The Regional Health Command Europe Warrior Transition Office hosted a Warrior Care Month event at the Kaiserslautern Military Community Center, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, on November 3.
This event was a way to help educate Soldiers on the Warrior Care and Transition Program that is available within Europe.
"Our emphasis was to educate the community on the options that are available to ensure that our Soldiers receive the outstanding medical care and treatment for their medical condition(s) and that they understand that there is a possibility to be in an environment to recover, rehabilitate, recondition, and reintegrate by either returning to the force or transitioning into civilian life," said Jason Magee, RHCE WTO Medical Operations & Transfer Coordinator.
Represented at the event was the Army Wounded Warrior (AW2) Program, Department of Veterans Administration, American Red Cross, Wounded Warrior Project, TRICARE, Landstuhl Regional Medical Center and more.
"I think the event was a success," said Magee. "We were able to talk to a lot of people and provide a lot of information that can either help them, or the Soldiers they work with."
Each November the Department of Defense observes Warrior Care Month. This year's theme is "Warrior Care - A ready and Resilient Force."
The RHCE WTO assists qualifying Soldiers in Europe, Africa, and Southwest Asia enter into the Warrior Care and Transition Program. Stateside WTUs provide personal support to wounded Soldiers who require six months of rehabilitative care, cannot perform their duties (i.e., non-deployable) and who need complex medical management or they have challenging behavioral health needs.
Each wounded, ill and injured Soldier works with a Triad of Care--primary care manager (e.g., a physician), nurse case manager, and squad leader--who coordinates care with other clinical and non-clinical professionals
To learn more about the RHCE WTO, please visit: https://rhce.amedd.army.mil/wto/wto.html.
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