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{{short description|Agency of the U.S. Department of the Navy that manages health care activities}}
{{Infobox military unit
{{Infobox military unit
|unit_name= Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
| unit_name = Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
|image= BUMED Logo.png
| image = Navy Medicine Logo.png
| dates = 180+ Years
|image_size= 220px
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| country = {{flagu|United States}}
|caption=The logo of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery shows a gold anchor with a coiled snake in the manner of a [[Rod of Asclepius]], superimposed on a map of the globe and a [[Red Cross (symbol)|red cross]].
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| branch = {{flag|United States Navy}}
|dates= 1842–present
| type = Medical
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|country= {{flagu|United States}}
| size = 41930
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|branch= {{flag|United States Navy}}
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| command_structure = [[United States Department of the Navy]]
|type= Medical
| garrison = <!-- Commanders -->
|size= 63,000
| website = https://www.med.navy.mil
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|command_structure= [[United States Department of the Navy]]
| commander1 = RDML Darin K. Via
|garrison=
| commander1_label = Surgeon General of the United States Navy
<!-- Commanders -->
| commander2 = RADM Rick Freedman
|commander1= [http://www.navy.mil/navydata/bios/navybio.asp?bioID=602 VADM C. Forrest Faison. III]
|commander1_label= Surgeon General of the Navy
| commander2_label = Deputy Surgeon General of the United States Navy
| commander3 = FORCM PatrickPaul C. Mangaran
| commander3_label = Command Senior Enlisted Leader
}}
}}


The '''Bureau of Medicine and Surgery''' (BUMED) is an agency of the [[United States Department of the Navy]] that manages health care activities for the [[United States Navy]] and [[United States Marine Corps]]. BUMED operates hospitals and other health care facilities as well as laboratories for [[biomedical research]], and trains and manages the Navy's many [[List of United States Navy staff corps|staff corps]] related to medicine. Its headquarters is located at the [[Defense Health Headquarters]] in [[Fairfax County, Virginia]].<ref>{{cite web|title=BUMED|url=http://www.med.navy.mil/Pages/default.aspx#BUMED|publisher=U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery|accessdate=20 August 2014}}</ref> BUMED has 63,000 medical personnel and more than a million eligible beneficiaries.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Furbert|first1=Chentel|title=Navy Surgeon General addresses Navy Medicine's future|url=http://www.hanfordsentinel.com/lemoorenavynews/news/abroad/navy-surgeon-general-addresses-navy-medicine-s-future/article_02bb31c4-d839-529b-9426-774ae8e9de71.html|publisher=The Lemoore Navy News|accessdate=20 August 2014|date=1 August 2014}}</ref>
The '''Bureau of Medicine and Surgery''' ('''BUMED''') is an agency of the [[United States Department of the Navy]] that manages health care activities for the [[United States Navy]] and the [[United States Marine Corps]]. BUMED operates hospitals and other healthcare facilities as well as laboratories for [[biomedical research]], and trains and manages the Navy's many [[List of United States Navy staff corps|staff corps]] related to medicine. Its headquarters is located at the [[Defense Health Headquarters]] in [[Fairfax County, Virginia]].<ref>{{cite web|title=BUMED|url=http://www.med.navy.mil/Pages/default.aspx#BUMED|publisher=U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery|access-date=20 August 2014|archive-date=1 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401042801/http://www.med.navy.mil/pages/default.aspx#BUMED|url-status=dead}}</ref> BUMED has 41,930 medical personnel and more than a million eligible beneficiaries.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Furbert|first1=Chentel|title=Navy Surgeon General addresses Navy Medicine's future|url=http://www.hanfordsentinel.com/lemoorenavynews/news/abroad/navy-surgeon-general-addresses-navy-medicine-s-future/article_02bb31c4-d839-529b-9426-774ae8e9de71.html|publisher=The Lemoore Navy News|access-date=20 August 2014|date=1 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=July 15, 2023 |title=Navy Medicine, Fast Facts July 2023 |url=https://www.med.navy.mil/Portals/62/Documents/BUMED/FastFacts/Navy%20Medicine%20Fast%20Facts%20--%20July%202023.pdf?ver=sPa9lXpCJp4zZ6euDHmxrQ%3d%3d |access-date=July 15, 2023 |website=Navy Medicine}}</ref>


