“After the war itself, we have no higher priority than caring properly for our wounded. -Secretary Robert M. Gates
Secretary Gates designated November 2008 as “Warrior Care Month” to communicate the Department of Defense’s commitment to quality care to our Servicemembers and their families.
The Army & Air Force Exchange Service is doing its part to recognize and support those who have sacrificed for their country as part of November’s Warrior Care Month.
“With barber shops, fast food restaurants and stores with items to help pass the time at military hospitals such as Landstuhl Regional and Walter Reed Army Medical Centers, AAFES is uniquely positioned to serve wounded warriors and their Families,” said AAFES’ Chief of Corporate Communications Lt. Col. Dean Thurmond. “The relationship even extends beyond active duty as honorably discharged disabled veterans are granted a lifetime of unlimited exchange benefits.”
Warrior Care Month
- A Pledge to Our Servicemembers and Their Families.
- A Committment to Quality Care.
- Transforming Warrior Care.
- Simplifying Access and Establishing Channels for Reporting Problems.
Visit WarriorCare.mil for more information about how warrior care has changed and future initiatives. Please share this link with others who might have questions. Together we can continue to support our greatest asset: The valiant men and women protecting our nation’s security and their families.
The Military Health System launched a short, anonymous questionnaire for wounded, ill or injured service members to provide input about the care they received and what can be improved. Please complete questionnaire by 28 November. There is a separate questionnaire for families, both available directly here or through the MHS homepage, http://www.health.mil/.
Visit DefenseLink Blogger’s Roundtable to listen to Army Brig. Gen. Gary H. Creek discuss the Defense Department’s Warrior Care Month (audio posted 7 November, 2008).
“We have really, in many ways, transformed (outpatient care) in terms of the facilities that we use, the services that we provide, and the leadership that we have dedicated to that effort – which includes the medical management folks who help soldiers through that,” Creek said. “We want to make the soldier very much a part of and responsible for their rehabilitative program, and we want to work hard to measure…how well we’re doing satisfying soldier’s needs, families’ needs…and then listening to them to continue to refine the program.”
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