Welcome to the National Naval Medical Center (NNMC) – the Flagship of Navy Medicine.

It is an honor and a privilege for both of us to welcome you to the National Naval Medical Center (NNMC), one of the largest and most renowned military medical institutions in the world. NNMC has nearly seven decades of rich history and tradition. The hospitallocation was chosen by President Franklin D. Roosevelt who saw the spring-fed pond on the land and wasreminded of the Biblical ‘‘Pool of Bethesda,” a place of healing and renewal. Since its dedication in 1942, NNMC has been providing world-class, state-of-the-art patient and family centered health care to military members, their families, and many of our Nation’s leaders,including the President of the United States. It is known as the ‘‘Flagship of Navy Medicine” and ‘‘the President’s Hospital.”

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The services offered at NNMC are specially designed to promote ‘‘Patient and Family-Centered Care;” an approach to the planning, delivery and evaluation of health care to encourage partnerships between our providers and our patients and their families.

Determining if you are eligible for Tricare benefits is the first step in obtaining medical treatment. Proper registration in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) is the key to receiving timely and effective Tricare benefits.

The Adolescent Medicine Service provides primary care enrollment of adolescents in the National Capital Region and welcome consultations on all Military Health System adolescent beneficiaries from primary care providers, or other health care professions.

Health Readiness Department The Health Readiness Department oversees the Individual Medical Readiness (IMR) program designed to ensure service members assigned to National Naval Medical Center have completed annual medical readiness requirements

Ophthalmology provides a full spectrum of clinical eye care services to all categories of military health care beneficiaries,

Social Work is a consultation service to multidisciplinary teams in the primary and specialty clinics and inpatient units.

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Armed Forces RadiobiologyResearch Institute

The American Red Cross at National Naval Medical Center offers comfort and support for you and your family through the provision of over 26 programs and services.

The U.S. Postal Service is located on Main Street, next to Postal Operations (Military) Room 1432.

NNMC promotes professional growth and development of our providers-in-training in our Graduate Education & Research programs

NNMC’s Navy Exchange (NEX) is a quality, full-line retail and services complex and is the largest NavyExchange in the D.C. metropolitan area.

Located just around the corner from Main Street, the MWR InfoCenter answers all your recreational needs.

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