== History ==
== History ==
BUMED was one of the original five [[United States Navy bureau system|Navy bureaus]] formed in 1842 to replace the [[Board of Navy Commissioners]]. It is one of two bureaus still in existence.<ref name="BUMED history"/> BUMED was headquartered at the [[Old Naval Observatory]] from 1942 until 2012.<ref name="BUMED history">{{cite web |title=About BUMED |url=http://www.med.navy.mil/bumed/Pages/Default.aspx#BUMEDAbout |publisher=U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery |accessdate=19 August 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140820120710/http://www.med.navy.mil/bumed/Pages/Default.aspx#BUMEDAbout |archivedate=20 August 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=67494 |last=Pilip-Florea |first=Shonona |title=Navy Medicine Headquarters Moves to Falls Church, Va. |work=America's Navy |date=30 May 2012 |accessdate=16 May 2014}}</ref>
BUMED was one of the original five [[United States Navy bureau system|Navy bureaus]] formed in 1842 to replace the [[Board of Navy Commissioners]]. It is one of two bureaus still in existence.<ref name="BUMED history"/> BUMED was headquartered at the [[Old Naval Observatory]] from 1942 until 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=67494 |last=Pilip-Florea |first=Shonona |title=Navy Medicine Headquarters Moves to Falls Church, Va. |work=America's Navy |date=30 May 2012 |access-date=16 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Leadership |url=https://www.med.navy.mil/About-Us/Leadership/ |access-date=2023-07-09 |website=www.med.navy.mil}}</ref>


In 2005, Navy Medicine aligned its shore facilities into four overarching commands: Navy Medicine East, Navy Medicine West, Navy Medicine National Capital Area, and Navy Medicine Support Command.<ref>{{cite web|title=Navy Medicine East Home|url=http://www.med.navy.mil/sites/nme/Pages/default.aspx|publisher=Navy Medicine East|accessdate=21 August 2014|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140821103301/http://www.med.navy.mil/sites/nme/Pages/default.aspx|archive-date=21 August 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2012, Navy Medicine Support Command was renamed and realigned into the Navy Medicine Education and Training Command, with its non-training units becoming independent under BUMED.<ref>{{cite web|title=Navy Medicine Support Command to Reorganize|url=http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=68235|publisher=United States Navy|accessdate=21 August 2014|date=5 July 2012}}</ref> Navy Medicine National Capital Area's largest component, the National Naval Medical Center in [[Bethesda, Maryland]], was merged in 2011 with [[Walter Reed Army Medical Center]] to form the joint [[Walter Reed National Military Medical Center]] as a result of the [[2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission]]. The merged facility came under the jurisdiction of the new [[Joint Task Force National Capital Region/Medical]], and in 2013, Navy Medicine National Capital Area was disestablished, with its few remaining facilities transferred to Navy Medicine East.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Little|first1=Bernard S.|title=Navy Medicine National Capital Area Stands Down|url=http://www.dcmilitary.com/article/20130808/NEWS11/130809867/navy-medicine-national-capital-area-stands-down|publisher=DCMilitary.com|accessdate=21 August 2014|date=8 August 2013}}</ref>
In 2005, Navy Medicine aligned its shore facilities into four overarching commands: Navy Medicine East, Navy Medicine West, Navy Medicine National Capital Area, and Navy Medicine Support Command.<ref>{{cite web|title=Navy Medicine East Home|url=http://www.med.navy.mil/sites/nme/Pages/default.aspx|publisher=Navy Medicine East|access-date=21 August 2014|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140821103301/http://www.med.navy.mil/sites/nme/Pages/default.aspx|archive-date=21 August 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2012, Navy Medicine Support Command was renamed and realigned into the Navy Medicine Education and Training Command, with its non-training units becoming independent under BUMED.<ref>{{cite web|title=Navy Medicine Support Command to Reorganize|url=http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=68235|publisher=United States Navy|access-date=21 August 2014|date=5 July 2012}}</ref> Navy Medicine National Capital Area's largest component, the National Naval Medical Center in [[Bethesda, Maryland]], was merged in 2011 with [[Walter Reed Army Medical Center]] to form the joint [[Walter Reed National Military Medical Center]] as a result of the [[2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission]]. The merged facility came under the jurisdiction of the new [[Joint Task Force National Capital Region/Medical]], and in 2013, Navy Medicine National Capital Area was disestablished, with its few remaining facilities transferred to Navy Medicine East.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Little|first1=Bernard S.|title=Navy Medicine National Capital Area Stands Down|url=http://www.dcmilitary.com/article/20130808/NEWS11/130809867/navy-medicine-national-capital-area-stands-down|publisher=DCMilitary.com|access-date=21 August 2014|date=8 August 2013}}</ref>


