Munson Army Health Center, Smith Dental Clinic, and the Armed Forces Wellness Center will close at noon, Friday, Dec. 12. This includes the pharmacy, lab, and all walk-in services. After hours, weekends and when you're on the go, health care information, advice, and support are available 24/7 through the TRICARE Nurse Advice Line. Call 1-800-TRICARE (874-2273), option 1 or live chat at: https://mhsnurseadviceline.com/

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Sgt. 1st Class Marcus Harbin, Munson Army Health Center operations NCOIC, helps clear snow and ice from a sidewalk outside the facility during a winter storm, Monday, Dec. 1. Snow removal teams tended to sidewalks and parking areas for patient and staff safety as more than four inches fell on Fort Leavenworth during the day.

Dec. 9, 2025

Munson Army Health Center prepares patients for winter safety

FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kansas — As winter weather arrives in the region, Munson Army Health Center leaders remain committed to protecting the health and safety of patients and staff.

U.S. Army Soldier Staff Sgt. Francisco Martinez, assigned to Munson Army Health Center, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas uses a cell phone to access the MHS GENESIS Patient Portal, Dec. 9. The MHS GENESIS Patient Portal is a secure website for 24/7 access to your healthcare information, including managing appointments, and exchanging messages with the healthcare team anytime and anywhere. The health center is testing online appointment booking through the MHS GENESIS Patient Portal to provide patients 24/7 appointing access.

Dec. 9, 2025

Munson Army Health Center Expands Appointment Access with 24/7 Online Booking

FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kansas — Munson Army Health Center is testing online appointment booking through the MHS GENESIS Patient Portal to provide patients 24/7 appointing access.

Munson Army Health Center Combat Medic Specialist Pfc. Antonio Lopez administers a seasonal influenza vaccine to a service member at a walk-in community flu-shot event at Frontier Chapel, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, Nov. 19. According to Munson public health officials keeping flu from formations on post, including the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College and the historic United States Disciplinary Barracks, the only maximum-security prison in the Department of War, is an important Force Health Protection mission.

Dec. 8, 2025

Munson Army Health Center builds defenses against seasonal flu

FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kansas — Munson Army Health Center continues to prepare its community for the upcoming flu season.

Julia Flores, a clinical laboratory scientist at Munson Army Health Center, was named Civilian Employee of the Quarter for the Third Quarter of Fiscal Year 2025. Operated under the Defense Health Agency, Munson is part of an integrated combat support agency, with a global team of nearly 130,000 civilian and military personnel serving 9.5million beneficiaries and supporting more than 700 hospitals and clinics in the Military Health System.

Nov. 18, 2025

Munson Army Health Center Announces Civilian Employee of the Quarter for 3Q CY25

FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kansas — FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kansas – Munson Army Health Center named Leavenworth, Kansas, resident, Julia Flores as its Defense Health Agency Civilian Employee of the Quarter for the Third Quarter of Calendar Year 2025.

TRICARE issued a reminder Sept. 9 that a West Region referral approval waiver deadline is nearing. If you used the West Region referral approval waiver to see a specialist between Jan. 1 and June 30, 2025 and need to continue seeing that specialist, you’ll need to get a new referral to a network specialist before Oct. 1, 2025. Defense Health Agency Photo by Maria C. Yager.

Sept. 16, 2025

TRICARE West Region Referral Approval Waiver deadline nears

FORT LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS — TRICARE Prime beneficiaries on Fort Leavenworth and surrounding communities who used the referral approval waiver between Jan.1 and June 30 and are still receiving specialty care off post using the waiver need a new referral before Oct. 1.

Brig. Gen. YR Summons Defense Health Network West, Director, and Medical Readiness Command West, Commanding General, looks back on almost 200 years of Army medical history on Fort Leavenworth during a tour of the facility Sept. 3. Photos of the post’s previous medical commanders displayed in the command hallway date back to 1827.

Sept. 11, 2025

MRC/DHN West Leaders Visit Munson Army Health Center

FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. — Leaders from Defense Health Network, West and Medical Readiness Command, West visited Munson Army Health Center Sept. 3-5 to meet with Soldiers, civilian employees, and leaders, and to observe Munson’s medical mission in action.

Harney Sports Complex staff John Boyer and Matt Price use CPR masks from a first aid kit to administer rescue breathing during Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) training at Munson Army Health Center, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, Aug. 29. CPR masks improve the effectiveness of rescue breaths by providing a proper seal, ensuring a clear air way, and protects the rescuer from germs, viruses, and blood-borne pathogens from the victim.

Sept. 11, 2025

Munson Army Health Center provides AED/CPR training on Fort Leavenworth

Fort Leavenworth — More than 20 Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation employees on Fort Leavenworth recently participated in Automated External Defibrillator training at Munson Army Health Center, gaining certification and confidence to respond in the event of a cardiac emergency.

June 30, 2025

Munson Boosts Readiness for ACB Soldiers with Special Clinic

FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kansas — Munson Army Health Center recently conducted a special clinic dedicated to providing critical medical readiness services to Soldiers assigned to the Army Corrections Brigade (ACB) at Fort Leavenworth.

A physical therapist from Munson Army Health Center will be available at the Fort Leavenworth Post Exchange on Tuesday, May 14, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. to meet with community members and discuss the rehabilitation services offered at Munson.

May 6, 2025

Munson Army Health Center Physical Therapist to Visit Post Exchange May 14

FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kansas — A physical therapist from Munson Army Health Center will be available at the Fort Leavenworth Post Exchange on Tuesday, May 14, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. to meet with community members and discuss the rehabilitation services offered at Munson.

A group of military health professionals from Munson Army Health Center recently participated in a one-day continuing education Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Symposium in Overland Park, Kansas designed to enhance their medical readiness skills in rehabilitative musculoskeletal care and orthopedics.

April 25, 2025

Munson Rehabilitation Participates in Hands-On Training Symposium

FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kansas — A group of military health professionals from Munson Army Health Center, Fort Leavenworth, recently participated in a one-day continuing education Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Symposium in Overland Park, Kansas designed to enhance their medical readiness skills in rehabilitative musculoskeletal care and orthopedics.

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