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SURGICAL DIRECTORATE ACCESS INFORMATION

		AVG WAIT ROUTINE APPT (weeks)	AVG WAIT ELECTIVE SURG (weeks)	NEW APPT BOOKING (TRICARE VS CLINIC)	FOLLOW-UP BOOKING (TRICARE vs CLINIC)	POST-OP APPT MADE AT TIME OF PRE-OP VISIT	COMMENTS
ORAL  SURGERY
	ACTIVE DUTY	2	*8	CLINIC	CLINIC	#NO	* 3 WEEK WAIT - MINOR SURGERY
	CHAMPUS	2	*8	CLINIC	CLINIC	NO	# APPT MADE AT DISCHARGE
	RETIRED	2	*8	CLINIC	CLINIC	NO
GENERAL SURGERY
	ACTIVE DUTY	2	3-4	TRICARE	CLINIC	#NO	# APPT MADE AT DISCHARGE
	CHAMPUS	2	3-4	TRICARE	CLINIC	NO
	RETIRED	2	3-4	TRICARE	CLINIC	NO
OB-GYN
	ACTIVE DUTY	* 2-4	4-6	TRICARE	BOTH	#NO	* 12 - 20 weeks for infertility
	CHAMPUS	4	4-6	TRICARE	BOTH	NO	# APPT MADE AT DISCHARGE
	RETIRED	4	4-6	TRICARE	BOTH	NO
OPHTH
	ACTIVE DUTY	*2	4	CLINIC	CLINIC	YES	* DIABETES SCREENING CLINIC 6 WEEKS
	CHAMPUS	4	4	CLINIC	CLINIC	YES
	RETIRED	4	4	CLINIC	CLINIC	YES
ORTHO
	PEDIATRIC	1	4	TRICARE	TRICARE	#NO	#APPT MADE AT DISCHARGE
	GENERAL	2	12-16	TRICARE	*TRICARE	NO	*EXCEPT MEDICAL BOARD EVAL VISITS
	SPINE	2	4	TRICARE	TRICARE	NO
	HAND	2	2-4	TRICARE	TRICARE	NO
ENT
	ACTIVE DUTY	4	4-8	TRICARE	TRICARE	YES
	CHAMPUS	4-6	<1	TRICARE	TRICARE	YES
	RETIRED	4-6	4-8	TRICARE	TRICARE	YES
PLASTICS
	ACTIVE DUTY	10-16	6-8 MOS	CLINIC	CLINIC	#SOME	#VERY LIMITED ACCESS
UROLOGY
	ACTIVE DUTY	*3-4	2-5	TRICARE	CLINIC	#SOME	*No Wait
	CHAMPUS	3-4	1-3	TRICARE	CLINIC	SOME	#MAJORITY AT DISCHARGE
	RETIRED	3-4	1-3	TRICARE	CLINIC	YES
NEURO SURGERY
	ALL	3	1-4	TRICARE	BOTH	YES
PAIN  CLINIC
	ALL	3	NA	CLINIC	CLINIC	NA
ANESTHESIA
	ALL	<1	NA	CLINIC	CLINIC	NA	PATIENT USUALLY SEEM SAME DAY