While a 2006 report of the [[Defense Business Board]] recommended that the Army, Navy, and Air Force medical commands be merged into a [[United States Unified Medical Command|single joint command]], citing savings in budget and personnel, this recommendation was not carried out and in 2012 the [[Defense Health Agency]] (DHA) was established separately from the military medical commands.<ref name="Brewin">{{cite web|last1=Brewin|first1=Bob|title=Lawmakers Puzzled by New Defense Health Agency|url=http://www.nextgov.com/defense/whats-brewin/2012/03/lawmakers-puzzled-by-new-defense-health-agency/55256/|website=What's Brewin'|publisher=Nextgov|accessdate=21 August 2014|date=9 March 2012}}</ref> All three military medical commands were however all moved to share the new Defense Health Headquarters facility in Falls Church with DHA, again as a result of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure.<ref name="BUMED history"/>
While a 2006 report of the [[Defense Business Board]] recommended that the Army, Navy, and Air Force medical commands be merged into a [[United States Unified Medical Command|single joint command]], citing savings in budget and personnel, this recommendation was not carried out and in 2012 the [[Defense Health Agency]] (DHA) was established separately from the military medical commands.<ref name="Brewin">{{cite web|last1=Brewin|first1=Bob|title=Lawmakers Puzzled by New Defense Health Agency|url=http://www.nextgov.com/defense/whats-brewin/2012/03/lawmakers-puzzled-by-new-defense-health-agency/55256/|website=What's Brewin'|publisher=Nextgov|access-date=21 August 2014|date=9 March 2012}}</ref> All three military medical commands were, however, all moved to share the new Defense Health Headquarters facility in Falls Church with DHA, again as a result of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure.<ref name="BUMED history"/>


== Organization ==
== Organization ==
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=== Departments ===
=== Departments ===


