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Women centered care

We support the health, welfare, and dignity of female TRICARE beneficiaries and their families by ensuring equal access to timely, sensitive, and quality care. We offer services at both our women's health clinic and primary care clinic. A women care coordinator can help you get the services you need.

Connect with a care coordinator

Irma Sharp PhD, LCSW

Women Veterans program manager

Lovell Federal health care

Phone: 224-610-1123

Email: irma.sharp@va.gov

Care we provide at Lovell Federal health care

Our women's health program offers female TRICARE beneficiaries and their families comprehensive care, including: 

  • Primary care
  • Gynecology
  • Maternity care, childbirth education classes, and postpartum support
  • Ultrasounds and mammograms
  • Mental health care and counseling
  • Lifestyle wellness services

Be sure to get early and regular prenatal care to ensure you have a healthy pregnancy. You should also get recommended breast cancer, cervical cancer, and bone density screenings.

Hours of operation

Gynecology

Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.     Window opens at 7:30 a.m.; appointments begin at 8 a.m.

Prenatal clinic

Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Primary Care Women’s PACT

Monday 7:30 a.m. - 6 p.m. 
Tuesday - Friday 7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Walk-in for pregnancy testing during clinic hours

Contact phone numbers: /7614.

Mammography appointment scheduling

/7647

Ultrasound appointment scheduling

/7648

Recruit walk-in contraception clinic

Get your contraceptive care in one place: the recruit walk-in contraception clinic.

All beneficiaries, regardless of gender identity, are eligible for care and counseling at walk-in contraceptive clinics and can receive education on safe sexual practices, contraceptives, and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) prevention and treatment.

Services offered

Offers female recruits education from a medical provider and same-day access to receive:

  •  Nexplanon arm implant
  • IUD
  • Birth control pills
  • Skin patch
  • Vaginal ring
  • Depo-Provera injection

How it works

The clinic offers female recruits education from a medical provider and same-day access to receive. Recruits already on contraception may come to the clinic to switch methods, replace methods or just to have their questions answered. No appointment necessary! Offered at USS Red Rover Building 1523 in the female wellness department. Call 847-688-5568 extension 60444 for questions. 

Check in time is 7:30 - 8:30 a.m. If you arrive after you will have to come back the next day.

Contraception is effective in:

  • Preventing pregnancy
  • Reducing period pain and bleeding
  • Regulating or stopping periods
  • Improving hormonal acne

TRICARE covered services

TRICARE covers many women’s health services, including screening, preventive, and reproductive care. TRICARE covers well-woman exams annually for women under age 65 with no cost-share or copayment. TRICARE offers coverage for many women’s health services, including:

For women who are age 65 and older and using TRICARE For Life, you can still get women’s preventive screenings. Get more information about these and other TRICARE covered services at: https://tricare.mil/coveredservices/isitcovered/.

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  • If you're on active duty in the United States uniformed services, including active National Guard and Reserve, you may be eligible for benefits both during service and after separation or retirement. Find out which benefits you qualify for and when to apply.

  • TRICARE’s coverage of pregnancy and reproductive health depends on the specific test, item, or service. Learn more about TRICARE’s pregnancy and reproductive health coverage.

  • Well-woman exams are covered annually for women under age 65. They may include breast exams, pelvic exams, and Pap smears as needed. TRICARE covers these exams with no cost-shareA percentage of the total cost of a covered health care service that you pay. or copaymentA fixed dollar amount you may pay for a covered health care service or drug..

  • TRICARE covers clinical breast exams during a covered Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (HP&DP) exam.

  • Learn more about what we cover - including health, dental, and pharmacy.

  • TRICARE covers HPV DNA testing to screen for cervical cancer.

  • See if something is covered or not by keyword, or browse common categories. To check if your prescription drugs are covered, visit the TRICARE Formulary.

  • TRICARE covers a full range of contraceptive methods, regardless of which health plan you have. And recent changes to TRICARE policies help make sure you'll have easy, convenient, and timely access to contraceptive services.

  • Know your reproductive health care rights.

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