AFMS - Minot - 5th Medical Group

11/06/2025

Have you started planning for ?

The annual period when you can enroll in or change your health care plan for next year begins Nov. 10.

Learn about your options and what you need to do: tricare.mil/OpenSeason

11/05/2025

10/03/2025

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.

Your health and well-being remain our highest priority. The 5th Medical Group is open, and we continue to schedule appointments. Call 701-723-5633 or visit https://minot.tricare.mil/ to learn about changes to our office hours or services during the government lapse in appropriations. This site will only provide critical updates on patient access to routine, urgent, and emergent healthcare. For information about TRICARE coverage during the lapse in appropriations period, visit www.tricare.mil/shutdown. If you have a medical emergency, please call 911.

10/01/2025

Due to the government lapse in appropriations, we won’t respond to messages or comments on this platform. We’ll resume normal activity when the federal government resumes business as usual. If you have a medical emergency, call 911. For information about TRICARE coverage during the lapse in appropriations period, visit www.tricare.mil/shutdown.

Call 701-723-5633 or visit https://minot.tricare.mil/ to learn about changes to our office hours or services during the government lapse in appropriations.

To our valued beneficiaries:
We understand a potential lapse in government funding can be concerning and want to assure you that providing continuous care remains our highest priority at the 5th Medical Group.
Here’s what you need to know in the event of a lapse in appropriations:
➡️ You will continue to have access to care at the 5th Medical Group, including pharmacy services. Please keep in mind that hours and availability of services may be adjusted.
➡️ For the latest information regarding TRICARE services during a lapse in appropriations, visit www.tricare.mil/shutdown.
➡️ Visit https://minot.tricare.mil/ or call 701-723-5633 to verify services and hours of operation. You can also reach out to your healthcare team through the Patient Portal.
➡️ If you need guidance on what type of care is right for you, the Military Health System Nurse Advice Line is available 24/7 at 1-800-TRICARE (1-800-874-2273).

We are committed to keeping you informed. Thank you for trusting us with your care.

09/25/2025

The 5th MDG is making it easier than ever to access healthcare. We offer walk-in services for:

💊 Pharmacy
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Medicine
🚀 Operational Medicine
✈️ Flight Medicine
🛡️ Personnel Reliability Assurance Program (PRAP)
🚺 Women's Health
💉 Immunizations
🧪 Laboratory
☢️ Radiology
👀 Optometry
🦷 Dental
🗣 Mental Health

Check out the service and schedule information posted at the 5th Medical Group to find specific hours for each service!

For all other medical needs or to schedule an appointment, please call our Appointment Line at 701-723-5633.

09/16/2025

Know When To Get Emergency Care vs. Urgent Care
Both emergency rooms and urgent care clinics can help you with a medical issue. But they’re different and serve your needs in different ways.

When to get emergency care
Emergency care means care for an illness or injury that threatens your life, limb, sight, or safety. If you reasonably believe you have an emergency, always call 911 or your international emergency number. Or, go to the nearest emergency room.
When to get urgent care
Urgent care is for medical issues that aren’t emergencies, but still need attention within 24 hours—for example, a high fever or a sprained ankle. Urgent care providers help with issues that can’t wait for a regular appointment but aren’t so bad that you need to go to the emergency room. Urgent care clinics are often open late and can help with health problems that need care but aren’t life-threatening.
Remember, emergency rooms are for serious problems that threaten your life, limb, sight, or safety. Urgent care clinics help with less serious problems that still need immediate attention.

The MHS Nurse Advice Line (1-800-TRICARE / 1-800-874-2273) is always available to help you decide where to go. Your PCM teams are also able to help with plan of care questions through the Appointment Line 701-723-5633 during open hours.

REMINDER: ACTIVE-DUTY MEMBERS NEED A REFERRAL FOR URGENT CARE- this can be completed with a simple call to the Medical Group Appt Line or the Nurse advice line to discuss your symptoms.
Retirees and all family members do not need a referral for Urgent Care, but please ensure you go to a covered network provider-see link below.

There is also a Pharmacist-Managed Cough & Cold Clinic.
Hours of Operation: Walk-In 0730 to 0930 hours, Mon-Fri, except during MDG closures.
WHO: Patients who have their primary care provider assigned at the MDG. You must be over the age of 6 with cough and/or cold/respiratory complaints and desire over-the-counter type medication for symptom relief.
NOT ELIGIBLE:
--PRAP/FLY/MOD STATUS
- If you have been sick for more than 7 days, require quarters, have asthma or COPD, pregnant/breastfeeding, Temp >100.4 for 3 days or more, immune deficiency or HIV, history of spleen injury or removal

Source: https://newsroom.tricare.mil/News/TRICARE-News/Article/3915332/unlock-your-health-by-knowing-when-to-get-emergency-care-vs-urgent-care
Emergency Care | TRICARE: https://tricare.mil/GettingCare/Appointments/Emergency
Urgent Care | TRICARE : https://tricare.mil/CoveredServices/IsItCovered/UrgentCare
MHS Nurse Advice Line: Welcome to MHS Nurse Advice Line Beneficiary Portal: https://mhsnurseadviceline.com/home

West Provider Directory: https://triwest.healthsparq.com/healthsparq/public/ #/one/city=&state=&postalCode=&country=&insurerCode=TRIWEST_I&brandCode=TRIWEST

Both emergency rooms and urgent care clinics can help you with a medical issue. But they’re different and serve your needs in different ways. When you or a family member needs medical care quickly,

09/15/2025

Do you need to take action on your referrals? Read this article from TRICARE to determine if you do.

Are you a TRICARE Prime beneficiary living in the West Region? Are you currently using a referral to get specialty care? If you used the West Region referral approval waiver to see a specialist