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Hawaii Army Hospital Begins Notifying Former Patients of OB-GYN Under Criminal Probe

The outreach marks a widening effort following Maj. Blaine McGraw’s October suspension at Fort Hood over allegations of covert recording.

The sign at the main entrance at Fort Hood shows the new name after at the renaming ceremony at the Army base near Killeen, Monday, July 28, 2025.
Members of the media wait outside of the Bernie Beck Gate, an entrance to the Fort Hood military base in Fort Hood, Texas in April 2014.
More than 50 women have accused an Army doctor at Fort Hood of sexual abuse and exploitation.
People pay respects at a mural of Vanessa Guillen near Fort Hood on July 6, 2020.

Overview

  • Tripler Army Medical Center says it is starting to send letters to former patients McGraw saw from June 2019 to June 2023, with the tally potentially exceeding 1,500 and the number of victims not yet known.
  • Fort Hood’s Darnall Army Medical Center previously mailed notifications to more than 1,400 patients, and Army officials say up to 85 patients have contacted CID, with at least 30 women identified as photographed or filmed, according to NBC News reporting.
  • McGraw was removed from clinical duties on Oct. 17 after a patient allegation, and the Army’s Criminal Investigation Division opened a case within hours; no criminal charges have been announced.
  • A Nov. 10 Bell County lawsuit and additional Federal Tort Claims Act filings allege a pattern of unnecessary exams, inappropriate touching and secret recording, and one petition says investigators recovered thousands of images and videos from McGraw’s phone.
  • The Army released McGraw’s service record and says it has expanded call-center staffing, assigned Special Victims Counsel, and launched broader reviews of systems, policies and clinical processes as the investigation continues.