Stand-To!- Community-Based Health Care Organization Program - March 25, 2008

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Edition: Tue, March 25, 2008
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WHAT THEY'RE SAYING

"It was amazing to see her keep completely calm and take care of our  
guys with all that going on around her. Of all the medics we've had  
with us throughout the year, she was the one I trusted the most."

-Spc. Jack Bodani, referring to Spc. Monica Brown, 19, who was  
awarded the Silver Star by Vice President Dick Cheney during a  
ceremony at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan

2nd woman since WWII gets Silver Star

TODAY'S FOCUS

Community-Based Health Care Organization Program

What is it?

In order to provide the best medical care for Soldiers in the Medical  
Holdover Program and to augment medical treatment facilities, the  
Army established the Community-Based Health Care Organization (CBHCO)  
program. The objective of the 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 while still on active duty. Normally, they  
work within the confines of their profile, at an armory or reserve  
center in their local community. The program currently manages more  
than 1,500 Soldiers and plans to expand throughout the United States  
if necessary.

The CBHCO program is under the command and control of the U.S. Army  
Medical Command (MEDCOM). The CBHCOs are manned primarily by  
mobilized Army National Guard (ARNG) Soldiers who provide command and  
control for Army Reserve and ARNG Soldiers undergoing medical  
treatment in neighborhood healthcare facilities.

At the CBHCO, an experienced professional nurse manages the Soldier's  
care. The nurse 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.

What has the Army done?

The ARNG has mobilized Soldiers from all 50 states and the four U.S.  
territories to staff nine CBHCOs in Alabama, Arkansas, California,  
Florida, Massachusetts, Puerto Rico, Utah, Virginia and Wisconsin.  
Currently, more than 300 ARNG Soldiers are assigned as cadre in  
direct support of the CBHCOs at the task-force level. The CBHCOs have  
provided command and control, administrative support, medical case  
management and medical processing for more than 4,000 citizen  
Soldiers, both ARNG and Reserve.

What continued efforts does the Army have planned for the future?

The ARNG plans to open additional state medical detachments as  
needed. The ARNG remains committed to supporting the medical needs of  
the Soldier and those of the Family of the deployed Soldier  
throughout the mobilization cycle.

Why is this important to the Army?

Prior to the CBHCO program, injured or ill reserve-component Soldiers  
who remained on active duty for treatment had to live at an active  
Army installation. Not only did the surge overwhelm the installation  
housing and medical capacity, but it kept Soldiers away from their  
Families, units, and civilian employers. The CBHCOs have provided  
command and control, administrative support, medical case management,  
and medical processing for more than 4,000 Soldiers.

Community Based Health Care Organization Program
INFORMATION YOU CAN USE

* 2008 Strategic Communication Guide - Read the 2008 Army Strategic  
Communication Guide for key messages and updates

* Strategic Communication Coordination Group (SCCG) Workspace

* Army Public Affairs Portal

* Stories of Valor

NEWS ABOUT THE ARMY


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WAR ON TERROR NEWS


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Iraq cracks down in Basra (LA)
Bush says war's outcome 'will merit the sacrifice' (WP)
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OF INTEREST


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One area eligible for flood-control aid, but one isn't (WP)
NCI takes over Army contract - - (WT)
25th annual Soldier show to give taste of Baghdad (ARNews)
Mother fights Army over son's death (MSNBC)

WORLD VIEW


Nicolas Sarkozy to offer troops in NATO job deal (TEL | Story)
Iran 'behind Green Zone attack' (BBC | Story)
Fuel supplies for U.S. troops hit (BBC | Story)
As Tibetans rioted, the police fled (IHT | Story)

WHAT'S BEING SAID IN BLOGS


Iraq: Five years on, a different power struggle (LAT)
Dead tangos mix one - blowing buildings up! (BF)
I hate this (SBz)
Penetrating al Qaeda (OF)
In pictures: Suicide car bomb attack at combat outpost Inman (TLWJ)
Worth fighting for (N2G)

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