Nov. 14, 2019 Know your benefits: 60th MDG to host TRICARE briefings The 60th Medical Group at David Grant USAF Medical Center at Travis Air Force Base is scheduled to host a series of TRICARE benefits briefings before the Thanksgiving holiday to inform TRICARE beneficiaries aged 65 and older of their benefits.
Sept. 18, 2018 Travis to get new satellite pharmacy Travis Air Force Base, California, is getting a new and bigger satellite pharmacy in the Base Exchange mini mall.
Sept. 18, 2018 DGMC doctors perform first Air Force Y-90 cancer treatment Two Air Force interventional radiologist at the Travis Air Force Base, California, perform the first Air Force-only liver cancer treatment on a patient with Y-90 radioembolization Sept. 7.
Sept. 13, 2018 Travis medical teams poised to respond to Hurricane Florence Travis Air Force Base, California has four three-person Critical Care Transport teams on two-hour standby to evacuate critically ill or injured military and civilian patients to a higher level of care or military treatment facility for additional treatment in the wake of Hurricane Florence.
Sept. 7, 2018 Researchers study factors influencing Airmen’s tobacco use during technical training The Air Force strictly regulates tobacco use during basic and technical training, but some Airmen still use it. Air Force researchers are working with the University of Virginia to uncover why Airmen use tobacco.
Aug. 28, 2018 DGMC awards first DAISY Award to Airman Call it serendipity, but a medical technician who cared for a veteran with an auto-immune disease is the first person at Travis Air Force Base, California, to receive the Disease Attacking Immune System Award.
Aug. 23, 2018 DGMC tests casualty receiving and NDMS roles The David Grant USAF Medical Center at Travis Air Force Base, California, tested its role as a casualty receiving hospital and National Disaster Medical System Federal Coordinating Center Aug. 22 to 23.
Aug. 23, 2018 Ultimate Caduceus 2018 tests DoD's readiness capabilities Exercise Ultimate Caduceus 2018 is a U.S. Transportation Command’s annual patient movement field training exercise. The exercise simulated bringing in injured troops from overseas, triaging them at Travis, and then moving them to longer-term and advanced-care centers.
Aug. 10, 2017 Air Force Military Treatment Facilities pilot medical readiness Air Force Medicine has a non-stop global readiness mission. Medical Airmen must be prepared to deploy on short notice to provide life-saving and performance-enhancing healthcare in diverse, austere, and isolated locations, and all Airmen must be medically ready to deploy. To achieve this readiness