How do I get medical records from a hospital that no longer exist (Kirtland AFB Hospital, Albuquerque, NM)?

2024-10-31T14:11:56-04:00

I have tried the archives place, and military records. No luck....

Response by SSgt Christophe Murphy made Oct 31 at 2024 2:26 PM

2024-10-31T14:26:30-04:00

Archived medical records are generally kept regardless of where you retired from. You should be able to request your records quite easily. I've done it myself and it was pretty easy.
https://www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records/medical-records.html

Veterans' Medical and Health Records

Filing a Claim for Medical Benefits? The Official Military Personnel Files (OMPF), held at the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC), are administrative records containing information about the subject's military service history. Many OMPFs contain both personnel and former active duty health records, but the service branches discontinued retiring the health record portion to the NPRC in the 1990s. In the past, all of the military services...

Response by COL Randall C. made Oct 31 at 2024 3:24 PM

2024-10-31T15:24:12-04:00

The dates of service on your profile show from June 1984 to March 1989. For the Air Force, medical records prior to May 1994 were sent to the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC)* at the National Archives. You can submit an online request for a copy of them through eVetRecs*.

If you are looking for your records as part of a VA claim, the VA will have any records in the NPRC sent over as part of the process.

If you've previously tried eVetRecs and your files weren't at the National Archives, have you tried contacting the 377th Medical Group? Not long after you left the service, the Air Force opened a joint clinic with the Department of Veterans Affairs (the Kirtland Clinic) and the 377th operates it. Any records from your time should have been sent to the NPRC, but as a shot in the dark, you can see if the medical records section can provide any insight [login to see] ) to where they might be at.
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* NPRC - https://www.archives.gov/personnel-records-center
* eVetRecs - https://www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records

National Personnel Records Center (NPRC)

National Personnel Records Center 1 Archives Drive St. Louis, MO 63138 Telephone: 314-801-0800 Fax: 314-801-9195 See the Press Kit "Natural Disaster" Requests If you live in a community that was impacted by a natural disaster and need priority service to replace a Separation Document (usually DD Form 214 or equivalent), place the words “Natural Disaster” in the "Comments" section when using the eVetRecs system to request records or in the...