PROCESS - EMERGENCY MILITARY LEAVE

If a patient is the one in need of leave due to injury or illness, the commanding officer of the patient needs to be contacted and given needed information. The American Red Cross can assist with this as well as attempting to arrange for emergency medical leave for a family member of a patient.

Red Cross chapters are listed in local telephone books and on the American Red Cross Web site at .

The following is the information you will need to provide the Red Cross in order to help them locate the military individual in a timely manner.

Military Person's Information:

• Full Legal Name:
• Date of Birth:
• Social Security Number: (If SS not known, then Date of Birth, place of birth, parent’s names)
• Rank/Rating:
• Branch of Service:
• Military Address where Deployed:
• Unit Contact Number where deployed:
• Home Base Unit:
• Contact Number of Individual (if available):
• Base Commander if known
• Medical Information on Patient:
• Doctor's Name:
• Doctor's Contact Number (and/or attending RN):
• Prognosis/Diagnosis:
• Current Condition:
• Life Expectancy:
• Surgery Date:

The more information that you can provide to the Red Cross the easier it will be for them to bring the service individual home.

The local Red Cross Contact Number to call to give this information is (734) 971-5300. Ask to speak with a military caseworker.

Information about T he American Red Cross Emergency Communication Service and how to utilize it is located on their web site.