Military Forum at Madigan

 MILITARY AFFAIRS FORUM

Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber

Date & Time:  WEDNESDAY, February 8, 7:15 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

Place: Madigan Army Medical Center

Price:  $5 estimated for a good breakfast buffet.

Information: Janice Hutchins, (253) 683.4882

RSVP:  DUE 12 noon, Feb. 3 (Friday)

Register here.

The next Military Affairs Forum will be Wednesday, February 8, 7:30 a.m. at Madigan Army Medical Center.

Col. Dallas Homas, Commander, will give us a briefing about Madigan's current operations, followed by congressional updates and then a short tour of the facility highlighting technology, community and green efforts, and the new WTB barracks. 

The breakfast will be at the dining hall and is cash only.  Less than $5 usually covers a good breakfast. 

Registration will be through the Chamber (JaniceH@tacomachamber.org) and meeting notices will give you directions on the registration procedure.

Reservations due by Feb. 3!

Maps and gate passes (arrival at 0715) will be sent out via email to registered attendees who register through the Chamber. Those who do not register early will need to be at the main JBLM gate at 0600 to get a pass.

Military Affairs Forums

Please note we are coordinating with Sen. Murray’s staff in a collaborative effort to reschedule her presentation.  At this time, that is most likely to be the late February Congressional recess.

March 9      Howard Schmidt, the cybersecurity czar for the Obama administration

April 24      Scott Citizen-Soldier of the Year w/ Kiwanis Club

May 7-11    Washington-to-Washington, D.C./Pentagon

June 13       Evergreen Fleet Cruise

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I-5 Improvements Grants Approved

The Department of Defense announced today the City of Lakewood will receive $5.7 million from a special fund designed to increase access to military medical facilities – Madigan Healthcare System.

You may learn more at Wednesday's RAMP meeting. 

DoD plans to distribute $299.6 million to eight transportation projects to improve access to medical facilities affected by the 2005 Defense Base Closure and Realignment (BRAC) process.  Congress included $300 million for these transportation improvements in the Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act of 2011.

The eight projects will improve transportation access to medical facilities at Joint Base Lewis McChord, Wash., Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Md., Fort Belvoir, Va., and Joint Base San Antonio, Texas.  A list of the selected projects may be found at: http://www.oea.gov.

The projects were selected through a competitive process that considered proposals from states and communities around installations whose medical facilities were affected by the most recent BRAC round.  Congress directed the department to give priority to those locations where BRAC actions created transportation challenges that might impede access to medical care.  The selection panel included health care and transportation experts from the Departments of Defense and Transportation.

Funds will be distributed by Department of Defense’s Office of Economic Adjustment once the applicants provide complete applications, including comprehensive plans and environmental information pertaining to the selected projects:

• Installation: Joint Base Lewis McChord, WA
• Applicant: City of Lakewood, Washington
• Project Title: Madigan Army Medical Center Access Improvement Funding Request: $5.7 million

·                     Installation: Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, MD

o                               Applicant: Montgomery County, Maryland

·                                            Project Title: Maryland 355 Multimodal Crossing
Funding Request: $40 million

o                               Applicant: State of Maryland

·                                            Project Title: Maryland 185 & Jones Bridge Road/Kensington Parkway
Funding Request: $18.3 million

·                                            Project Title: Maryland 355 & West Cedar Lane/Cedar Lane
Funding Request: $19 million

·                                            Project Title: Maryland 355 & Jones Bridge Road/Center Drive
Funding Request: $4.3 million

·                                            Project Title: Maryland 187 & West Cedar/Oakmont Avenue
Funding Request: $7.3 million

·                     Installation: Fort Belvoir, VA

o                               Applicants: Fairfax County, Virginia / Commonwealth of Virginia

·                                            Project Title: RT 1 Widening from Telegraph Road to Mount Vernon Memorial Highway
Funding Request: $180 million

·                     Installation: Joint Base San Antonio, TX

o                               Applicant: City of San Antonio, Texas

·                                            Project Title: I 35-LOOP 410 Connector
Funding Request: $25 million

Military Affairs Committee

Presents

33^rd John Anderson Military Citizen of the Year

Sponsored by TriWest HealthCare Alliance

The Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber’s Military Affairs Committee will present the 33rd annual John Anderson Military Citizen of the Year.

The Anderson Military Citizen of the Year award is presented to an exemplary recipient who has demonstrated the contributions that active-duty persons make to our community. 

Rotary's Keynote Speaker:  Col. Dallas Homas, CO, MAMC

Col. Dallas Homas

Commander, MAMC

Colonel Dallas W. Homas, M.D., assumed command of Madigan Healthcare System on

March 10, 2011. His previous assignment was the Chief of Clinical Operations, Western Regional Medical Command, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.

With a military beneficiary population encompassing a six-state region, Madigan Army Medical Center continues to be one of the busiest hospitals in the Pacific Northwest.  Occupying more than 120 acres of land, this four-building structure is located at Fort Lewis in Tacoma, WA.

There are approximately 160,000 Soldiers, family members and military retirees residing in Madigan's 40-mile catchment area. Madigan's phenomenal health care mission is executed by nearly 4,000 staff members, which include hundreds of civilian and military doctors, nurses, residents, interns and fellows. Madigan also boasts a robust internal American Red Cross program.  There are approximately 200 volunteers who donate thousands of hours of free service monthly.

As one of the Army’s most state-of-the-art and technically advanced medical centers, Madigan is one of only three designated Level 2 trauma centers throughout the U.S. Medical Command (MEDCOM). Recently, Madigan’s Andersen Simulation Center, which helps train thousands of doctors, nurses and medics each year, received a three-year accreditation from the American College of Surgeons, becoming the only Defense Department medical educational institution to attain that status. Madigan’s simulation center is one of only 21 surgical simulation centers in the U.S. to achieve a level one status, the highest for a center of surgical education excellence.

Date:  Thursday, November 10

Time:  11:30 a.m.- 1:30 p.m.

Event: Rotary Club of Tacoma No. 8

Place:  Landmark Conference Center

              47 St. Helens Ave., Tacoma 98402

Price:  $15 with RSVP

              No prepayment, collect at the door only

Register:  Online

Information:  Gary Brackett or 253-627-2175

About John H. Anderson

John H. Anderson served as Tacoma’s mayor in the early to mid 1950s. He was also a past Chair of the Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber Board of Directors, as well as a successful local businessman.