Last Date Updated: February 9, 2012

NEWS BRIEFS

Send Valentines to Veterans
Shoppers can stop by participating Exchange facilities through Feb. 6 and fill out a Valentine’s Day card or drop off their own. The cards will be distributed to local Veterans Administration hospitals, Fisher House locations and military retirement homes.

No Smoking at Bus Stops
There is no smoking allowed at any of the bus stops or bus enclosures on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston.

NMTSR Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Program
The Navy Medicine Training Support Center Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Program provides quality support and assurance to rape/sexual assault victims for Navy staff, student, and civilian personnel through prevention education and victim intervention services. To report a sexual assault, call the Navy Command SAPR at 287-8283; the Joint Base San Antonio Sexual Assault Hotline is 808-7272.

Personalized Retirement Estimates
Current Army-serviced employees who are eligible for a voluntary/optional retirement within the next five years can now request a retirement estimate electronically through the Employee Benefits Information System (EBIS). To request an estimate, log into EBIS through the Army Benefits Center-Civilian (ABC-C) website at https://www.abc.army.mil and click on the "How Do I...?” button. 

Camp Bullis Barber Shop Hours
Effective Jan. 17, the hours of operation for the barber shop in the Camp Bullis Exchange will be 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday through Friday; 10 a.m-5 p.m. Saturdays and closed Sundays and holidays.

Schertz Medical Homechanging hours
The Schertz Medical Home is changing their operating hours from 8:30 a.m.-5:30 to 8 a.m.-5 p.m. beginning Feb. 6.

Wilford Hall ER Closed
The Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgery Center has closed its emergency department and re-designated the area as an urgent care center. The UCC is an option for common acute minor medical problems when an individual cannot obtain an appointment with a primary care provider or a clinic is closed. The UCC staff will treat minor illnesses and injuries, such as flu, fever, earaches, nausea, rashes, animal and insect bites, minor bone fractures and minor cuts that require stitches. If you go to the Wilford Hall UCC with an emergency injury or illness, you will be sent or transported by ambulance to a hospital emergency department and this could delay your care. Call 292-7331 for more information.

Complete Joint Base Travel Survey; win prizes
The 502nd Air Base Wing is conducting a Traffic Points of Origin study to evaluate military, retiree and civilian population traffic patterns at Lackland and Randolph Air Force Bases, Fort Sam Houston and Camp Bullis. All Joint Base San Antonio active-duty service members, Reserve, Department of Defense civilians and contractors, retirees, and dependents age 18 and older who travel on and around Joint Base San Antonio installations are eligible to participate in the survey. Each respondent will receive a coupon for a free cup of coffee at any JBSA AAFES Express store and automatically be entered to win one of three prizes: a $100 gas card, or one of two $50 exchange gift cards. The survey is online at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/JBSAsurvey.

Type 2 diabetes research study
Military medical beneficiaries (retired and family members of active duty and retired), age 18-65, and diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes may be a candidate for a research study titled “Sleeve Gastrectomy Versus Medical Management For Remission Of Diabetes In Mild To Moderately Obese Patients,” even if not being a previous candidate for weight loss surgery before. Active duty personnel are unable to participate. For more information, call the Bariatric Clinic at 292-2210.

TRICARE pharmacy contract with Walgreens not renewed
Walgreens is no longer be a TRICARE network provider. Visit websites; http://www.tricare.mil/walgreens/, http://www.express-scripts.com/TRICARE, http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=66626 for more information. Beneficiaries who need help finding a pharmacy or changing their medications to home delivery, or who have other questions, can contact Express Scripts at 1-877-885-6313.

 

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