{"id":86953,"date":"2026-03-26T08:14:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T08:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/retireenews\/?p=86953"},"modified":"2026-03-25T23:16:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T23:16:47","slug":"introducing-the-hawaii-patient-guidebook-for-the-military-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/retireenews\/2026\/03\/26\/introducing-the-hawaii-patient-guidebook-for-the-military-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing the Hawaii Patient Guidebook for the military community"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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HONOLULU, HAWAII, UNITED STATES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Story by\u00a0Christopher Perrine<\/strong>,\u00a0Defense Health Agency\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Good news for Hawaii’s military community: navigating your healthcare just got easier. The newly-released Hawaii Patient Guidebook is a comprehensive tool designed for all local TRICARE beneficiaries. Inside, beneficiaries will find useful information for enrollment in Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS), understanding the TRICARE plan, finding a Military Treatment Facility, making appointments, accessing online resources, ordering medication and more.

\u201cThe Hawaii Patient Guidebook was designed to be a one-stop resource for our beneficiaries to get the information they need to access reliable, world-class medical care,\u201d said U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Deydre Teyhen, the director of Defense Health Network Indo-Pacific (DHN-IP). \u201cI want to make it as easy as possible for our entire community\u2014service members, their families and retirees\u2014to get the care they need.\u201d

There are 10 military medical facilities and 9 dental facilities in Hawaii under DHN-IP, which overseas MTFs from the West Coast of the United States to Japan and the Republic of Korea. On the island of Oahu, Hawaii, the network offers MTFs from the Windward side at Marine Corps Base Hawaii Kaneohe Bay to the Leeward side in Kapolei, anchored by the Tripler Army Medical Center, which provides specialty medical support to the entire Indo-Pacific region and serves as a training center for military medical providers. More than 4,000 care team members in Hawaii support a beneficiary population of 89 thousand beneficiaries enrolled in MTFs, and there are an additional 38 thousand TRICARE beneficiaries that get their care in the civilian network.

\u201cWe take care of the medical needs of our eligible Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, Guardians, Coast Guardsmen, National Guardsmen, Reservists, family members, and retirees,\u201d said Teyhen. \u201cI want every one of them to know how to get the care they need, whether it is routine primary care, urgent or emergent care, or even specialty care.\u201d

The guidebook also provides information about labs and radiology, mental health resources, women\u2019s health and additional resources, like patients\u2019 rights and how to prepare for an appointment.

Military health care covered by TRICARE is a benefit earned by military members, but it also contributes to military readiness.

\u201cMedical readiness leads to military readiness,\u201d said Teyhen. \u201cWhen the next crisis emerges, our military force will be ready to execute the mission because we have an exceptional team of military and civilian medical providers keeping the force healthy and ready. When our service members become ill or injured, they can count on the highest caliber of medical care. And they can rest assured we will take care of their families as well.\u201d

The Hawaii Patient Guidebook is available online at https:\/\/www.dha.mil\/hawaiipatientguidebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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