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Fort Jackson, South Carolina

Emergency personnel from the Fort Jackson Fire Department transport an accident victim on a stretcher during a casualty evacuation training exercise

Photo courtesy U.S. Army; Photo Credit: Chris Ramussen

Moncrief Army Community Hospital is Fort. Jackson's main medical facility. It provides for more than 400,000 outpatient clinic visits and more than 5 million laboratory procedures every year. The facility consists of a 12 story tower and a 3 story clinic wing. Moncrief provides primary and specialty care management to all active duty soldiers and TRICARE Prime enrolled beneficiaries.

Partly as a result of an Army Audit Agency report on usage, the Emergency Room has closed at Moncrief Army Community Hospital. There are three hospital emergency rooms within 15 minutes of Fort Jackson. In case of emergency you will need to go to the nearest emergency room or call 911.

TRICARE Prime beneficiaries and soldiers-in-training will be referred to the Specialty Referral Treatment area for urgent care.TRICARE Standard and Medicare beneficiaries may obtain assistance in finding appropriate medical care for urgent needs by calling the TRICARE Service Center at (803)782-(DSN 734-)5565 or calling the provider locator service number 800-661-4315 (Region 3) and 800-661-4325 (Region 4).

Moncrief Army Community Hospital provides acute and routine care by appointment to all TRICARE Prime beneficiaries. In addition, care will be provided, on a space available basis, to all other TRICARE eligible beneficiaries and all Medicare eligible beneficiaries.To access space available appointments, please call 803-751-CARE or DSN 312-734-2273 after 10 a.m. Monday-Friday. Space available appointments are offered for the same day only.

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