Mike O'Callaghan Military Medical Center

Mike O'Callaghan Military Medical Center
Nellis Air Force Base
United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Geography
Location 4700 North Las Vegas Boulevard
Nellis Air Force Base, Clark County, Nevada, U.S.
Coordinates 36°14′45″N 115°02′57″W / 36.24583°N 115.04917°W / 36.24583; -115.04917Coordinates: 36°14′45″N 115°02′57″W / 36.24583°N 115.04917°W / 36.24583; -115.04917
Organisation
Care system Governmental
Funding Government hospital
Hospital type District
Affiliated university None
Network Nellis Air Force Base
United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Services
Standards Joint Commission
Emergency department Yes
Beds 50
Helipad Yes
History
Founded August 1994 (1994-08)
Links
Website http://www.airforcemedicine.af.mil/mtf/nellis/

Mike O'Callaghan Military Medical Center is an American military hospital owned and operated by the United States Air Force, it is located on Nellis Air Force Base in Clark County, Nevada and is run by the 99th Medical Group (MDG).

Members of the 99th Medical Group run the 50-bed medical treatment facility. The Air Force provides executive oversight of the facility, staffs all outpatient activities/clinics and inpatient beds for Department of Defense (DoD) beneficiaries. Veterans Administration (VA) patients also have privileges at the hospital.

History

Mike O'Callaghan Federal Hospital opened in August 1994, named after Nevada's 23rd Governor Mike O'Callaghan.

It was renamed Mike O'Callaghan Federal Medical Center in January 2012.

It was renamed Mike O'Callaghan Military Medical Center in March 2017.

Hospital Commander is Colonel Virginia A. Garner.

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