Resources

Warrior Care

The Office of Warrior Care provides DoD policy development, oversight, and performance management to support what remains a highest priority for the department: ensuring the nation’s wounded, ill, and injured service members, their families, and caregivers receive the support they need for recovery, rehabilitation, and reintegration. The WCP provides a comprehensive reference guide to answer some of the most pressing questions that arise for wounded, ill, and/or injured service members.

Check out the DoD Wounded, Ill, and/or Injured Compensation and Benefits Handbook or visit the WCP site linked below for more information, visit the Warrior Care website.

Army Recovery Care Program (ARCP)

The Army Recovery Care Program evaluates and treats wounded, ill, and injured soldiers through a comprehensive, soldier-centric process of medical care, rehabilitation, professional development, and achievement of personal goals.

Brochures and Fact Sheets page provides information about many different aspects of the program, or visit the ARCP overview site.

Ombudsman Program

The Ombudsman Program functions as a resource in support of service members and their family members who need assistance with a medical related issue. Ombudsmen are D.A. civilians who have been selected for their experience, determination, and passion to help service members. They are located at 35 locations in the United States, Puerto Rico, and Europe.

Please click here to visit the site.

Extremity Trauma and Amputation Center of Excellence (EACE)

The Extremity Trauma and Amputation Center of Excellence (EACE) is the leading advocate for research and treatment of Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs patients with extremity trauma and amputation. Working with TRICARE, the Military Health System, Veterans Health Administration and other Centers of Excellence, the EACE will lead efforts to enhance collaboration between the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs extremity trauma and amputee care providers and conduct scientific research to minimize the effects of traumatic injuries and improve clinical outcomes.

EACE website

National Intrepid Center of Excellence (NICoE)

The National Intrepid Center of Excellence (NICoE) is a DoD institute dedicated to providing cutting-edge evaluation, treatment planning, research, and education for service members and their families dealing with the complex interactions of mild traumatic brain injury and psychological health conditions.

NICoE website

Navy Medicine

Navy Medicine is where policy and direction are developed toward the patient and family care vision which is carried out by Navy, Marine Corps and civilian personnel throughout the world. Navy Medicine is located at the Defense Health Headquarters (DHHQ) in Falls Church, VA (just west of Washington, DC), along with the Army and Air Force medical commands.

Navy Medicine website

Center for the Intrepid (CFI)

The threefold mission of the CFI is (1) to provide rehabilitation for OIF/OEF casualties who have sustained amputation, burns, or functional limb loss; (2) to provide education to DoD and Department of Veterans Affairs professionals on cutting edge rehabilitation modalities; and (3) to promote research in the fields of orthopaedics, prosthetics, and physical/occupational rehabilitation.

CFI website

Wounded Warrior

Navy Wounded Warrior - is the Navy’s organization for coordinating the non-medical care of seriously wounded, ill and injured Sailors and Coast Guardsmen, and providing resources and support to their families. Through proactive leadership, the program provides individually tailored assistance designed to optimize the success of the shipmates’ recovery, rehabilitation and reintegration activities.

Navy Wounded Warrior website

Public Health Center - Health Promotion and Wellness (NMCPHC-HPW)

The mission of the NMCPHC Health Promotion and Wellness Center is to provide innovative and evidence-based health promotion and wellness (HPW) programs and services that facilitate readiness and resilience, prevent illness and injury, hasten recovery and promote lifelong healthy behaviors and lifestyles. The NMCPHC-HPW vision is to be a world-class Center of Excellence empowering people to live healthier lives. NMCPHC website

NMCPHC website

Relief Society (NMCRS)

The CCA VN Program was established in 2006 as an offshoot of the traditional Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society (NMCRS) Visiting Nurse Program, and exists to provide long-term follow-up to Marines and Sailors who have served in combat, and their family members, in order to help them achieve the best possible quality of post-combat life.

NMCRS website

Comprehensive Combat and Complex Casualty Care (C5)

The Naval Health Research Center develops and delivers operational biomedical research solutions that enhance the health, safety, readiness, and performance of our military forces. "Readiness Through Research and Development".

C5 website

Naval Health Research Center (NHRC)

The Naval Health Research Center develops and delivers operational biomedical research solutions that enhance the health, safety, readiness, and performance of our military forces. "Readiness Through Research and Development".

NHRC website