JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas --Southern Regional Medical Command became Regional Health Command -- Central (Provisional) on October 1 following a Secretary of the Army approved concept to strategically reorganize the U.S. Army Medical Command from five Army regional medical commands to four multi-disciplinary regional health commands.
The four RHCs (Atlantic, Central, Europe and Pacific) create a single point of accountability for health readiness within each region, and are aligned with Army CONUS Corps' (I, III, XVIII) and Army service component commands, the U.S. Army Pacific, U.S. Army Europe and U.S. Army Africa outside the continental U.S.
RHC-C (P), now aligned with III Corps, has mission command of the health readiness platforms in 20 states west of the Mississippi river. This includes Public Health Command Central and Dental Command Central.
Brig. Gen. Barbara Holcomb, commanding general, RHC-C (P) said, "This reorganization ensures a more integrated, efficient, geographically aligned, and empowered regional health command that is fully committed to unit and Soldier readiness, and the total health and well-being of Family members, civilian employees, and other eligible beneficiaries."
The decision to transform MEDCOM was based on the Army Office of the Surgeon General's internal review, conducted over the past year to strategically transform MEDCOM's health readiness capabilities to support the Army as it transitions to the Army Force 2025 and beyond. This enterprise-wide focus encompassed a review of every level of Army Medicine, from the headquarters to the installation level.
The approved concept supports MEDCOM's reorganization to become a more balanced, agile and streamlined organization, regionally aligned to support current and future Army operations, global engagements and force structure. The formation of the four multi-disciplinary regional health commands will enhance quality, access, safety and the System for Health for Soldiers, retirees, Family members and Army civilians.
Army leaders will remain fully engaged in the reorganization process to minimize uncertainty for affected employees and strengthen Army Medicine's commitment to beneficiaries, staffs and the health readiness of the force.
This is a long-term strategic process. MEDCOM will implement its reorganization concepts by fiscal year 2017 and release additional reorganization details over the next few months to keep Army leaders and staffs, beneficiaries, stakeholders and the public informed.
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