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Aerial view of the Wright-Patterson Medical Center. (Courtesy photo)

June 9, 2023

Air Force’s second-largest medical center delivers premier care

​WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio — The 88th Medical Group remains on the cutting edge of health care services and technology as a role model for other military medical centers worldwide.

Estabrook Road on Area A, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, was named after Brig. Gen. Merrick Estabrook Jr., July 12, 2022. Estabrook was commander of both Patterson Field and Fairfield Air Depot from 1939 to 1943. The road runs from Wright-Patterson Medical Center to Turtle Pond.

July 15, 2022

More than a road: The story behind Wright-Patt's Estabrook Road

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio — Estabrook Road, located on Area A and running from Wright-Patterson Medical Center to Turtle Pond, honors Brig. Gen. Merrick Estabrook Jr.Estabrook was born July 12, 1886, in Boston. He graduated from Harvard University in 1909 with a Bachelor of Arts degree. After spending years as a mine operator, he joined

Kittyhawk Pharmacy

Oct. 18, 2021

It takes a team to provide excellent care

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio — Wright-Patterson Medical Center will celebrate National Pharmacy Week on Oct. 18-22 to acknowledge the invaluable contributions pharmacists and technicians make to patient care in hospitals, outpatient clinics and other health care settings.

Air Force Lt. Gen. Dorothy Hogg, Air Force surgeon general, gives the graduation address at the Wright-Patterson Medical and Allied Health Education Programs graduation ceremony May 27, 2021, in the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force as Col. Christian Lyons, 88th Medical Group commander, and Albert Painter, dean of the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, looks on. More than 70 Air Force officers were recognized for completing their medical residencies in local hospitals including the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Medical Center and the Dayton Veterans Affairs Medical Center. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

June 4, 2021

Over 70 complete residency program requirements

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The Air Force’s Graduate Medical Education Program conferred degrees upon 71 Airmen during its annual spring residency graduation May 27 in a hangar at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force.

The Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Medical Center is available to accept new patients 24/7 all year round to ensure proper health care is available for those qualified to use their facilities. Those qualified to use the medical group include all active duty personnel and their dependents, retirees in the local area. Civilians are also authorized to use the facilities in emergency situations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Wesley Farnsworth)

May 28, 2021

Wright-Patt After Dark: 88th Medical Group always on call for quality care

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- On Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, the national anthem plays at 5 p.m. to mark the end of another workday for the vast majority of personnel here.

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