Population Time Trends within Army Recovery Care Program — MHSRS 2021

Sorensen I, Ebert M, Dintaman J, Hisle-Gorman E

Abstract submitted to Military Health System Research Symposium 2021

The Army Recovery Care Program (ARCP) provides care to the Army's injured and ill service members with complex care requirements. After several iterations and name changes, the program started as the Warrior Transition Battalion, then became the Warrior Care and Transition Program, and is now the ARCP. The program was created to care for service members who became ill, or were injured or wounded in during operations associated with the Global War on Terrorism. The core mission has remained similar, to provide care for soldiers with the aim of reintegrate them back into the force, or prepare them for transition to civilian life. The most recent changes focused on simplifying entry criteria, streamlining processes, and helping meet each service member's unique needs. Over time the reasons and specific conditions for soldiers entering the program have changed in response to the changing needs of the army. The objective is to analytically explore changes in entry pathway and conditions at entry in admitted soldiers in the ARCP over time.