Medical Support Processes

Description: The processes for Medical Supportcomprise a set of activities to contribute to the preparation, and preservation of human potential by full and coherent care. Medical and health services comprehend all professional, technical, and related functions performed by medical professionals in a military organization. Those include general and special medical treatment, dental care, mental health care, nursing care, veterinary service, medical laboratory service, patient evacuation, preventive medicine, dietetics and medical logistics. Medical Support contributes to force protection, readiness and sustainability through planning and provision of preventive, acute, and rehabilitative healthcare for military personnel from enlistment to retirement. This includes prevention of disease, health promotion, rapid evacuation, and treatment of the sick, wounded, or injured, and the recovery and return to duty of as many individuals as possible.