The commanding officer of BUMED is the [[Surgeon General of the United States Navy]], a [[vice admiral]]. BUMED is divided into ten departments, each referred to with an alphanumerical code. Each of the staff corps is headed by a [[Rear admiral (United States)|rear admiral]], except for the Hospital Corps, which is headed by a [[force master chief petty officer]] because of its status as an [[List of United States Navy ratings|enlisted rating]]. The other department heads are mostly either rear admirals or civilians.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|title=Navy Medicine Leadership|url=http://www.med.navy.mil/leadership/Pages/default.aspx|publisher=U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery|accessdate=20 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=BUMED Codes|url=http://www.med.navy.mil/bumed/Pages/Default.aspx#B4|publisher=U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery|accessdate=20 August 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140820120710/http://www.med.navy.mil/bumed/Pages/Default.aspx#B4|archivedate=20 August 2014}}</ref>
The commanding officer of BUMED is the [[Surgeon General of the United States Navy]], a [[Vice Admiral]].<ref>{{cite web |title=National Defense Act Fiscal Year 2024 |url=https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CRPT-118hrpt125/pdf/CRPT-118hrpt125.pdf |website=govinfo}}</ref> BUMED is divided into ten departments, each referred to with an alphanumerical code. Each of the staff corps is headed by a [[Rear admiral (United States)|rear admiral]], except for the Hospital Corps, which is headed by a [[force master chief petty officer]] because of its status as an [[List of United States Navy ratings|enlisted rating]]. The other department heads are mostly either rear admirals or civilians.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|title=Navy Medicine Leadership|url=http://www.med.navy.mil/leadership/Pages/default.aspx|publisher=U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery|access-date=20 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=BUMED Codes|url=http://www.med.navy.mil/bumed/Pages/Default.aspx#B4|publisher=U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery|access-date=20 August 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140820120710/http://www.med.navy.mil/bumed/Pages/Default.aspx#B4|archive-date=20 August 2014}}</ref><ref name="BUMED history">{{cite web |title=About BUMED |url=http://www.med.navy.mil/bumed/Pages/Default.aspx#BUMEDAbout |publisher=U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery |access-date=19 August 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140820120710/http://www.med.navy.mil/bumed/Pages/Default.aspx#BUMEDAbout |archive-date=20 August 2014 }}</ref>


* M00: Corps Chiefs
* M00: Corps Chiefs
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** M00C4: Director, [[Navy Medical Service Corps|Medical Service Corps]]
** M00C4: Director, [[Navy Medical Service Corps|Medical Service Corps]]
** M00C5: Director, [[United States Navy Hospital Corps|Hospital Corps]]
** M00C5: Director, [[United States Navy Hospital Corps|Hospital Corps]]
** M00C6: Director, [[United States Navy Civilian Corps|Civilian Corps]]
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* M1: Manpower and Resources - Total Force
* Deputy Chief, Total Force (DCTF)
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* M2: Research and Development
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** M1: Manpower and Resources
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* M3: Medical Operations
* M4: Installations and Logistics
** M7: Education and Training
* M5: Future Operations
* Deputy Chief, Business Operations (DCBO)
** Fleet Support & Logistics (M4)
* M6: Information Management/Information Technology and Chief Information Officer
** Information Management & Technology (M6)
* M7: Education and Training
* M8: Comptroller and Resource Management
* Deputy Chief, Resource Management/Comptroller (DCRM/C)
** Deputy Director, Financial Management (M8)
* M9: Wounded, Ill and Injured
** Assistant Deputy Chief, Capabilities Requirements (M9)
* Deputy Chief, Operations, Plans & Readiness (OP&R)
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** M2: Research and Development
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** M3: Health Care Operations
** M5: Patient Safety, Clinical Quality & High Reliability/Office of the Chief Medical Officer (M5)


=== Subordinate commands ===
=== Subordinate commands ===
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[[File:USNS Mercy off Dili.jpg|thumb|[[USNS Mercy (T-AH-19)]] off the coast of [[East Timor]]]]
[[File:USNS Mercy off Dili.jpg|thumb|[[USNS Mercy (T-AH-19)]] off the coast of [[East Timor]]]]


BUMED operates the following facilities and commands:<ref>{{cite web|title=Navy Medicine Locations|url=http://www.med.navy.mil/SiteInfo/Pages/default.aspx|publisher=U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery|accessdate=20 August 2014}}</ref>
BUMED operates the following facilities and commands:<ref>{{cite web|title=Navy Medicine Locations|url=http://www.med.navy.mil/SiteInfo/Pages/default.aspx|publisher=U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery|access-date=20 August 2014}}</ref>


*Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, [[Falls Church, Virginia]]
*Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, [[Falls Church, Virginia]]


'''Navy Medicine East:'''
'''Naval Medical Forces Atlantic:'''


