- JUNE 6, NEWS-AIRWINGER 1974 2 JAX AIR . Doctor shortage citedNRMC I to cut back medical servicesBy I (Naval Hospital). except nor on weekends except for active - careful proper ) Knee operational units and overseas after extensive and duty military personnel. NRltCPAOJaxDurlng facilities, the major impact will consideration, that the above as follows Those: who are currently 4. Corpsmen will be on duty be felt in the and action must be taken.It 1. the past year, the dispensaries actively treated in a twenty-four hours daily. After 4 Jacksonville Naval Regional other outpatient areas. is anticipated that the abilityto being clinic; i.e., those in- p.m. medical officers will be on Medical Center (NRMC ) beganto The loss of general medical provide minor medical services specialty dividuals with specified appointments call, If needed, for active duty experience the anticipated officers assigned to medical will be maintained by the will not be cancelled. members.. shortage of general medical centers and hospitals will be use of para-medical personnel Patients who have been 5. On Saturdays, Sundays and officers which, for the most part, drastic, but the reduction in the (physicians assistants, nurse scheduled 2. for surgery will not be holidays there will be a Walk-In only resulted in longer waiting number of specialists will be practitioners and locally trained cancelled. Clinic for acutely ill active duty lines for "every day" type illnessas much less. corpsmen). Those who are enrolled in the personnel and their dependents The will be Some of these personnel are 3. are usually seen in the General impact so Practice Program will between 9:30: a.m. and noon. available and have been used Family that for Practice Walk-In Clinic. significant priorities continued to receive care in that 6. There will be no routine The shortage of general medical care must be establishedand successfully in the Medical physical examinations enforced. Center during this past As program. except medical officers available for the year. time those for required active military services has been Medical care must be and will the summer months progress, 4. For the present duty at the Medical military personnel. generated primarily by termination be provided for active duty these para-medical personneland pediatric will care continue to be 7. Off-base ambulance service of the physician draft members without reduction in a few more physicians will Center and changing patterns of medical quantity and quality. Every become available. It is hoped that provided. will be provided. only to active will continue to duty military personnel. education. effort will be made to providecare some of the reductions and 5. Pharmacies Unfortunately, a much greater to dependents of active duty dislocations of medical care may honor civilian prescriptions, 8. Routine immunizations will impact will be felt throughout all personnel and dependents of be corrected at that time. within available resources. continue according to the present the military medical depart- members who died serving on The following is a summary of 6. Emergency Room care will schedule. ments as well as the NRMC here active duty.Regrettably. actions which must be taken: be restricted to genuine life- 9. Specialty clinics will con- beginning next month.In it will be Retirees and Their Dependents threatening situations. tinue to be provided with appointments - Fiscal Year 1973, the necessary to curtail significantly, (effective June 22,1974)It ) Emergency Room personnel will for Orthopedics, GYN combined strength of Navy at this time, medical care for is regretted that we will be be the final authority for and Surgery. general medical officers and retirees'and their dependents.It unable to provide medical care determining prioritiesNAS 10. Appropriately written flight surgeons was over 1,800. As is essential that there will be for retirees and their dependentsat Jax Dispensary civilian prescriptions will con- we enter Fiscal Year 1975, the no dimunition of the quality of any of the dispensaries (NAS (effective July 1,1974)) tinue to be honored within number Is less than 800. medical care provided for Jax, NS Mayport and NAS Cecil 1. Care for active duty military available resources. Due to the necessity of anyone. In order to achieve this Field). Neither will care be personnel will continue as at providing ample staffing