FORT HOOD, Texas – Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center administrative offices and clinics will modify hours 10-13 Oct. in observance of the Columbus Day federal holiday. The hospital remains open every day for emergency services, inpatient care, and labor and delivery services.
Monroe and Bennett Health Clinics and pharmacies will be closed Friday, Oct 10. Active-Duty Service members enrolled to either of those clinics should seek care at Thomas Moore Health Clinic that day.
Other clinics open on Friday, Oct 10 include Killeen, West Killeen, and Harker Heights Community Based Medical Homes, Russell Collier, Troop Medical Clinic 14, and Yoakum-Defrenn Army Heliport Aviation Clinic Soldier Centered Medical Homes, CRDAMC Internal Medicine, Family Medicine Residency and Pediatric clinics.
Clinics will be closed Monday, Oct. 13 in observance of the Columbus Day federal holiday.
TRICARE Prime enrollees with urgent or emergent care needs should seek assistance at the CRDAMC emergency department Oct 11-13.
Pharmacies
Pharmacies will have normal operating hours on Friday, Oct 10 and in addition, Clear Creek PX Pharmacy will be open Oct. 11 from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Please refer to the CRDAMC website for normal operating hours: https://darnall.tricare.mil/Health-Services/Pharmacy.
All pharmacies will be closed Oct 12-13.
CRDAMC clinics and pharmacies will resume normal hours of operation on Oct. 14.
For questions or concerns during clinic closures, the Nurse Advice Line is available 24/7 by calling (800) TRICARE or 1- 800- 874-2273, and selecting Option 1.
This advice line affords eligible beneficiaries, entitled to military health care, the opportunity to talk with registered nurses about their specific urgent health issues, guidance on non-emergency situations and information about self-care for injuries or illnesses.
Beneficiaries can make or cancel appointments through the Patient Portal at patientportal.mhsgenesis.health.mil or by calling the Patient Appointment Service at 254-288-8888. Through this patient portal, beneficiaries can also request pharmacy refills, and access health information like laboratory results, radiology results and immunization records.
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