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Show 12 November 20. 1997 OBGYN services on base are improving cians and are also trained in obstetrical care, evaluation of abnormal bleeding, infertility and evaluation of abnormal Pap by Maj. Robert E. Manaker 75th Medical Group medical staff chief QWhy the way the ATRICARE changed GYN services could be written. The OBGYN contract now must be coordinated with the Central Region's Lead Agency. This agency oversees all TRICARE contracts for all miliregion and tary facilities in a multi-stat- e TriWest, is this region's TRICARE contractor. The 75th Medical Group, Central Region and TriWest are working on a new contract to provide gynecological and some obstetrical services. At this time, it is uncertain how long it will be until a new contract is completed. can women obtain routine 728-260- t 28-260- The drugs approved for osteoporosis which afflicts one out of four women and is four times more common in women than men patients can take a medicine that builds bone mass by up to. 10 2840 N. Hillfield Road Phone At ' 2735 Washington Blvd. - Ogden Layton Phone 773-840- 0 the south gate of ft? 0 HAFB 244006 HTTti Z.i Free 22; HOLIDAY UF WRAP WITH Visa card purchase. Outpatient records Documentation of a tetanus immunization Patients who have not had a tetanus shot in the last 10 years should report to the Immunization Clinic, located on the hospital's second floor, to receive the shot. Care in the clinic is provided by SSgt. Lorissa R. Earl. NCOIC and Betty T. Gelinas. LPN. For more information call Ext. Drugs that help women are becoming big business . 2 Locations To Serve You con-sultati- y tant because more than 23 million women suffer from the disease including half of all American women 65 and older. - Jimmy's Flower Shop clinic's door is open, patients should have a seat near the check-i- n desk. In order to be seen, patients must have the following items with them: An emergency room record or Brockway It wasn't that many years ago when there were no effective treatments for osteoporosis and little relief for the other debilitating diseases of aging. But times have changed. Pharmaceutical companies are developing 27 new medicines for osteoporosis, 18 for diabetes. 18 for Alzheimer's disease and 55 lor arthritis and related disorders. The new medicines for arthritis are impor- our trees are available with the lights already on All you have to do is unfold the tree and plug it in - never fuss with the lights again What could be easier!! All of 0. Surgery clinic provides wound-car- e service Manufacturers of America Sturdy storage box A Depo-Prover- by John Siegfried, M.D, Pharmaceutical Research and construction Hinged fold-u- p 10 year warranty Superior quality and look Tired Of Lighting Your Tree? more TriWest has recruited OBGYN civilian providers, and the 75th SG is also working on increasing the number of appointments available for Pap smears in the Family Practice Clinic since the demand has gone up considerably. TRICARE Prime enrollees having problems getting care, despite following the instructions on the OBGYN closure that were printed in the Hilltop Times, Oct. 9, page 10, should call a beneficiary service Active duty representative, a call should health benefits patients or adviser, Ext. care? The 75th Medical Group's Surgery Clinic is now providing wound-car- e service. The new service is'available most duty days from 7:30 - 8:30 a.m. in the Surgery Clinic. No appointments are necessary. Services provided include sutuf removal and dressing changes as i: .icated by a physician. If the surgery clinic door is closed, the clinic is closed. Patients should contact TRICARE. , for a same-daappointment or contact a surgeon or primary care doctor. If the . that have arisen since the closure of the OBGYN clinic? Routine gynecological by Dr. (Lt. Col.) Leah 75th Medical Group . . QWhat care can be obtained through a Primary Care Manager. This includes Pap smears, monitoring and refilling birth control a pills, prescribing and monitoring shots and diagnosing and treating vaginal infections. Primary Care Managers at. the Family Practice and Flight Medicine Clinics are family physi A Huge Selection Of Quality Barcana ft Trees In Sizes 4ft-1- 0 smears. The remainder of OBGYN care that is beyond the training of a PCM will be handled through referrals to civilian providers. The referral is necessary so that TriWest (for TRICARE Prime patients) or the 75th Medical Group (for active duty) can pay for the care. Without a referral, the patient is responsible for the cost. TRICARE Prime patients should remember that there are for care by a civilian provider. For a routine office visit, the cost is $6 for senior airmen and below and $12 for staff sergeants and above. Active duty members do not have a is being done to help with Since the closure of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic Oct. 1, a number of questions and concerns have surfaced. The following are answers to the questions most frequently asked. was the OBGYN clinic QHow CMIRnSIITvmS TTIftEES 'if 4 n v xt k'itt. .lrvet' pr- - ,u . "irfT' raniur.'.in,, niAh-- i : life- - ztid Cf ipi - ur t.';,i iflif i"ui :.n,i:rrf ji th- "ill VISA :HiUb.i,t ai d VIM )fr. - Saturday Open 8 a.m. - 10 p.m. Sunday Open Noon N$jw- - - 6 p.m. 1 percent. Estrogen replacement treatments are.also used for osteoporosis sir ($3,000 for 15 years) can prevent hip fractures caused by osteoporosis. Hip fractures cost $41,000 per side to correct. Currently, 144 U.S. pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies are working on 373 new medicines to meet the special needs of women. The drugs target diseases that affect women only; affect women disproportionately or are among the top 10 killers of women. ,. Today. 43 more new drugs and 37 more companies arc listed in a 1997 "New Medicines in Development for Women" survey. To get a copy of the survey, write to : Editor, "New Medicines in Development." Communications Division, PhRMA. 1 100 15th Street. Washington, D.Cr,; 20005. The Survey may also be found at tt-W.,- PhRMA's Internet http:www.phrma.org. site: MALL Located at 36th St. and Walt Ave. in Ogden. 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