The 21st Medical Squadron a medical squadron part of the 21st MDG group, Peterson AFB serves the patient population and community of the 50th Space Wing and Schriever AFB. The 56-person squadron provides 1st-rate care supporting 4K warfighters operating a $6.2B satellite command and control network. With a $722K medical and dental operating budget, the men and women of 21 MDS optimize high-quality primary care, dental corp, aerospace medicine, pharmacy, medical lab and dental lab, mental health, radiology, bioenvironmental engineering, public health and health promotion services for the 8,500-person base population, including 21 mission partners. The squadron delivers 17K patient visits per year totaling $7M in equivalent private sector care.
The 21st Aerospace Medicine Squadron delivers comprehensive aerospace and operational medical services to 3,500 employees and supports a population-based preventive medicine program to 26K beneficiaries. In addition, 21 AMDS operates the Air Force's busiest hypobaric chamber with over 170 sorties per year. A staff of approximately 85 healthcare professionals organized into 6 flights ensures compliance with occupational and environmental health standards while supporting 3 combatant commands, 2 wings, 53 tenant units and 32 geographically separated units for global missile warning, missile defense, space situational awareness, space control and homeland defense missions.
The 21st Medical Operations Squadron provides comprehensive primary care to 26K beneficiaries. The squadron is comprised of 4 flights: Family Health Clinic, Maternal-Child, Mental Health, and Physical Therapy. They have a combined strength of nearly 150 assigned personnel. Available services include: Acupuncture, Allergy, Family Advocacy, Family Medicine, Immunizations, Mental Health, Pediatrics, Physical Therapy, Substance Abuse Counseling, and Women’s Health. Combined, these clinics average more than 9K patient visits per month totaling approximately 108K visits per year.
The 21st Dental Squadron is AFSPC's largest dental squadron, consisting of locations at Peterson Air Force Base, Schriever Air Force Base and Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station. A full range of dental services are provided for active duty military members including general dentistry, endodontics, oral and maxillofacial surgery, periodontics and prosthodontics. Clinical operations include 4 facilities and 3 clinics that provide over $5.5M of comprehensive dental care for 7K multiservice personnel annually. The 21 DS is home to the largest Area Dental Laboratory in the Air Force, the Military Consultant to the Surgeon General for Dental Laboratories, the Air Force Dental Service Enlisted Dental Laboratory Consultant, and is responsible for providing an annual $9M service in support of 343 DoD facilities world-wide.
The 21st Medical Support Squadron consists of 8 flights providing Personnel and Administration, Resource Management, TRICARE Operations and Patient Administration, Medical Readiness, Information Systems Management, Medical Logistics and Facility Management, Pharmacy, Diagnostic Imaging and Laboratory Services. The 21 MDSS supports healthcare delivery by managing the group's $25M budget, manpower programs for more than 500 staff members and a 10 building medical campus across 3 installations. The managed care program supports an enrolled population of 26K amounting to approximately 195K annual patient visits. Additionally, the squadron provides ancillary services with an $8M pharmacy budget, filling over 250K prescriptions a year; diagnostic imaging with 12K studies a year; and laboratory services with 90K tests per year.
The 21st Medical Group is comprised of more than 500 medical professionals that provide healthcare and mission-readiness support for more than 26K active duty, retired and family member DOD beneficiaries of the 21st Space Wing, 50th Space Wing, Colorado Springs community and 39 geographically separated units around the globe. The group consists of a 10-building medical campus geographically distributed across three military installations and is also home to the DOD's largest Area Dental Laboratory which supports tri-service and Veterans Affairs dental facilities throughout the continental United States.
Local Clinic Information
For the Nurse Advice Line, please call 719-524-2273, option 3, Monday through Friday, 6 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For the Nurse Advice Line Monday through Friday, 4:30 p.m. to 6 a.m., please call 719-524-2273, option 2.
Urgent & Emergency Care
Call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room. Some military treatment facility locations offer emergency room services and others do not, so be sure to be familiar with the clinics and services offered at your location.
Medical emergencies are the sudden and unexpected onset of a medical condition that:
- Is threatening to life, limb, or eyesight;
- Requires immediate medical treatment; or
- Manifests painful symptoms that requires immediate response to alleviate suffering.
Call your primary care manager within 24 hours or the next business day after getting emergency care to get authorization and coordinate ongoing care.
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255), option 1
Veterans Crisis Line: 1-866-966-1020
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