The most recent appropriations for the Department of War expired at 11:59 p.m. EST on September 30, 2025. Military personnel will continue in a normal duty status without pay until such time as a continuing resolution or appropriations are passed by Congress and signed into law. Civilian personnel not engaged in excepted activities will be placed in a non-work, non-pay status.

During this partial government shutdown, the 96th Medical Group remains open and continues to honor scheduled medical and dental appointments. Our patient appointing service is open and we're still taking requests for appointments. We're doing our best to minimize impact on our beneficiaries and their health care. The hospital’s Operating Room, Primary Care and Specialty Care services are fully operational. Ancillary services (pharmacy, laboratory, radiology) also remain operational. As always, safe, and high-quality health care remain our priority. Please call 850-883-8600 to schedule or cancel appointments. For questions about TRICARE during the shutdown, please visit www.tricare.mil/shutdown.

Health Services

Multi-Service Inpatient Unit

We're a 15-bed Multi-Service Inpatient Unit, that provides care to patients from neonate to geriatric age who have significant illnesses or injuries requiring 24-hour a day monitoring or frequent interventions. We admit patients from 22 different specialties, including women's health, urology, orthopedics, pediatrics, family medicine, ear/nose/throat, general surgery, cardiology, pulmonology, etc. We provide these patients with continuous assessment while monitoring vital signs and the patient’s response to equipment, treatment therapies, and medications.

Our unit is staffed by highly trained nurses and technicians who specialize in caring for ill patients. Common medical conditions treated in our unit include:
  • Chest pain
  • Congestive heart failure
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  • Hypertension
  • Infections
  • Other non-life-threatening conditions
Common surgical conditions treated in our unit include:
  • Total hip replacements
  • Total knee replacements
  • Appendicitis
  • Thyroidectomies
  • Hysterectomies
  • And more
We also cover care and management of mothers and babies after delivery. Patients may be referred directly from the emergency department if required, or from a clinic after a full provider evaluation. Each patient is admitted through a provider from one of the 22 specialty clinics. 

Contact Us

Phone 

Medical Surgical Unit 
850-883-8571 or 850-883-8573 

Hours 

24/7 
Visit our FAQ page to see closures on readiness training and family days 

Location 

Medical Surgical Unit: Enter at Inpatient Tower, emergency entrance, take elevators across from admissions desk, Fourth Floor. 

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