DGMC Today
DGMC is the largest inpatient military treatment facility in Air Mobility Command and the second largest in the United States Air Force, providing a full spectrum of care to a prime service area population of nearly 106,000 TRICARE beneficiaries in the immediate San Francisco-Sacramento vicinity and 377,000 Department of Veterans Affairs Northern California Health Care System eligibles. It currently operates with an annual budget of $123 million and is staffed by over 2,500 personnel, which includes nearly 600 active duty officers, over 1,000 enlisted personnel, nearly 70 Individual Mobilization Augmentee reservists, over 260 Civil Service civilians, nearly 350 contractors, over 70 Red Cross workers and 160 highly dedicated military retiree volunteers.
Based on Fiscal Year 2010 data, total patient encounters numbered over 323,000, with an average day consisting of over 1,500 outpatient visits seen in clinics, over 50 ER visits, over 10 ER admissions, over 160 dental appointments, over 2,200 prescriptions filled, two babies delivered, over 1,200 meals served, over 300 radiographs (X-rays) taken, over 15 admissions, over 10 surgical operations, six hyperbaric chamber treatments and over 1,300 lab tests conducted. DGMC also operates one of only two Air Force Medical Service inpatient mental health facilities and has a modern 12-bed medical/surgical intensive care unit.
The present state-of-the-art medical center opened it doors on 19 December 1988 at a cost of $193 million, through a unique design-build contract. This enabled the project to be completed ahead of schedule and $8 million below original budget projections. DGMC is divided into three separate patient zones: inpatient nursing units, diagnostic and treatment areas, and outpatient clinics designed around five large courtyards. These provide a pleasing environment for staff and patients, as well as natural lighting and views for patient rooms.
DGMC encompasses 808,475 net square feet with 3,662 rooms. It is currently staffed to operate 84 inpatient beds (expandable to 176), 16 aeromedical staging facility beds (expandable to 40) and 52 dental treatment rooms in the adjacent Arthur J. Sachsel Dental Clinic. With a “footprint” measuring greater than two football fields in width and almost four football fields in length, the horizontal nature of the medical center is very impressive. The facility has received five national awards for design and construction, is built to withstand major earthquakes and can operate for up to a week using integral utility capabilities. Additionally, integral structural components and foundations are sized for future vertical expansion.
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