1-2. U.S. ARMY MEDICAL COMMAND

a. The U.S. Army Medical Department Command (MEDCOM) is a major Army command under the direction of Headquarters, Department of the Army. AMEDD personnel are found in all major Army commands (MACOM). MEDCOM's mission is to provide health services for the Army in the continental United States (CONUS) and other areas and organizations as directed by the Chief of Staff, U.S. Army. The MEDCOM has the additional mission of providing medical, dental, and veterinary education and training for AMEDD personnel and other personnel as directed.

b. The AMEDD provides health services to eligible personnel under the area support concept. The territory to which the AMEDD provides health services is divided into seven geographical areas of responsibility. Each of these has been designated as a health service region (HSR). Each HSR contains one U.S. Army Medical Center (MEDCEN). The health service regions are normally subdivided into two or more health service areas (HSA). A health service area is a geographical area for which a single medical treatment facility (MTF) has responsibility for providing health care services to authorized personnel within that area. For example, if a health service region contains a MEDCEN and three MEDDACs, this HSR would be divided into four health

service areas. One HSA would have the MEDCEN as its primary MTF and each of the other HSAs would

have one of the U.S. Army Medical Department Activities (MEDDAC) as its primary medical treatment facility.

c. A U.S. Army Medical Center (MEDCEN) is a specialized medical treatment and teaching facility that provides general and specialized medical and dental care and treatment. A U.S. Army Medical Department Activity (MEDDAC) is a fixed MTF with associated activities, all of which are responsible for providing health services.

d. Health services for areas not under the AMEDD are provided by AMEDD personnel within other MACOMs. For example, the 7th Medical Command in Heidelberg, Germany, is under the major Army command United States Army, Europe (USAREUR).