Stand-To!- Community Based Health Care Organization (CBHCO) Program - August 15, 2007

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SENIOR LEADERS ARE SAYING


"Through an accident of birth we are American citizens. We grew up in an
incredible nation that allows us to be literally anything we want. To pay
back the opportunity is a price that is worth the nation considering." -
Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told servicemembers
at a Town Hall meeting, Aug. 14. 


TODAY'S FOCUS


Community Based Health Care Organization (CBHCO) Program

What is it? In order to provide the best medical care for Soldiers in the
Medical Holdover Program and to augment the Medical Treatment Facilities
(MTFs), the Army has a program called Community Based Health Care
Organization (CBHCO). The CBHCO program allows a recuperating Soldier to
live at home and to access medical facilities near home while remaining on
active duty.

The primary mission of the CBHCO program is to provide high-quality health
care and administrative processing for reserve-component Soldiers while
allowing them to live and perform duties close to their homes and Families
(they work at an armory or Reserve Center within the confines of their
profiles). The CBHCO program currently manages over 1,000 Soldiers and plans
to expand throughout the United States.

CBHCOs are manned primarily by mobilized Army National Guard Soldiers who
provide command and control (C2) for the Reserve and National Guard Soldiers
undergoing medical treatment in neighborhood healthcare facilities.

At the CBHCO, an experienced professional nurse manages the Soldier's care.
The case manager coordinates healthcare appointments, tracks the Soldier's
progress, and ensures that his or her care meets Army and TRICARE standards.
Medical care is focused on returning Soldiers to their pre-mobilization
health status. If after medical treatment, a Soldier does not meet retention
standards, he or she is referred to a series of boards under the Physical
Disability Evaluation System. The Physical Evaluation Board has
responsibility for determining any service-connected disability.

The CBHCOs are commanded by 1st or 5th Army with their intermediate HQs
being TF218 or TF Guardian (both manned by ARNG soldiers). Currently, over
350 ARNG soldiers are assigned as cadre in support of CBHCOs.

* This topic was taken directly from the 2007 Army Posture Statement.
<http://www.army.mil/aps/07> 

*To continue reading this topic in its entirety, click here.
<http://www.army.mil/aps/07/infopapers/162.html> 




INFORMATION YOU CAN USE


* 2007 Strategic Communication Guide
<https://www.us.army.mil/suite/page/409993>  - Be Army Strong, and Army
Smart. Read the 2007 Army Strategic Communication Guide.


NEWS ABOUT THE ARMY


*	Army Chief of Staff visits Soldiers in Iraq, Afghanistan (ARNews
<http://www.army.mil/-news/2007/08/14/4412-army-chief-of-staff-visits-soldie
rs-in-iraq-afghanistan/> ) 
*	Humvee casualties decline as Army adds rollover drills (EB
<http://ebird.afis.mil/ebfiles/e20070815536497.html>  | NO
<http://www.newsobserver.com/print/tuesday/front/story/669833.html> ) 
*	Army prepares for future of conflict, Gen. Casey says (AFIS
<http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=47046> ) 
*	Army: 15-month tours likely for all who deploy until at least June,
2008 (SAS <http://stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=48099> )


WAR ON TERROR NEWS


*	4 truck bombs kill 190 in Kurdish area of Iraq (EB
<http://ebird.afis.mil/ebfiles/e20070815536545.html>  | NYT
<http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/15/world/middleeast/15cnd-iraq.html?_r=1&hp&
oref=slogin> ) 
*	Raid kills four, nets eight in Baghdad's Sadr City (AFIS
<http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=47043> ) 
*	Top general may propose pullbacks (EB
<http://ebird.afis.mil/ebfiles/e20070815536562.html>  | LAT
<http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-pullback15aug15,0,48407
66.story?coll=la-home-center> ) 
*	'Surge' has led to more detainees (WP
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/14/AR200708140
1680.html> )


OF INTEREST


*	Army designs program for better uniform fit (AT
<http://www.armytimes.com/news/2007/08/army_uniform_sizes_070814w/> ) 
*	Army major, family accused in bribery case (EB
<http://ebird.afis.mil/ebfiles/e20070815536551.html>  | USAT
<http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/iraq/2007-08-14-iraqinside_N.htm?csp=34>
) 
*	New Lewis and Clark Center bridges the military's past and future
(EB <http://ebird.afis.mil/ebfiles/e20070815536516.html>  | KC
<http://www.kansascity.com/115/story/230660.html> ) 
*	Idaho Army National Guard info stolen (FXN
<http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2007Aug15/0,4670,GuardInformationTheft,00.html
> )


WORLD VIEW


*	U.S. Army arrests Al Mahdi Army senior in Iraq (ALS
<http://www.alsumaria.tv/en/home.html>  | Story
<http://www.alsumaria.tv/en/Iraq-News/1-6429-US-Army-arrests-Al-Mahdi-Army-s
enior-in-Iraq.html> ) 
*	U.S. suspects Al Qaeda in Iraq bombings (RT
<http://today.reuters.com/>  | Story
<http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=2007-08
-15T085633Z_01_YAT713362_RTRUKOC_0_US-IRAQ.xml&WTmodLoc=NewsHome-C1-topNews-
3> ) 
*	U.S. Soldier convicted of beating Iraqi detainee with baseball bat
(IHT <http://www.iht.com/>  | Story
<http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/08/14/america/NA-GEN-US-Soldier-Detaine
e-Abuse.php> ) 
*	German mercenaries fighting for U.S. Army in Iraq (IRNA
<http://www2.irna.ir/en/frontpage/menu-232/>  | Story
<http://www2.irna.ir/en/news/view/menu-239/0708141443183429.htm> )


WHAT'S BEING SAID IN BLOGS


*	Abbey Stokely's tribute to her brother, SGT Mike Stokely (SAG
<http://soldiersangelsgermany.blogspot.com/> ) 
*	Educate yourself on advocate groups and their mission (MS
<http://mylifeasamilitaryspouse.blogspot.com/> ) 
*	Hmmmm even less right (BF <http://blackfive.blogs.com/> ) 
*	Vet helping vet - A great fish story (GAF
<http://gazingattheflag.blogspot.com/> )

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