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Madigan Army Medical Center, with a military beneficiary population encompassing a six-state region, occupies more than 120 acres of land. This four-building structure is located at Fort Lewis in Tacoma, WA.
There are approximately 160,000 Soldiers, family members and military retirees residing in Madigan's 40-mile catchment area. Madigan's phenomenal health care mission is executed by nearly 4,000 staff members, which include hundreds of civilian and military doctors, nurses, residents, interns and fellows. Madigan also boasts a robust internal American Red Cross program. There are approximately 200 volunteers who donate thousands of hours of free service monthly.
As one of the Army’s most state-of-the-art and technically advanced medical centers, Madigan is one of only three designated Level 2 trauma centers throughout the U.S. Medical Command (MEDCOM). Recently, Madigan’s Andersen Simulation Center, which helps train thousands of doctors, nurses and medics each year, received a three-year accreditation from the American College of Surgeons, becoming the only Defense Department medical educational institution to attain that status. Madigan’s simulation center is one of only 21 surgical simulation centers in the U.S. to achieve a level one status, the highest for a center of surgical education excellence.
As a teaching institute, Madigan also has outstanding Graduate Medical and Nursing Education Programs. Residents and fellows enrolled in Madigan’s Graduate Medical Education program have consistently scored in the 90th percentile on state and national examinations, making Madigan a highly desirable place to train. The Department of Defense’s only fellowship training program in Developmental Disabilities works in support of families with special health care needs.
The WRMC supports the Multi-Service Market Office (MSMO), which communicates, coordinates, collaborates, and integrates healthcare delivery services across the military treatment facilities in the Puget Sound geographic area of Washington State for the purpose of optimizing the direct care system. The MSMO develops a single, integrated health care delivery and business plan for the Puget Sound Market.
The Madigan Commander, who is dual-hatted as the Western Regional Medical Command Commander, has regional command-and-control authority over Active Component medical facilities in a six-state region that covers the states of Washington, Oregon, Alaska, Idaho, Nevada and California. Interaction with Army National Guard and Army Reserve medical units is a critical component of the WRMC’s medical-readiness posture.
