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81ST MEDICAL GROUP
USINFO | 2013-10-16 13:22
The 81st Medical Group operates one of the largest Air Force medical facilities in the Air Force.
Its primary mission is to maintain medical readiness for worldwide contingencies by providing quality, cost-effective health care for more than 27,000 enrollees, including more than 8,200active-duty members.
The 81st Medical Group provides the most comprehensive array and quality of services available in the Gulf Coast area. The Keesler Hospital is clearly the best place to enroll for most health-care situations.
The 81st MDG has the fourth largest deployment platform in the Air Force Medical Service and second in AETC. On average, Keesler deploys almost 200 personnel annually in support of contingencies around the world as well as medical-deployment-for-training (humanitarian) missions. The Keesler Hospital is also one of three Air Force medical acilities designated to support the National Disaster Medical System as a Federal Coordinating Center. The hospital offers almost 60 services and education programs with a staff of more than 1,700military and civilian members and partnerships with TRICARE, the University of Mississippi Medical Center, the VA Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System medical center and Gulfport Memorial Hospital.
Its primary mission is to maintain medical readiness for worldwide contingencies by providing quality, cost-effective health care for more than 27,000 enrollees, including more than 8,200active-duty members.
The 81st Medical Group provides the most comprehensive array and quality of services available in the Gulf Coast area. The Keesler Hospital is clearly the best place to enroll for most health-care situations.
The 81st MDG has the fourth largest deployment platform in the Air Force Medical Service and second in AETC. On average, Keesler deploys almost 200 personnel annually in support of contingencies around the world as well as medical-deployment-for-training (humanitarian) missions. The Keesler Hospital is also one of three Air Force medical acilities designated to support the National Disaster Medical System as a Federal Coordinating Center. The hospital offers almost 60 services and education programs with a staff of more than 1,700military and civilian members and partnerships with TRICARE, the University of Mississippi Medical Center, the VA Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System medical center and Gulfport Memorial Hospital.
