MISSION
Mobilize, deploy and sustain medical services...maintain the health of the force...deliver safe, effective and timely healthcare to those we serve, anytime, anywhere. VISION
A team that successfully responds to any tasking and delivers Trusted Care at every patient encounter. Malcolm Grow Medical Center (MGMC) is named in honor of the first Air Force surgeon general. The multi-functional m
edical facility has been in operation since 1958, and located on the west side of Andrews. Comment Policy:
We welcome comments that facilitate communication about topics concerning the Air Force Medical Service (AFMS). We reserve the right to determine which comments violate our comment policy as wells as remove violations. User comments do not necessarily reflect the opinion of AFMS, the Department of Defense (DoD), or the United States. Our social media activities are not intended to act as an alternative to visiting your doctor or contacting your local facility. We do not include any personal health information (PHI) on our social media networks or MTF websites, and PHI will be removed if posted by a user. If you have an urgent health issue or concern, please contact your local patient advocate number. If you do not know how to contact your local facility, please provide your current base location in your post so we can direct you accordingly. For benefit related issues, please contact the appropriate TRICARE office. (MTF Locator: http://www.tricare.mil/mtf/)
Please remember, the information you post online is public. To protect your own privacy and the privacy of others, do not include personally identifiable information (PII) such as Social Security numbers, phone numbers, addresses, or e-mail addresses in the body of your comment. Please observe the following guidelines or your comments will be subject to removal:
- No classified information or sensitive military content
- No copyright protected material
- No impersonations
- No information that violates privacy or operational security (OPSEC)
- No hateful, violent, or offensive content
- No endorsements and promotions
- No personal attacks
- No po*******hy or sexual content
- No off-topic remarks
- No spam/malicious code
- Any other content that could put the United States, DoD, or AFMS at risk
We recognize that the web is a 24/7 medium, and your comments are welcome at any time. However, given the need to manage federal resources, moderating and posting of comments will occur during regular business hours Monday through Friday. Comments submitted after hours or on weekends will be read and posted as early as possible the next business day. Members of the media are asked to send questions to the appropriate office of public affairs through their normal channels and to refrain from submitting questions as comments. These comments are subject to removal. Thank you for taking the time to read this comment policy. For additional guidance, please reference the Air Force New Media Manual. We encourage your participation in our social media outlets and look forward to an educational exchange of ideas. DoD Social Media User Agreement:
http://www.ourmilitary.mil/user_agreement.shtml
