Defense Health Agency

The Defense Health Agency (DHA) is a joint, integrated combat support agency that enables the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Air Force medical services to provide a medically ready force and ready medical force to Combatant Commands in both peacetime and wartime. The DHA is in charge of integrating clinical and business operations across the MHS and facilitates the delivery of integrated and reasonably priced health care to MHS clients.

Defense Health Agency
DHA Seal
Active	October 1, 2013
Part of	Military Health System (MHS)
Garrison/HQ	Falls Church, Virginia
Website	https://health.mil/About-MHS/OASDHA/Defense-Health-Agency
Commanders
Director	LTG Telita Crosland
Deputy Director	Dr. Michael P. Malanoski
Insignia
Distinctive unit insignia worn by U.S. Army element
Shoulder sleeve insignia worn by U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force elements

The DHA’s global workforce of almost 140,000 civilians and military personnel provides medical services to TRICARE beneficiaries and their dependents.

History

The United States Department of Defense established the DHA as part of a larger effort meant to reorganize its health care programs and services. The reorganization was based in part on the recommendations of a task force that issued a report on the management of U.S. military health care in 2011.^[1] Under the old system, many aspects of military health care were managed by the individual armed services (Army, Navy, and Air Force).^[2][3]

Structure

The organizational structure of the Defense Health Agency.

The DHA operates under the authority and oversight of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs. Assistant Secretary Jonathan Woodson, M.D., established the DHA's organizational structure, including six directorates (see organization chart, right).^[4]

National Capital Region Medical Directorate

The National Capital Region Medical Directorate is a medical directorate within the DHA.^[1]

Education & Training Directorate

Medical Education and Training Campus

See: Medical Education and Training Campus § Academics

List of directors

No.	Director		Term			Service branch
	Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office	Term length
1		Robb, Douglas J.Lieutenant General Douglas J. Robb	October 1, 2013	November 2, 2015	2 years, 32 days	U.S. Air Force
2		Bono, Raquel C.Vice Admiral Raquel C. Bono (born 1957)	November 2, 2015[5]	September 4, 2019	3 years, 306 days	U.S. Navy
3		Place, Ronald J.Lieutenant General Ronald J. Place	September 4, 2019[6]	January 3, 2023	3 years, 121 days	U.S. Army
4		Crosland, TelitaLieutenant General Telita Crosland	January 3, 2023[7]	Incumbent	1 year, 302 days	U.S. Army

See also

• Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs
• Military Health System
• Military medicine
• Surgeon General of the United States Army
• Surgeon General of the United States Navy
• Surgeon General of the United States Air Force
• TRICARE
• Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
• US Family Health Plan

References

1. Basu, Sandra. "AF General Named to Head Defense Health Agency in New MHS Governance Model." Archived December 26, 2013, at the Wayback Machine U.S. Medicine. July 2013.
2. Traynor, Kate. "Defense Health Agency Makes Its Debut." Archived December 26, 2013, at the Wayback Machine American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. December 15, 2013.
3. "Defense Health Agency - About TMA". Archived from the original on December 13, 2013. Retrieved September 8, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) on the tricare.mil website
4. "About DHA" page Archived December 13, 2013, at the Wayback Machine on the tricare.mil website
5. "DHA Change". health.mil. November 2, 2015.
6. Gilbert, Jackie (September 4, 2019). "Lt. Gen. Ronald Place becomes third DHA Director".
7. "Major General Telita Crosland (USA)". General Officer Management Office. Retrieved December 12, 2022.

External links

• Health.mil, official website of the Military Health System
• Defense Health Program account on USAspending.gov