Joint Health Command (Australia)

Joint Health Command
Country	Australia
Branch	Australian Defence Force Joint Capabilities Group
Role	Military health
Garrison/HQ	Campbell Park Offices, Canberra
Abbreviation	JHC

The Joint Health Command (JHC) is led by the dual-hatted Commander Joint Health and Surgeon General of the Australian Defence Force and is responsible for the delivery of military medicine and joint healthcare services to Australian Defence Force personnel, including military psychiatry and rehabilitation services. The JHC is also responsible for providing strategic health policy, the development of the health preparedness of ADF personnel for operations, and the coordination of health units for deployment in support of operations.

The Commander Joint Health is responsible to the Chief of Joint Capabilities whilst deployed health units are responsible to the Chief of Joint Operations. The JHC is staffed by Australian Defence Force active and reserve personnel, Department of Defence public servants, and contracted health professionals.

The Joint Health Command has contributed personnel to the United States Pacific Fleet's Pacific Partnership, a humanitarian assistance initiative, since 2005.

In 2010, 25 personnel of the Joint Health Command, supported by HMAS Labuan and HMAS Tarakan acting as forward operating platform for remote medical and dental clinics, deployed to North Maluku and assisted in medical treatment for over 5000 patients and 150 surgeries onboard USNS Mercy.

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