Los Angeles AFB, CA

61ST MEDICAL GROUP
Medical care for Los Angeles AFB members is provided by the 61st Medical Group (Building 210). A satellite clinic is located at the Fort MacArthur military housing area. Emergency medical care is not available at either clinic. For life threatening injuries or illnesses, call 911 or proceed to the nearest emergency room. After hours care: To obtain authorization for non-emergency care or for out of area care, call TRIWEST at 1-888-874-9378.

The LAAFB clinic is open on weekdays from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. All patients are seen by appointment only. For appointments or information, call (310) 653-2873. You can also log onto TRICARE online to make appointments. The clinic's closed on the first Thursday of every month for training.


DENTAL CLINIC
The clinic is open Monday-Friday - 0700-1600 by appointment only. Call (310) 653-2873.

Dental Sick call is Monday -Friday- 0730-0820. Dental sick call can only see active duty members on orders, by appointment only.

Dependents, National Guard and Reserve can be seen through United Concordia Dental Ins. www.ucci.com. For appointments please call, (310) 653-2873 (DSN 633-2873).


TRICARE SERVICE CENTER
Tricare is located in Bldg. 272, Room number C2-370 (second floor). It's open Monday -Friday - 0700-1600. For more information about Tricare and its services, visit www.tricare.mil or call (888) 874-9378.


OPTOMETRY CLINIC
The clinic is open Monday, Wednesday and Friday - 0700-1300; 1300-1500, and Tuesday and Thursday -0700-1130and 1300-1600 The phone number is (310) 653-2873 (DSN 633-2873)

Clinic sees only active duty members and diabetics (can be active duty, dependants and retirees). All other dependents and retirees are off-base by a TriWest approved provider. Dependents and retirees should contact TriWest directly at 1-888-874-9378. Glasses will be ordered for all Active Duty members at their eye appointment.

Note: Dependents are not authorized military spectacles. Retirees are authorized 1 pair of standard issue spectacles every year. For this service, please walk in with a current spectacle prescription and your military I.D. A patient is considered a No-Show if the patient shows up more than 10 minutes late (after their appointment time). Patients are requested to arrive for appointments at least 15 minutes prior to their appointment (to complete required paperwork and to be screened by the technician). Cancellations should be made at least 24 hours in advance to allow us adequate time to offer the appointment to another person.


PHARMACY
The pharmacy is open Monday-Thursday - 0700-1630, Friday - 0700-1600

For 24 hour refills or pharmacy questions, call (310) 653-2873 (DSN 633-2873).


HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER (HAWC)
Located in Fitness Center (Building 286) offers a variety of health and wellness programs. Many HAWC programs are open to civilian employees as well as active duty military.

For information and to set up appointments, please call (310) 653-6648 (DSN 633-6648), or log-on to: https://www.amc-ids.org/homepage.asp?Base_ID=16


ON CALL PROVIDER SERVICE
On Call Provider Service is available to patients when the clinic is closed. After business clinic hours are 4 p.m. to 7 a.m., Monday through Friday, and all day on weekends, holidays, training and family days. Patients can access this service by calling 310-653-2873, option number 7. A clerk will ask for the name of the caller, sponsor's last four of social security number, patient's name, telephone number and chief complaint. A physician assistant or a doctor will return the call within 30 minutes and provide telephone consultation regarding the medical situation. Urgent care referrals may be authorized for patients assigned to the 61st Medical Group. Patients visiting the area and need an urgent care authorization will need to call their primary care medical unit at home base. No authorization is required for emergency care such as stroke, heart attack, major limb and eye injury, broken bones sticking out of skin, seizures or loss of consciousness. In such cases, call 911 or proceed to nearest emergency room immediately.


FLIGHT MEDICINE
All flying and special operational duty personnel must report to the Flight Medicine Clinic upon completing a clinical visit ANYWHERE outside of Flight Medicine. Records must be hand-carried back to Flight Medicine immediately upon completing a visit to any other physician, caregiver, psychiatrist, psychologist, nurse practitioner, etc. This includes referrals outside the 61st Medical Group. Should you require medical care during non-duty hours, don't delay care if you feel it's necessary. However, you must notify the Flight Medicine Clinic the first duty day following your visit to another health care office or clinic. This includes Emergency Room and Urgent Care clinic visits.

Flight Medicine walk-in hours are on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays from 0900-1040, excluding holidays and Medical Group training days (first Thursday of each month). Additionally, all patients are asked to always call the Flight Medicine Clinic front desk first before coming to the clinic to be seen as a walk-inor to check our answering machine for any potential clinic closures. Scheduled patient appointments are conducted on Wednesdays from 0900-1100.

Our Flight Medicine Clinic front desk phone number is (310) 653-6870 or DSN 633-6870. Our fax is (310) 653-6451 or DSN Fax 633-6451.