TRACKING OPERATION DESERT STORM PATIENTS EVACUATED TO CONUS

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PRIORITY					ZYUW RUVKBRK0088 0441757
P 131700Z FEB 91
FM HQ AFOMS BROOKS AFB TX//SGSB//
TO AIG 8201/SGA//

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SUBJ:	TRACKING OPERATION DESERT STORM PATIENTS EVACUATED  TO CONUS
REF:	AIG 8201//SGA//  181700 JAN 91 MSG
1.  SUBJECT MESSAGE IS RETRANSMITTED WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
2.  ALL CONUS AIR FORCE MTFS ARE REQUIRED TO REPORT ALL OPERATION 
DESERT STORM PATIENTS ADMITTED TO THEIR FACILITY OR FOR RECORDS RESPONSIBILITY WITHIN THEIR AREA.  AN AIR FORCE MTF AREA OF 
RESPONSIBILITY MAY INCLUDE LOCAL DOD/VA HOSPITALS, NATIONAL
DISASTER MEDICAL SYSTEM (NDMS) PARTICIPATING HOSPITAL, OR ANY
OTHER NON-FEDERAL HOSPITAL.
3.  AIR FORCE MTFS WILL REPORT AS FOLLOWS:
A.   WITHIN 24 HOURS OF ADMISSION, PROVIDE BY PRIORITY MESSAGE OR
FAX:  PATIENT NAME, RANK, SSAN, BRANCH OF SVC, ADMISSION DATE,
TREATMENT FACILITY/LOCATION AND TELEPHONE NUMBER TO:  CDR HSC FT
SAM HOUSTON TEX//HSHI-QR// OR FAX TO DSN:	[(b)(2)]
				INCLUDE A POINT OF CONTACT, ADDRESS,
TELEPHONE (COMM AND DSN), AND FAX NUMBER(S).

B.   ONCE AN INITIAL PATIENT REPORT HAS BEEN FORWARDED, ADDITIONAL
REPORTS ARE NOT NEEDED UNTIL THE PATIENT'S STATUS IS CHANGED, I.E.,
TRANSFERRED TO ANOTHER MEDICAL FACILITY, RETURNED TO DUTY,
CONVALESCENT LEAVE, SUBSISTING ELSEWHERE, DECEASED, ETC.  WHEN
ADDITIONAL REPORTING IS REQUIRED, PROVIDE NAME, TYPE/DATE OF
DISPOSITION, NAME OR RECEIVING FACILITY, IF TRANSFERRED, ETC.
4.  ARMY/NAVY PATIENTS HOSPITALIZED AT AN AIR FORCE MTF OR WITHIN
ITS AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY MUST ALSO BE REPORTED TO THE NEAREST
ARMY/NAVY MTF PATIENT ADMINISTRATION OFFICE.
5.  AIR FORCE PATIENTS HOSPITALIZED AT ARMY/NAVY MTFS OR MEDICAL
FACILITIES SERVICED BY ARMY/NAVY LIAISON TEAMS WILL BE REPORTED TO
THE NEAREST AIR FORCE MTF.  THE AIR FORCE MTF CONTACTED WILL THEN
REPORT AS DIRECTED IN PARA'S 2A AND 2B.
6.  ADDRESS ALL QUESTIONS TO [(b)(2)] 	OR SGSB STAFF, HQ
AFOMS/SGSB, BROOKS AFB, TX 78235, 	[(b)(2)].
THE AIR FORCE PATIENT TRACKING LIAISON TEAM IS COLLOCATED 
WITH THE U.S. ARMY PASBA, HSHI-QR PATIENT ADMINISTRATION OPERATIONS
DIVISION, FT SAM HOUSTON, TX 78234, AND CAN BE REACHED
TELEPHONICALLY AT		[(b)(2)]

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