for the objective, it has been concluded, provided at the Medical Center present. Medical Center 2. No further routine physical (effective June 22, 1974)) examinations such as for sum- 1. There will be no after-hours mer camps, drivers education, adult General Practice Walk-In; etc. will be performed. Clinic. Clinic hours will be 3. Appropriately written limited from 8:30: a.m. to 4 p.m. .. civilian prescriptions will con- for dependents of active duty tinue to be honored. military personnel only. xx Cecil Field Dispensary 4 2. The Pediatric acute care (effective July 1, 1974)) after-hours clinic will continue on 1.The facilities will Dispensary IWa weekdays and will be extended to "4+ i be limited to active duty military weekends and holidays from 10 personnel only. a.m. to 8 by appointmentonly. will be p.m. 2. Corpsmen on duty f4 } It must be emphasized that F n hours twenty-four a day. this should not be considered a u up 3. Medical officers will be on convenience clinic. duty on weekdays from 7:30: a.m. to 4:30: p.m. and on weekends and 3. No further routine physicalssuch holidays from 8-10 a.m. as for summer camps anddriver's 4. Routine immunizations will education will be per- continue to be provided according - formed. 4. School physicals will to the schedule. Ass.iulntaJI. present be performed in the Pediatric w 4 w :his service includes dependents Clinic by appointment on Wed. ,f active duty personnel. nesday and Friday afternoon 5. Appropriately written from June through August.These civilian prescriptions will con- should be made appointments as HAPPY ANIVERSARY-Jacksonville Mayor Hans G. Tanzler, Jr. signs a i ruii.iu+>.fIJffBJliZflJ1fUl l:HA/F .O W+.a genuine emergencies; that is, c ';.' *;< ':,,I;: '<:.,':.,;,.'; 'x, ."..: life-threatening situations. The will have Emergency Room Staff t f.f.t 1 the authority to make such JAX. AIR. NEWS ACTION LINEAction determinations. Individuals will illnesses and conditions judged to 1 Line Call No. 1110: be less serious will be redirectedto 11'I The JAX AIR I NEWS ,is a Civilian Enterprise Newspaper distributedeach i We've called so many times about getting the air civilian other facilities (military or ) appropriate. Thursday at the U.S. Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, Florida, conditioning put on in the 6 and? series barracks. as by the Holt Publishing Company,a private firm. All Copy submitted for use in the JAX AIR NEWS must be forwarded to the Public Last night I was in the new barracks and the air Information concerning Affairs Office, Box 2, NAS Jacksonville, by 12:00 noon on Mondaybefore conditioning is fine there. It's utilization of CIIAMPUS benefits ;. publication. News items are welcomed from all sources. working beautiful, as it is be obtained by contactingthe : Telephone 772-3118 or 3119. in most other buildings on base except for 6 and 7 series may "Everything advertised in this publication must be made BEQ barracks.I'd following: available for purchase, use or patronage without regard to race, NRMC: Mrs. Glover, 772-3057 creed,color, national'origin or sex of the purchaser,user, or patron.A like something to be done about it. Mayport: HMC Eckhard, 246- confirmed violation or rejection of this policy of equal op. We've called portunities by an advertiser will result in the refusal to print advertising enough names; we've gotten nothing, 5569NAS 772- :c: from that source." absolutely nothing, out of it. We've talked to the Master- Jax: HM2 Johnson, Advertisements are solicited by the publisher and queries con at-Arms 3505 cerning such should be directed to: everything, just nothing. Cecil Field IIMC Utley, 771- : pllce'at' it should be turned on; it's hell 'to sleep in this 3211 Ext. 407. :_Ya THE HOLT PUBLISHING COMPANY night time. hank you. The Navy Regional MedicalCenter 4565 Shirley Ave., Jacksonville, Fla. 32210A".U' Unidentified l\lale will do everything y' Telephone 387.3566 \Ve've heard of eg.ng.oul, of their possible to expand its way'to solve a M.MI. resources '. problem, but the solution to this one has to as soon as more rank near the I VOL. 32 NO. 12 JUNE 6, 1974 I top.A become Information available. regarding .: repair man was called here from Caracas availability will be updated .. ,: -," : Venezuela to perform the required maintenance under a, through Jax Air News articles company warranty. and NRMC Health Care ... Bulletins.PAGE .