The 559th Medical Squadron reports to the 559th Medical Group, under the 59th Medical Wing at Wilford Hall Medical Center and provides comprehensive medical and dental care, physiological training, disaster response, health promotion and occupational public health support to Randolph AFB units and a beneficiary population of more than 48,000. Commander: Colonel Adrianne Ketelsen
COMMENT POLICY:
We welcome comments that facilitate communication about topics concerning the Air Force Medical Service (AFMS) and Defense Health Agency (DHA). 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:
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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.
