DGMC's physicians honored during National Doctors' Day

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  • By Kristen Ward and Jim Spellman
  • TriWest Healthcare Alliance and 60th Medical Group Public Affairs
TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. --  Day after day, health care providers devote themselves to maintaining the well-being of our service members, retirees and their family's. They truly are heroes serving our heroes.

As the nation readies to celebrate appreciation for their providers on Doctors' Day, March 30, TriWest Healthcare Alliance joins its beneficiaries in expressing gratitude for the hard work and dedication of our network and military treatment facilities physicians, such as the 127 Medical Corps physicians and 102 residents at David Grant USAF Medical Center, the Air Force's largest military treatment facility on the West coast.

Doctors' Day was first observed March 30, 1933, the anniversary of the first use of a general anesthetic in surgery. In 1991, President George H.W. Bush signed legislation establishing National Doctors' Day.

TriWest has more than 120,000 network providers and physicians in the civilian health care network throughout its 21-state Tricare West region. These providers undergo stringent credentialing to ensure beneficiaries receive the highest quality of care they are entitled to receive. This also means more flexibility for beneficiaries in receiving the care when and where they need it and an exceptional level of care and customer service.

"We have a variety of specialized and skilled physicians in our network who everyday provide exceptional medical care to families that defend our nation," said TriWest President and CEO David J. McIntyre, Jr. "We thank all of them - our heroes - for making a difference in the lives of our beneficiaries."

"Our military physicians have the dual obligation of service to their country and service to their patients. I could not be more proud of the way our doctors accomplish both these vital missions each and every day," said Dr. (Col.) Lee Payne, 60th Medical Group commander. "Whether they are performing state-of-the-art medicine here at DGMC or taking that skill and technology to the battlefield, they deserve our utmost thanks and recognition. I have never been more proud to be an Air Force doctor than I am today!"