David Grant USAF Medical Center
| David Grant USAF Medical Center (DGMC) | |
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| 60th Medical Group (60 MDG) Air Force Medical Service (AFMS) 60th Air Mobility Wing (60 AMW) Air Mobility Command (AMC) |
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David Grant USAF Medical Center
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| Geography | |
| Location | Travis AFB, Fairfield, California, United States |
| Coordinates | 38°16′11″N 121°57′50″W / 38.26966°N 121.96377°WCoordinates: 38°16′11″N 121°57′50″W / 38.26966°N 121.96377°W |
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United States Department of Defense Military Health System, TRICARE, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Veterans Administration Healthcare System, Private, Medicaid, Medicare |
| Hospital type | Teaching |
| Affiliated university | Joint partnerships with University of California, Davis, Touro University California College of Osteopathic Medicine, University of the Pacific and Pacific Union College. |
| Services | |
| Standards | Air Force Medical Service, Joint Commission |
| Emergency department | Level III trauma center |
| Beds | 230 |
| Speciality | General Surgery, Family Practice, Diagnostic Radiology, Nuclear Medicine, Hyperbaric Medicine, OB/GYN, Mental Health, Hemodialysis, Occupational/Physical Therapy, Orthopedics, Ophthalmology, Optometry, ENT, Bioenviromental Engineering, Public Health, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Nutritional Medicine, Laboratory Services, Critical Care (ICU & IMCU) Neurosurgery, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing and Health services administration |
| History | |
| Founded | July 1, 1943 (Third Generation facility opened Dec. 21, 1988) |
| Links | |
| Website | www.travis.af.mil/units/dgmc |
| Lists | Hospitals in California |
United States Department of Defense Military Health System, TRICARE,
The David Grant USAF Medical Center (DGMC) at Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield, California, is the U.S. Air Force’s largest medical facility on the west coast. Serving military beneficiaries throughout eight western states, it is one of the premier medical treatment facilities in the United States. A fully accredited hospital with a National Quality Approval gold seal by the Joint Commission, DGMC currently serves over 96,000 TRICARE beneficiaries in the immediate San Francisco-Sacramento vicinity.
The medical center first opened its doors to patients on 1 July 1943 as the 4167th Station Hospital at Fairfield-Suisun Army Air Field. Hospital buildings were of cantonment-type construction, housing seven wards with a total capacity of 125 beds. Two wards were allocated for medical service, one for convalescent patients and one for a crash ward temporarily doubling as a redistribution point of supply. The remaining ward was used for examinations, briefings and medical clearance.
The first minor operation was performed in the hospital on 26 July 1943. Prior to this, all surgery was performed at Hamilton Army Air Field near San Francisco. The first major operation for acute appendicitis was successfully performed on 6 August 1943.
In 1945 Congress approved the construction of a 670-bed Aerial Debarkation Hospital and the reconstruction of the 150-bed Station Hospital, and the project was immediately begun in June. The designs for the Aerial Debarkation Hospital called for seven wards, six of 100 beds. The seventh, for 70 beds, would be for mental health patients. The wards would accommodate eight patients in each room. A two-story Base Hospital would consist of four wards with a capacity of 150 beds.
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