*[[Navy Medicine East]], [[Portsmouth, Virginia]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Navy Medicine East: Subordinate Commands|url=http://www.med.navy.mil/sites/nme/Pages/SubordinateCommands.aspx|publisher=Navy Medicine East|accessdate=21 August 2014}}</ref>
*[[Naval Medical Forces Atlantic]], [[Portsmouth, Virginia]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Navy Medicine East: Subordinate Commands|url=http://www.med.navy.mil/sites/nme/Pages/SubordinateCommands.aspx|publisher=Navy Medicine East|access-date=21 August 2014}}</ref>
**[[Naval Medical Center Portsmouth]], [[Portsmouth, Virginia]]
**[[Naval Medical Center Portsmouth]], [[Portsmouth, Virginia]]
**[[Naval Hospital Beaufort]], [[Beaufort, South Carolina]]
**[[Naval Hospital Beaufort]], [[Beaufort, South Carolina]]
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**[[Naval Hospital Sigonella]], [[Sigonella, Italy]]
**[[Naval Hospital Sigonella]], [[Sigonella, Italy]]
**[[Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center]], [[Great Lakes, Illinois]]
**[[Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center]], [[Great Lakes, Illinois]]
**[[Naval Health Clinic Annapolis]], [[Annapolis, Maryland]]
**[[Naval Health Clinic Annapolis]], (previously Naval Hospital Annapolis) [[Annapolis, Maryland]]
**[[Naval Health Clinic Charleston]], [[North Charleston, South Carolina]]
**[[Naval Health Clinic Charleston]], [[North Charleston, South Carolina]]
**[[Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point]], [[Cherry Point, North Carolina]]
**[[Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point]], [[Cherry Point, North Carolina]]
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**[[2nd Dental Battalion]], [[Camp Lejeune, North Carolina]]
**[[2nd Dental Battalion]], [[Camp Lejeune, North Carolina]]


'''Navy Medicine West:'''
'''Naval Medical Forces Pacific:'''


*[[Navy Medicine West]], [[San Diego, California]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Navy Medicine West: Commands|url=http://www.med.navy.mil/sites/nmw/Commands/Pages/default.aspx|publisher=Navy Medicine West|accessdate=21 August 2014}}</ref>
*[[Naval Medical Forces Pacific]], [[San Diego, California]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Navy Medicine West: Commands|url=http://www.med.navy.mil/sites/nmw/Commands/Pages/default.aspx|publisher=Navy Medicine West|access-date=21 August 2014}}</ref>
**[[Naval Medical Center San Diego]], [[San Diego, California]]
**[[Naval Medical Center San Diego]], [[San Diego, California]]
**[[Naval Hospital Bremerton]], [[Bremerton, Washington]]
**[[Naval Hospital Bremerton]], [[Bremerton, Washington]]
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**[[3rd Dental Battalion]], [[Okinawa, Japan]]
**[[3rd Dental Battalion]], [[Okinawa, Japan]]


'''Education and Training Command:'''
'''Naval Medical Forces Support Command:'''


*[[Navy Medicine Education and Training Command]], [[San Antonio, Texas]]<ref name="org">{{cite web|title=Navy Medicine Education and Training Command: Organization|url=http://www.med.navy.mil/sites/nmetc/SitePages/COMMAND%20ORGANIZATION.aspx|publisher=Navy Medicine Education and Training Command|accessdate=21 August 2014}}</ref>
*[[Naval Medical Forces Support Command]], [[San Antonio, Texas]]<ref name="org">{{cite web|title=Navy Medicine Education and Training Command: Organization|url=http://www.med.navy.mil/sites/nmetc/SitePages/COMMAND%20ORGANIZATION.aspx|publisher=Navy Medicine Education and Training Command|access-date=21 August 2014}}</ref>
**[[Navy Medicine Professional Development Center]], [[Bethesda, Maryland]]
**[[Walter Reed National Military Medical Center]], [[Bethesda, Maryland]]
**[[Navy Medicine Training Support Center]], [[San Antonio, Texas]]
**[[Navy Medicine Training Support Center]], [[San Antonio, Texas]]
**[[Navy Medicine Operational Training Center]], [[Pensacola, Florida]]
**[[Navy Medicine Operational Training Center]], [[Pensacola, Florida]]
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'''Other commands:'''
'''Other commands:'''


