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U.S. Naval Hospital Sigonella is located on NAS I, just past the Navy Exchange.
Tricare Europe TRICARE Europe offers beneficiaries two options in the TRICARE system. TRICARE Standard is your standard CHAMPUS benefit and will always be available. TRICARE Prime is an enrollment plan for your healthcare. All active duty members are required to enroll in TRICARE Prime. By enrolling in TRICARE Prime you will be assigned a Primary Care Manager (PCM) who is responsible for your healthcare needs. Enrolling in TRICARE Prime costs you nothing. If you need to use a provider in the local community (for a covered benefit) you will not incur a cost share or deductible that is incurred under the Standard TRICARE/CHAMPUS plan.
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Your PCM will be a military provider located at U.S. Naval Hospital Sigonella (located on NAS I) or the Flight Line Clinic (located on NAS II). If you need specialty care that cannot be provided at the Naval Hospital, you may be referred to our provider network in the local community. All network providers meet our credential standards. Most have signed a contract with International SOS and most speak English. We provide transportation and translation services to the network provider appointments. For more information about TRICARE please contact the Managed Care Office at the U.S. Naval Hospital, Sigonella by calling DSN 624-4848 or commercial 095-56-4848.
Dental Care Dental care is available at the Naval Hospital. For appointments call DSN 624-4205/3848. The dental clinics provide a wide range of dental services. Priority for treatment is highest for active duty and active duty family members, then retirees, family members of retirees, and DoD civilians, in that order. Appointments may be limited due to staffing constraints. Prosthodontics and Orthodontics are limited in their availability. Prosthodontics is limited by the demand created by active duty personnel. Orthodontic care is provided primarily to continue treatment initiated in CONUS prior to receipt of orders overseas. Patients who have braces placed after receipt of orders to Sigonella are not eligible for continuation of treatment. Rarely, a few new orthodontic patients are accepted for treatment, and these are selected primarily based upon the severity of the case. It is strongly recommended that patients be in good dental health prior to departing the United States for their assignment to the Sigonella area. DoD civilians and their family members are eligible for “space available care�. Federal law makes DoD civilians INELIGIBLE for prosthodontics and orthodontics, even if treatment was started prior to receipt of their job assignment to Sigonella. A fee for treatment, as determined by DoD, is charged for all dental work and services rendered to DoD civilians. Space availability is extremely limited for DoD civilians and their family members, and it is strongly recommended that all dental treatment be completed prior to arrival in the Sigonella area.
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The Flight Line Clinic is located on NAS II by the NEX Mini-Mart.
American Red Cross Location: NAS I, Community Building 318, Second Deck next to the Base Library. We are open for regular business Monday through Friday, 0800 to 1630 (8:00 am to 4:30 pm). Services: The American Red Cross provides Emergency Communication services to assist service members and their families during a family emergency situation. Emergency messages can be initiated by family in CONUS, or by military members and spouses located in Sigonella. The American Red Cross provides Emergency Communications coverage 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The after hours emergency coverage is from 4:30 p.m. - 8:00 a.m. every day and 24 hour duty during weekends and holidays. In addition to emergency communications, the Red Cross offers classes in CPR for Adults, Infants and Children, and First Aid and Safety; Healthy Pregnancy/Healthy Baby; Babysitting; Disaster Preparation information and classes. Red Cross-certified instructors conduct Red Cross swimming and life guarding courses through MWR. Red Cross volunteers provide service to the Sigonella military community as workers at the Naval Hospital and Dental Clinic, Disaster Action Team (DAT) members, Instructors of Health and Safety classes. Volunteers also provide a
variety of services by giving of their time at the Red Cross Field Office. Our Mailing Address is: American Red Cross Office of the Station Manager PSC 812 Box 3040 FPO AE 09627-3040 You can contact us at: DSN Phone: 624-4900 (24 hours a day, 365 days a year); 624-4479 from 8:00 to 4:30 weekdays. Commercial Phone: 095-86-4900. E-mail Address: M-SI-REDCROSS-GD@EU. NAVY.MIL
Civilian Human Resources Office E mployment: Naval Air Station Sigonella hosts a variety of DoD commands and activities that employ U.S. civilian and
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