title: Finally "deliberate by design": milestones in the delivery of health care for U.S. military family members.
abstract: The development of medical care for U.S. military families and retirees was serendipitous, a fortunate accident. The formal development of military family medical care required the evolution of three factors: the emergence of a standing army, frontiers to guard, and a peace to defend. These factors were first realized in the late 19th Century, and beginning at that point in U.S. history, seven key years highlight major milestones in the history of military family member medical care. At the same time, these years exemplify changing ideas of disease and of health care and how the physical design of clinics and hospitals reflects and impacts these ideas. The Fort Belvoir Community Hospital, which opens in 2011, exemplifies the Nation's best example of green hospital construction, patient and family centered care, and evidence-based design in a Culture of Excellence that demonstrates that military family medical care is finally "deliberate by design."
authors: National Naval Medical Center, 8901 Wisconsin Avenue. Bethesda, MD 20889-5600, USA.
authors: Charles W
authors: CW
authors: Callahan
authors: Craig
authors: C
authors: Zimring
mesh_terms: D004779:Environment Design; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006749:Hospital Design and Construction / Q000592:standards*; D006772:Hospitals, Military / Q000191:economics / Q000266:history; D006801:Humans; D008887:Military Medicine; D008889:Military Personnel; D014481:United States; D014768:Virginia