*[[Naval Medical Research Center]], [[Silver Spring, Maryland]]<ref>{{cite web|title=NMRC Subordinate Commands|url=http://www.med.navy.mil/sites/nmrc/Pages/nmrc_labs.htm|publisher=Naval Medical Research Center|accessdate=21 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140727032306/http://www.med.navy.mil/sites/nmrc/Pages/nmrc_labs.htm|archive-date=27 July 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[Naval Medical Research Command]], [[Silver Spring, Maryland]]<ref>{{cite web|title=NMRC Subordinate Commands|url=http://www.med.navy.mil/sites/nmrc/Pages/nmrc_labs.htm|publisher=Naval Medical Research Center|access-date=21 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140727032306/http://www.med.navy.mil/sites/nmrc/Pages/nmrc_labs.htm|archive-date=27 July 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
**[[Naval Health Research Center]], [[San Diego, California]]
**[[Naval Health Research Center]], [[San Diego, California]]
**[[Naval Submarine Medical Research Laboratory]], [[Groton, Connecticut]]
**[[Naval Submarine Medical Research Laboratory]], [[Groton, Connecticut]]
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**[[Naval Medical Research Unit Three|Naval Medical Research Unit 3]], [[Cairo, Egypt]]
**[[Naval Medical Research Unit Three|Naval Medical Research Unit 3]], [[Cairo, Egypt]]
**[[Naval Medical Research Center Asia]], [[Singapore]]
**[[Naval Medical Research Center Asia]], [[Singapore]]
**[[Naval Medical Research Unit Six|Naval Medical Research Unit 6]], [[Lima, Peru]]
*[[Naval Medical Logistics Command]], [[Fort Detrick, Maryland]]<ref name="org"/>
*[[Naval Medical Logistics Command]], [[Fort Detrick, Maryland]]<ref name="org"/>
**[[Naval Ophthalmic Support and Training Activity]], [[Yorktown, Virginia]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Fabrication of Eyewear|url=http://www.med.navy.mil/sites/nmlc/Pages/WWD-Eyewear.aspx|publisher=Navy Medical Logistics Command|accessdate=21 August 2014}}</ref>
**[[Naval Ophthalmic Support and Training Activity]], [[Yorktown, Virginia]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Fabrication of Eyewear|url=http://www.med.navy.mil/sites/nmlc/Pages/WWD-Eyewear.aspx|publisher=Navy Medical Logistics Command|access-date=21 August 2014}}</ref>
*[[Navy Medicine Information Systems Support Activity]], [[San Antonio, Texas]]<ref name="org"/>
*[[Navy Medicine Information Systems Support Activity]], [[San Antonio, Texas]]<ref name="org"/>
*[[Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center]], [[Portsmouth, Virginia]]<ref name="org"/>
*[[Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center]], [[Portsmouth, Virginia]]<ref name="org"/>
**[[Navy Drug Screening Lab Jacksonville]], [[Jacksonville, Florida]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Navy Drug Screening Labs|url=http://www.med.navy.mil/sites/nmcphc/navy-drug-screening-labs/Pages/default.aspx|publisher=Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center|accessdate=21 August 2014}}</ref>
**[[Navy Drug Screening Lab Jacksonville]], [[Jacksonville, Florida]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Navy Drug Screening Labs|url=http://www.med.navy.mil/sites/nmcphc/navy-drug-screening-labs/Pages/default.aspx|publisher=Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center|access-date=21 August 2014}}</ref>


'''Hospital ships:'''
'''Hospital ships:'''


