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| Joint Health Command | |
|---|---|
| Country | Australia |
| Branch | Australian Defence ForceChief of Personnel |
| Role | Military health |
| Garrison/HQ | Campbell Park Offices, Canberra |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Rear AdmiralSonya Bennett |
| Abbreviation | JHC |
TheJoint Health Command (JHC) is responsible for the delivery ofmilitary medicine and joint healthcare services toAustralian Defence Force (ADF) personnel, includingmilitary psychiatry and rehabilitation services. The JHC is also responsible for providing strategic health policy, the development of the healthpreparedness of ADF personnel for operations, and the coordination of health units for deployment in support of operations. JHC is led by the dual-hatted Commander Joint Health andSurgeon General of the ADF.
The Commander Joint Health is responsible to theChief of Personnel while deployed health units are responsible to theChief of Joint Operations. The JHC is staffed by ADF active and reserve personnel,Department of Defencepublic servants, and contracted health professionals.[1][2][3]
The Joint Health Command has contributed personnel to theUnited States Pacific Fleet'sPacific Partnership, ahumanitarian assistance initiative, since 2005.
In 2010, 25 personnel of the Joint Health Command, supported byHMAS Labuan andHMAS Tarakan acting as forward operating platform for remote medical and dental clinics, deployed toNorth Maluku and assisted in medical treatment for over 5000 patients and 150 surgeries onboardUSNS Mercy.
In 2008, the health personnel from theAustralian Army and theRoyal Australian Air Force provided two rotations of 10 surgical and intensive care personnel in support of the Dutch Role 2 (Enhanced) Medical Treatment Facility (MTF) also called the Uruzgan Medical Centre located in Kamp Holland withinMulti National Base Tarin Kot in Tarin Kowt, the capital of the southernUruzgan province known as AUSMTF teams.[4]
Joint Health Command (JHC) provides health care to ADF members and ensures the health preparedness of ADF personnel for operations, and, deployable elements of JHC for deployment in support of operations. To effect this, JHC develops strategic health policy, provides strategic level health advice and exercises technical and financial control of ADF health units.
The JHC is staffed by medical, dental andallied health professionals. These staff may also provide garrison health services to ADF members while they are not on deployment. A total of 1699 health practitioners work in garrison health services comprising 403 public servants, 510 defence personnel, and 786 contractors working on a sessional basis.The Joint Health Command is made up of the:
The JHC's delivery of garrison health services is via a regional structure for medical facilities through Regional Health Services (RHS) that provide the basis for healthcare administration. JHC manages 104 garrison health facilities.[5]
Central New South Wales (JHU-CNSW)
Southern NSW ACT (JHU-SNSW)
Victoria and Tasmania (JHU-VICTAS)
Western Australia and South Australia (JHU-WASA)
Northern Territory (JHU-NT)
Northern Queensland (JHU-NQ)
South Queensland (JHU-SQ)
Northern New South Wales (JHU-NNSW)
| Rank | Name | Postnominals | Service | Term began | Term ended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Major General | Colin Gurner | AO, CBE, ED | Army | 1977 | 1979 |
| Major General | William Rodgers | AO, OBE | Army | 1985 | 1990 |
| Air Vice Marshal | Michael Miller | AO | RAAF | 1990 | 1992 |
| Major General | David Rossi | AO | Army | 1992 | 1996 |
| Air Vice Marshal | Graeme Moller | AM | RAAF | 1996 | 1998 |
| Major General | John Pearn | AM, RFD | Army | 1998 | 2001 |
| Air Vice Marshal | Bruce Short | AM | RAAF | 2001 | 2005 |
| Rear Admiral | Graeme Shirtley | RAN | 2005 | 2008 | |
| Major General | Paul Alexander | AO | Army | 2008 | 2011 |
| Rear Admiral | Robyn Walker | AM | RAN | 2011 | 2015 |
| Air Vice Marshal | Tracy Smart | AO | RAAF | 2015[6] | 2019 |
| Rear Admiral | Sarah Sharkey | AM, CSC | RAN | 2019 | 2023 |
| Rear Admiral | Sonya Bennett | AM | RAN | 2023 | |
Australian Defence Organisation (Headquarters:Russell Offices) Minister for Defence Senator the Hon.Linda Reynolds,Secretary of DefenceGreg Moriarty | |
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