Characterizing and quantifying specialty care utilization and clinical and military-related outcomes following limb loss among active duty service members, 2003- 2023

The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc. received a $699,901 Project Grant from the Defense Health Agency under the Military Health Services Research (MHSR) program (CFDA 12.007), awarded on September 30, 2025, with a completion date of September 29, 2027. The project, titled "Characterizing and Quantifying Specialty Care Utilization and Clinical and Military-Related Outcomes Following Limb Loss Among Active Duty Service Members, 2003-2023," will deliver evidence-based research examining specialty care utilization patterns and health outcomes for active duty service members who have experienced limb loss over a twenty-year period.

This research initiative supports the MHSR Program's core mission to generate health system research that improves the efficiency, effectiveness, and readiness of the Military Health System serving 9.5 million beneficiaries. The foundation's analysis will produce data-driven findings intended to inform Department of Defense policy and clinical decision-making regarding specialty care delivery and outcomes for service members with service-connected injuries. The research is being conducted at the foundation's Westlake, Maryland facility and aligns with the program's priority focus on specialty care utilization and service member readiness within the military healthcare system.