While the Medical Treatment Facility on each hospital ship is operated by BUMED's medical personnel, the ships themselves are operated by civilian mariners employed by [[Military Sealift Command]].<ref>{{cite web|title=USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) Hospital Ship Fact Sheet|url=http://www.med.navy.mil/sites/usnscomfort/Documents/USNSComfortFactSheet%5B1%5D.pdf|publisher=Military Sealift Command|accessdate=21 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Service Support (PM4)|url=http://www.msc.navy.mil/PM4/|publisher=Military Sealift Command|accessdate=21 August 2014}}</ref>
While the Medical Treatment Facility on each hospital ship is operated by BUMED's medical personnel, the ships themselves are operated by civilian mariners employed by [[Military Sealift Command]].<ref>{{cite web|title=USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) Hospital Ship Fact Sheet|url=http://www.med.navy.mil/sites/usnscomfort/Documents/USNSComfortFactSheet%5B1%5D.pdf|publisher=Military Sealift Command|access-date=21 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Service Support (PM4)|url=http://www.msc.navy.mil/PM4/|publisher=Military Sealift Command|access-date=21 August 2014|archive-date=18 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140818083158/http://www.msc.navy.mil/PM4/|url-status=dead}}</ref>


*[[USNS Mercy (T-AH-19)]], [[San Diego, California]]
*[[USNS Mercy (T-AH-19)]], [[San Diego, California]]
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==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}
9. Navy Medicine Leadership. http://www.navy.mil/navydata/bios/navybio.asp?bioID=602


== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{official website|http://www.med.navy.mil/Pages/default.aspx}}
* {{official website|https://www.med.navy.mil/Bureau-of-Medicine-and-Surgery}}
* {{Internet Archive author|sname=Bureau of Medicine and Surgery|sopt=t|the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery}}
* {{Internet Archive author|sname=Bureau of Medicine and Surgery|sopt=t|the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery}}
* {{Worldcat id|lccn-n50080510|the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery}}


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Latest revision as of 02:48, 26 February 2024

Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
Active180+ Years
Country United States
Branch United States Navy
TypeMedical
Size41930
Part ofUnited States Department of the Navy
Websitehttps://www.med.navy.mil
Commanders
Surgeon General of the United States NavyRDML Darin K. Via
Deputy Surgeon General of the United States NavyRADM Rick Freedman
Command Senior Enlisted LeaderFORCM PatrickPaul C. Mangaran

The Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) is an agency of the United States Department of the Navy that manages health care activities for the United States Navy and the United States Marine Corps. BUMED operates hospitals and other healthcare facilities as well as laboratories for biomedical research, and trains and manages the Navy's many staff corps related to medicine. Its headquarters is located at the Defense Health Headquarters in Fairfax County, Virginia.[1] BUMED has 41,930 medical personnel and more than a million eligible beneficiaries.[2][3]

History[edit]

BUMED was one of the original five Navy bureaus formed in 1842 to replace the Board of Navy Commissioners. It is one of two bureaus still in existence.[4] BUMED was headquartered at the Old Naval Observatory from 1942 until 2012.[5][6]

In 2005, Navy Medicine aligned its shore facilities into four overarching commands: Navy Medicine East, Navy Medicine West, Navy Medicine National Capital Area, and Navy Medicine Support Command.[7] In 2012, Navy Medicine Support Command was renamed and realigned into the Navy Medicine Education and Training Command, with its non-training units becoming independent under BUMED.[8] Navy Medicine National Capital Area's largest component, the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, was merged in 2011 with Walter Reed Army Medical Center to form the joint Walter Reed National Military Medical Center as a result of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission. The merged facility came under the jurisdiction of the new Joint Task Force National Capital Region/Medical, and in 2013, Navy Medicine National Capital Area was disestablished, with its few remaining facilities transferred to Navy Medicine East.[9]

While a 2006 report of the Defense Business Board recommended that the Army, Navy, and Air Force medical commands be merged into a single joint command, citing savings in budget and personnel, this recommendation was not carried out and in 2012 the Defense Health Agency (DHA) was established separately from the military medical commands.[10] All three military medical commands were, however, all moved to share the new Defense Health Headquarters facility in Falls Church with DHA, again as a result of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure.[4]

