" occurred at the hospital. The case is under investigation by the base, a national hospital accrediting commission and the U.S. surgeon general.

[Richard Burns]

^ That sucks. Uncle Sam better take care of that man's every need for life and then some.

[Tanimaga]

Base medical is good for the sports type injuries and basic issues, but seem to lack in many aspects. Years ago, my friend was the investigator for hospital deaths and told me "too many unnecessary deaths happen there".

I may be too big for Japanese hospital beds, and X ray machines, but I'll take my chances there.

[Richard Burns]

Japanese medical care FTW!

[DOCROB]

Let's the annual physical health assessment is nothing more than a web survery.
Felt sick last week called the clinic, talked to a nurse on the phone and got meds, didnt get examined in-person at all. So where are the doctors??

Luckily I never been in such bad shape to require any serious medical attention, hopefully my luck will run for a couple more decades.

You must be in the Air Force.:mir31:

[DOCROB]

I am a Former Navy Corpsman and I can tell you that Navy Medicine is IMHO the best there is. Army medicine maybe at walter ried but nowhere else. AF medicine?? they have that??? Then why do we keep seeing all the AF at the NAVAL HOSPITAL???? GO Navy!!!

P.S. When you absolutly positivly need to be fixed up right. Call your Local Navy Corpsman

[P_chan]

Army medical isn't all that ba from my experiences. If you go to sick call they usually just rush you in and rush you out, which is understandable because you get some frequent visitors with baby stuff like an upset stomach. My wife had major surgery at the army hospital over here and except for the O2 asshat who sucked at administering IVs, everything went relatively smoothly and her doctor was awesome.

[Spadesy]

I went in for an STD check earlier, was told to come back in two weeks for the results. I called one week later and they were all like "oh yeah, we got the results!" I know they got to send them to San Diego and all from here, but sheesh. In any medical facility in Japan, they could process the results in a matter of hours...not one week followed by another fictitious week. :rolleyes: It was all clean, but still...

[Richard Burns]

P.S. When you absolutly positivly need to be fixed up right. Call your Local Navy Corpsman

A Doc with the FMF yes!:army::thumbup1:

A blue side Corpsman FTL.

[DOCROB]

A Doc with the FMF yes!:army::thumbup1:

A blue side Corpsman FTL.

Yes but you must remember Green side Corpsman go blue side too. So it really depends if your Corpsman knows his shit or not.

[Crazysix]

I went in for an STD check earlier, was told to come back in two weeks for the results. I called one week later and they were all like "oh yeah, we got the results!" I know they got to send them to San Diego and all from here, but sheesh. In any medical facility in Japan, they could process the results in a matter of hours...not one week followed by another fictitious week. :rolleyes: It was all clean, but still...

ROTFLMAO....damn bro, wrap your tool,fool!!!!!

God bless peckercheckers

[DougP]

Lester was the last straw for me. Now that I have a choice on where to go for medical, I will never step foot in another military hospital ever again. Army, AF or Navy didn't matter much, they all left me with a bad impression.

[Crazysix]

never had any issues with medical here...the best on island I would say is Courtney clinic, professional in/out service...over all I would say its Norfolk naval hospital , bragg wasnt bad either

[Spadesy]

ROTFLMAO....damn bro, wrap your tool,fool!!!!!

God bless peckercheckers

It was in the...HEAT OF THE MOMEEEENT!

I liked Courtney's when I was there, they were pretty helpful if I needed anything. In and out, just like that.

Evans on Foster, not so much. It feels like I have to approach 20 different people just to get something one would think is routine, done. :rolleyes: