49th Medical Group
The 49th Medical Group is a professional military organization that invests in its people, promotes trust and teamwork and provides superior healthcare at home and abroad. We also provide, or arrange for, the continuum of healthcare services for approximately 18,000 DoD beneficiaries in the Holloman area. We provide direct care services at the 49th Medical Group and arrange for specialty services at other military treatment facilities or through the TRICARE network. Our primary referral facilities are William Beaumont Army Medical Center in El Paso and Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center in Alamogordo.

Located on First Street, approximately three blocks from the main gate, the Clinic provides medical care to active duty personnel and other beneficiaries, including dependents of active duty, retirees and their dependents.

Normal duty hours are Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The clinic closes at noon on the first and third Thursday of the month for training and closes at 3 p.m. on the first Friday of the month.

The Pharmacy hours are Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Family Practice Clinic is Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The Clinic is also closed on Saturday, Sunday and all federal holidays.

To make an appointment at the 49th Medical Group, call (575) 572-APPT (2778). Clinical services "in-house" include Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Family Health, Women's Health, Life Skills, Aerospace Medicine, Behavioral Health, Social Services, ADAPT, Drug Demand Reduction, Health and Wellness, Dental, Orthopedic services, Optometry and Physical Therapy. Obstetrical services are not available, except for limited prenatal evaluations. Support services include laboratory, x-ray and pharmacy.

Patients requiring services not available at the clinic are referred to appropriate military or civilian facilities. The primary military referral center is William Beaumont Army Medical Center in El Paso, Texas. Urology services are routinely provided by a WBAMC urologist. Inpatient care, including surgical services are provided at Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center in Alamogordo. Air Force physicians admit and treat DoD beneficiaries requiring inpatient care or ambulatory surgery at GCRMC, while outpatient clinic services are provided at the 49 MDG Clinic. There is a 24-hour ambulance service to the base and local area.

TRICARE
Medical services not available at the 49 MDG are arranged through the TRICARE Service Center, located in the main facility across from the laboratory, by the TRICARE Operations and Patient Administration Flight and TriWest. A Beneficiary Service Representative from TriWest provides counseling regarding available entitlements and how to obtain them. The TOPA Flight and TriWest BSRs handle briefings to personnel on enrollments/ disenrollments, referral appointments and health benefits advice. The TOPA Flight handles line of duty determinations, shuttle service, maintaining quarters notifications, third-party liability program, patient complaints/ concerns, aero-medical evacuation, medical, casualty reporting and release of information and vicinity travel/TDY orders. Questions may be directed to the TOPA Flight by calling (575) 572-7700 and TriWest by calling (888) TRIWEST.

TRICARE also handles medical records, family member relocation clearance and medical evaluation board.

Dental Clinic
All active duty personnel receive first priority comprehensive dental care. Very limited care, generally limited to emergency treatment, is available to family members and retirees on a space-available basis. For this reason, all active duty family members are encouraged to participate in the United Concordia Dental Program and all retirees are encouraged to use Delta Dental. For more information about the United Concordia Dental Program and an application to enroll in the program contact the Military Personnel Flight, the TOPA Flight and United Concordia at (800) 866-8499, or visit their Web site http://www.ucci.com. Same day or next day evaluation appointments for urgent dental concerns are available by calling (575) 572-3742. The Dental Clinic is located on First Street, Building 20. For more information call (575) 572-3742.

Physiological Training Center
The Physiological Training Center (PTC) was first established in 1986 and became fully operational in late 1988. The PTC houses one of two Air Force human centrifuges in the world. It is the only centrifuge in the Air Force used for training pilots and crew members to tolerate the demands of flight in today's modern high-performance fighter aircraft. The PTC also houses an altitude chamber to provide Aerospace Physiology training to aircrew from all types of aircraft. This center develops all fighter-specific acceleration training for the Air Force. In addition, the PTC is actively involved in High Altitude Airdrop Mission Support (HAAMS). HAAMS provides humanitarian and combat support around the world. For more information, or to schedule training for the USAF Aerospace Physiology Training Program or Aircrew Acceleration Training, call (575) 572-5760.

Public Health
Public Health provides comprehensive preventive medicine and public health services. Its responsibilities include communicable disease surveillance and control, food and public facility sanitation, medical food inspection, entomology surveillance, occupational health surveillance and education, medical standards, deployment medicine and medical intelligence to ensure the well being of the Holloman community. The Immunizations Clinic is an essential part of the public health initiative to control diseases and provide immunizations and allergy testing to active duty members, dependents, retirees and government employees. Force Health Management is part of Public Health and provides oversight in the annual Preventive Health Assessment. FHM is also responsible for ensuring all personnel are cleared to deploy for any contingency. For more information call (575) 572-3306.

Health and Wellness Center
The Holloman Air Force Base Health and Wellness Center staff is committed to the enhancement of the physical, mental and social well being of all active duty, dependent and retired military members as well as DoD civilian employees by promoting opportunities to practice positive lifestyle and behavioral changes in a supportive atmosphere; in doing so, the aim is to improve and sustain military and civilian job readiness and productivity. The Health and Wellness Center provides a wide array of services to include relaxation room from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Blood Pressure Screening, Health/Fitness Improvement, Tobacco Cessation Program, Personal Fitness Training, Healthy Living Program, Body Composition Improvement Program, Fitness Improvement Program, Exercise Prescription for personnel on a duty limiting condition, Nutritional Counseling and Health Promotion and Disease/Injury Prevention. For more information call (575) 572-5785.