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NEWS | Jan. 27, 2016

579th Medical Group Severe Weather Closure- frequently asked questions for JBAB

By 1st Lt. Samantha Brown 579th Medical Group Support Squadron

When there is snow or inclement weather, the Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling Clinic (JBAB Clinic) follows the federal government, Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and base closure or delayed reporting schedule.

The JBAB Clinic follows the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) base closure and delayed reporting schedule.  Please use any of the following resources to get information on closures:

OPM Official Site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/snow-dismissal-procedures/current-status/

579 MDG Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/579MDG/

Twitter  at https://twitter.com/bollingclinic

NCR Appointment Line  at (888-999-1212).

Local Media will also announce OPM closures

Television: WJLA (ABC), WTTG (FOX), WRC (NBC)
Radio: 107.7 FM, 1500 AM, 820 AM, 630 AM

If the federal government or base is closed, all clinic appointments at the JBAB Clinic will be cancelled. If an appointment time is during closure periods on a delayed reporting day, those appointments will also be cancelled. Patients will receive a call from a JBAB Clinic staff member to reschedule their appointments when the clinic reopens.

During government closure, the Emergent Care Center at Joint Base Andrews, Fort Belvoir Community Hospital and Walter Reed National Military Medical Center will remain open 24 hours a day for urgent and emergency care.

Emergency Care is defined as a threat to life, limb or eye sight, such as severe bleeding, chest pain or broken bones.

Urgent Care is defined as care for an illness or injury that requires treatment within 24 hours but is not life threatening. Examples include: earache, toothache, rising fever, joint sprain or urinary tract infection.

Visits to civilian urgent care centers require prior authorization from your Primary Care Manager (PCM). Failure to do so could result in you incurring the cost for the visit. For urgent care, authorization enrollees can reach their PCM on-call provider after duty hours by calling the Emergent Care Center at (240) 857-2333.