The National Intrepid Center of Excellence (NICoE) is a

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organization working to advance the clinical care, diagnosis, research and education of military service members with

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(TBI) and psychological health (PH) conditions. While its sister organization, the

Center for the Intrepid The Center for the Intrepid is a rehabilitation facility to treat amputees and burn victims. It is located next to the San Antonio Military Medical Center at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas. It was specifically built to provide care for Uni ...

, treats amputee and/or burned service members, the NICoE provides diagnostic evaluations and treatment of complex TBI and PH conditions to promote physical, psychological and spiritual healing. The primary patient population of the NICoE is active duty service members with TBI and PH conditions who are not responding to conventional therapy. After being referred by their military health care provider and accepted into the treatment program, the service member goes to the NICoE for two to three weeks, where they will stay in a NICoE-dedicated Fisher House on the Bethesda campus. A spouse or other family member may stay with the service member during the time of treatment. Service members return to their duty station or referring military treatment facility upon the completion of their time at the NICoE with a personalized treatment plan aimed at helping them return to active duty. The facility is adjacent to the

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on the grounds of

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.“About NICoE”
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NSA Bethesda base map
directly opposite the main hospital lobby and at the start of all base shuttle bus routes. Built by the

Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund The Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund is a non-profit organization that currently builds advanced treatment centers to provide care to military personnel suffering from traumatic brain injury (TBI) and post-traumatic stress (PTS). Since its inception in ...

using $65 million in private donations, it was transferred to the Department of Defense on June 24, 2010.

References

External links

* {{official website, http://www.nicoe.capmed.mil/SitePages/Home.aspx
Naval Support Activity Bethesda
and it

Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury Medical and health organizations based in Maryland