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Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii

Tripler Army Medical Center is the largest military medical treatment facility in the entire Pacific Basin. Located a short distance from Waikiki, Tripler's area of responsibility spans more than 52 percent of the entire earth's surface. It is the only Army medical center not located on the United States Mainland. Tripler is a major teaching center that provides graduate education programs in medicine, general surgery, otolaryngology, orthopedic surgery, psychiatry, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, radiology, pathology, urology, oral surgery, hospital administration and anesthesiology nursing; also included are obstetrics and gynecology-nursing courses.

Close to 800,000 people are eligible to receive care at the Pacific Regional Medical Command's premier teaching medical center. This includes active-duty service members of all branches of service; their eligible families; military-eligible retirees and their families; veterans; and many Pacific Island Nation residents. Tripler's service region includes Hawaii, Japan, Johnston Atoll, Guam, Eniwetok, Kwajalein, various Pacific Island Nations and American Samoa. On any given day, Tripler has approximately 210 hospital beds available and 2787 employees.

The medical center is voluntarily accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. Tripler staff received a perfect score of "100" in January 1999 and Accreditation With Commendation from the Joint Commission - a first for an Army medical center. Tripler staff undergoes an inspection every three years to maintain quality and excellence in medical care.