Organization[edit]

Departments[edit]

The commanding officer of BUMED is the Surgeon General of the United States Navy, a Vice Admiral.[11] BUMED is divided into ten departments, each referred to with an alphanumerical code. Each of the staff corps is headed by a rear admiral, except for the Hospital Corps, which is headed by a force master chief petty officer because of its status as an enlisted rating. The other department heads are mostly either rear admirals or civilians.[12][13][4]

  • M00: Corps Chiefs
  • Deputy Chief, Total Force (DCTF)
    • M1: Manpower and Resources
    • M7: Education and Training
  • Deputy Chief, Business Operations (DCBO)
    • Fleet Support & Logistics (M4)
    • Information Management & Technology (M6)
  • Deputy Chief, Resource Management/Comptroller (DCRM/C)
    • Deputy Director, Financial Management (M8)
    • Assistant Deputy Chief, Capabilities Requirements (M9)
  • Deputy Chief, Operations, Plans & Readiness (OP&R)
    • M2: Research and Development
    • M3: Health Care Operations
    • M5: Patient Safety, Clinical Quality & High Reliability/Office of the Chief Medical Officer (M5)

Subordinate commands[edit]

Defense Health Headquarters, Falls Church, Virginia
Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, Virginia
Naval Medical Center San Diego, California
Naval Hospital Naples, Italy
Naval Hospital Yokosuka Japan
Naval Health Clinic Charleston, South Carolina
USNS Mercy (T-AH-19) off the coast of East Timor

BUMED operates the following facilities and commands:[14]

Naval Medical Forces Atlantic:

Naval Medical Forces Pacific:

Naval Medical Forces Support Command:

Other commands:

Hospital ships:

While the Medical Treatment Facility on each hospital ship is operated by BUMED's medical personnel, the ships themselves are operated by civilian mariners employed by Military Sealift Command.[21][22]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "BUMED". U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. Archived from the original on 1 April 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  2. ^ Furbert, Chentel (1 August 2014). "Navy Surgeon General addresses Navy Medicine's future". The Lemoore Navy News. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Navy Medicine, Fast Facts July 2023" (PDF). Navy Medicine. July 15, 2023. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  4. ^ a b c "About BUMED". U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. Archived from the original on 20 August 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  5. ^ Pilip-Florea, Shonona (30 May 2012). "Navy Medicine Headquarters Moves to Falls Church, Va". America's Navy. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  6. ^ "Leadership". www.med.navy.mil. Retrieved 2023-07-09.
  7. ^ "Navy Medicine East Home". Navy Medicine East. Archived from the original on 21 August 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  8. ^ "Navy Medicine Support Command to Reorganize". United States Navy. 5 July 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  9. ^ Little, Bernard S. (8 August 2013). "Navy Medicine National Capital Area Stands Down". DCMilitary.com. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  10. ^ Brewin, Bob (9 March 2012). "Lawmakers Puzzled by New Defense Health Agency". What's Brewin'. Nextgov. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  11. ^ "National Defense Act Fiscal Year 2024" (PDF). govinfo.
  12. ^ "Navy Medicine Leadership". U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  13. ^ "BUMED Codes". U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. Archived from the original on 20 August 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  14. ^ "Navy Medicine Locations". U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  15. ^ "Navy Medicine East: Subordinate Commands". Navy Medicine East. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  16. ^ "Navy Medicine West: Commands". Navy Medicine West. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  17. ^ a b c d "Navy Medicine Education and Training Command: Organization". Navy Medicine Education and Training Command. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  18. ^ "NMRC Subordinate Commands". Naval Medical Research Center. Archived from the original on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  19. ^ "Fabrication of Eyewear". Navy Medical Logistics Command. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  20. ^ "Navy Drug Screening Labs". Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  21. ^ "USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) Hospital Ship Fact Sheet" (PDF). Military Sealift Command. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  22. ^ "Service Support (PM4)". Military Sealift Command. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2014.

External links[edit]

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