Military Medical Facility Changes

Facilities closing to non-active duty patients include:

Facilities that have either already transitioned to active duty-only, or are in process:

Facilities that will close completely to all users:

  • MacDill Air Force Base’s Sabal Park community clinic in Brandon, Florida
  • Fort Benning, Georgia, North Columbus-Benning clinic
  • Fort Irwin, California, Department of Behavioral Health

Facilities that could see upgrades:

  • Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, upgrade to Level II Trauma Center
  • Tripler Army Medical Center, Hawaii, could be closed to non-active duty patients if officials determine that the local community can handle providing the necessary medical care.

Facilities slated for downgrade:

  • Fort Meade, Maryland, Kimbrough, Ambulatory Care Center to downgrade to a clinic
  • Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, Naval Hospital Beaufort downgrade to ambulatory surgery center
  • Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, downgrade to an ambulatory surgery center and outpatient clinic; McDonald clinic downgrade from ambulatory surgery to an outpatient clinic
  • Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, downgrade from ambulatory surgery to an outpatient clinic

Facilities that may continue to see active-duty families

  • Naval Technical Training Center Meridian, Mississippi, outpatient clinic
  • Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), Miami, Florida, Gordon outpatient clinic

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