6 military hospitals and clinics recognized as Centers of Excellence
BLUF – The Defense Health Agency designated six military hospitals and clinics as Specialty Care Centers of Excellence to concentrate expertise in complex specialties, improve patient outcomes, and strengthen clinical readiness through regional referral networks; Naval Medical Center San Diego is among the inaugural sites. For Navy Medicine, the initiative reinforces a strategy of concentrating high-acuity care at select centers to sustain provider clinical currency, enhance readiness for complex wartime care, and create standardized pathways for specialty referrals across the Military Health System.
https://dha.mil/News/2026/06/25/13/02/Six-military-hospitals-and-clinics-recognized-as-CoEs
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