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Now is the time to review your and your family member's current health plans, consider your needs for 2025, and learn about your coverage choices. TRICARE Open Season begins Monday, Nov. 11 and ends Tuesday, Dec. 10. Enrollment changes made during TRICARE Open Season will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2025.

TRICARE Open Season 2024

Now is the time to review your and your family member's current health plans, consider your needs for 2025, and learn about your coverage choices. TRICARE Open Season begins Monday, Nov. 11 and ends Tuesday, Dec. 10. Enrollment changes made during TRICARE Open Season will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2025.

The Defense Health Agency’s Virtual Education Center is an online educational platform with more than 50,000 resources covering 60 medical topics. The Virtual Education Center puts the power in your hands to research health topics before you talk to your provider.

Visit our new Virtual Education Center!

The Defense Health Agency’s Virtual Education Center is an online educational platform with more than 50,000 resources covering 60 medical topics. The Virtual Education Center puts the power in your hands to research health topics before you talk to your provider.

Welcome to Keesler Medical Center

Welcome to Keesler Medical Center

Named AETC's Hospital Of The Year

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On September 2022 the Department of Defense’s new electronic health record (EHR), MHS GENESIS, is launching here at Keesler Air Force Base. MHS GENESIS will replace TRICARE Online at this facility.

MHS GENESIS is Here!

On September 2022 the Department of Defense’s new electronic health record (EHR), MHS GENESIS, launched here at Keesler Air Force Base. MHS GENESIS will replace TRICARE Online at this facility.

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TRICARE News and Updates

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Your Comprehensive TRICARE Open Season Checklist: Prepare for Nov. 11

TRICARE Open Season is right around the corner. This year, it runs from Nov. 11 to Dec. 10. Follow this detailed checklist to ensure you’re fully prepared.

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TRICARE Dental Program Premiums Decrease Effective Nov. 1

If you’re enrolled in the TRICARE Dental Program, your TDP monthly premiums will decrease for coverage effective Nov. 1. These new rates will remain in effect until Feb. 28, 2025.

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Get Ready for TRICARE Open Season and 2025 Region Changes at Nov. 14 Webinar

Are you ready for TRICARE Open Season and the upcoming changes to TRICARE in 2025? Mark your calendar for a TRICARE webinar, “Get Ready for TRICARE Open Season and 2025 Region Changes,” on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2–3 p.m. ET on Microsoft Teams Live.

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Q&A: What To Know as TRICARE Open Season Begins Nov. 11

TRICARE Open Season begins Monday, Nov. 11—that’s just a few weeks away. If you’re a TRICARE beneficiary, this is the time when you can enroll in a health plan or change health plans for coverage that starts Jan. 1, 2025. You can make these changes through Tuesday, Dec. 10.

81st Medical Group News and Updates

Seven medical professionals from Keesler Medical Center, Biloxi Miss., traveled to Pascagoula High School on Nov. 30 to interact with Health Occupation Students of America program students. The team shared their medical journey, assignments, deployments, their path to college, and pointers on applying for financial aid.

Keesler medical practitioners collaborate with local students

Seven military medical practitioners from varying specialties and military service branches at Keesler Medical Center traveled to Pascagoula High School on Nov. 30 to engage students interested in medical professions.

A member of the Family Birthing Center demonstrates the Jada® system.

New Device Implemented in the Family Birthing Center

The staff of Keesler Medical Center’s Family Birthing Center is employing an innovative tool for birthing people experiencing postpartum hemorrhage. The Jada® system, a new tool in their arsenal, will be used to provide control and treatment of abnormal postpartum uterine bleeding.

81st Medical Group personnel train in the simulation lab during the Advanced Lifesaving Course at the Keesler Medical Center on Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, May 17, 2023.

Simulate, emulate: 81st MDG SIM Lab

The patient’s eyes blink and their chest softly lifts up and down. A doctor moves to their side to ask how they are feeling, and a computer prompts the patient to respond with a sudden erratic heartbeat. With an average of 3,500 student hours a month, the 81st Medical Group simulation lab is an essential tool used to train life-saving skills to medical personnel.

The members from the 81st Medical Diagnostic and Therapeutics Squadron pose for photo outside of the Keesler Medical Center at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Feb. 28, 2023.

Keesler Medical Center Laboratory ranked as top 10

The Keesler Medical Center Laboratory passed the College of American Pathology (CAP) Inspection on Jan. 31 with an EXCELLENT grade of 99.9%, putting them in the top 10% of all accredited laboratories in the world. CAP equips accredited laboratories with the knowledge, skills and resources to remain up to date and relevant in an evolving healthcare landscape, while ensuring compliance with federal and state laboratory regulations.

DoD Safe Helpline

DOD Safe Helpline

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Links to 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

DoD Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office

DOD Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office

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