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the 96th Medical Group in Defense

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Health Agency Leadership marked the

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forming of a new military medical

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organization during a ceremony here in

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november 15th . The new organization

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known as the florida Panhandle market ,

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is a transformation of northwest

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florida based military treatment

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facilities . As our beneficiaries seek

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care throughout this community ,

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they'll see more and more common

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processes , a common health record and

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a simplified means of accessing health

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care . The 96 medical group commander ,

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Colonel Gregory Coleman will lead the

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new florida Panhandle Market , asked

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the local director . The pandemic

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Markets vision is to be the gold

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standard for force readiness and

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beneficiary health . This requires

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integration and standardized model for

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care delivery . We're working

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diligently on standardizing our

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appointing and referral systems and in

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early stages of centralizing logistics

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and acquisition services . The florida

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Panhandle market serves more than

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175,000 beneficiaries at military units

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from Pensacola to Panama City . This is

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jennifer Volmer , reporting for the 96

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test wing , Eglin Air Force Base

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florida