“The military health system is six years into reform measures that gave management of U.S. military hospitals to the Defense Health Agency and reduced the services’ medical command responsibilities to primarily caring for active-duty personnel.”
“But Ohio congressman and Army Reserve Col. Brad Wenstrup says the reforms, while sweeping, may not go far enough, and he has thrown his support behind a Defense Health Command – one with a single flag officer overseeing DHA and the service surgeons general.”
“Such a command would have “the authority and flexibility to maximize capabilities, reach stated goals and be able to offer as many training opportunities as possible,” Wenstrup told military and federal health professionals attending the AMSUS annual conference at National Harbor, Md., on Tuesday…”
“Wenstrup said a single command would help improve coordination between military medicine and civilian health providers, especially…” Read the full article here.
Source: The military needs a unified medical command, says lawmaker – By Patricia Kime, December 3, 2019. Military Times.
