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BAMC Auxiliary provides grants to help support patient care
May 10, 2019
Cody Ross (center) receives the Commander’s Award for Public Service from Brooke Army Medical Center Commanding General Brig. Gen. George Appenzeller (right) and Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas Oates (left) during the annual BAMC Auxiliary Welfare Recognition Ceremony May 6. This year, the Auxiliary provided 25 grants totaling $28,000 to help support patient care at BAMC.

BAMC app now available for patients, visitors, staff
April 30, 2019
Brooke Army Medical Center is launching a new app for patients, visitors and staff. The app, designed by the Defense Health Agency, allows users to quickly access information such as pharmacy wait times, facility directory, and quick reference information.

Brooke Army Medical Center family ties: a generational affair
April 26, 2019
Air Force Capt. (Dr.) Andy Murtha holds baby Claire in front of the old Brooke Army Medical Center building at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston April 6, 2019. Murtha and his daughter share the legacy of being born at BAMC.

Three BAMC Soldiers headed to 2019 DOD Warrior Games
April 3, 2019
Spc. Kevin Holyan launches a few practice seated discus throws prior to the field event March 11, during the Army Trials at Fort Bliss, Texas. The 2019 Army Trials is an adaptive sports competition with more than 100 wounded, ill and injured active-duty Soldiers and veterans competing in 14 different sports for the opportunity to represent Team Army at the 2019 Department of Defense Warrior Games in Tampa, Florida.

Cancer survivor shares emotional reunion with BAMC ECMO team
April 3, 2019
Rita Ibanez hugs Air Force Maj. (Dr.) Matthew Read, acting Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation medical director, at Brooke Army Medical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, March 22. Ibanez met with Read and other members of the ECMO team to thank them for the care she received in 2015.

BAMC Women’s History Month event highlights leadership qualities
March 28, 2019
Air Force Col. Deedra Zabokrtsky, chief of Officer Force Development Division and Director of Air Force Nursing Services at Headquarters Air Force, Office of the Surgeon General, speaks at Brooke Army Medical Center’s Women’s History Month ceremony March 20. Zabokrtsky focused her remarks on topics that apply to everyone including “thinking globally, but acting locally” and the importance of developing “soft skills.”

Collaborative medicine saves BAMC sickle cell patient
March 19, 2019
Air Force Master Sgt. Antwan Piper looks at his wife, Alexis, during a video interview about her disease and her recovery at Brooke Army Medical Center. Alexis Piper has had sickle cell anemia since she was 7 years old. She nearly died in 2018 after developing a rare condition called hyperhemolysis. Hyperhemolysis syndrome is a potentially fatal transfusion complication.

BAMC Red Cross volunteer honored for 60-plus years of service
March 12, 2019
Michael Vela (right), executive director, San Antonio Red Cross Chapter, presents Gretchen Barrett with the Clara Barton Legacy Award for outstanding leadership and volunteerism during a ceremony March 7 at Brooke Army Medical Center. The 92-year-old began volunteering in 1958 in Stuttgart, Germany, and continued her volunteer career in San Antonio in 1969 at the Beach Pavilion on Fort Sam Houston.

Brooke Army Medical Center marks robust year for civilian trauma care
March 12, 2019
Members of Brooke Army Medical Center’s medical staff simulate providing emergency care to an exercise role player during the 2018 San Antonio Mass Casualty Exercise and Evaluation at Brooke Army Medical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Oct. 11, 2018. SAMCEE is an annual exercise designed to test the capabilities of hospitals and emergency responders in the San Antonio area.

National Nutrition Month: Diet comparison: benefits, downfalls for optimized performance or weight management
March 4, 2019
The USDA’s MyPlate is based on the 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. MyPlate focuses on eating a balanced diet with a variety of foods. MyPlate shows what your plate should look like with a simple visual and encourages whole grains, fruits, vegetables, protein variety, and low-fat dairy choices. It also recommends limiting the amount of saturated fat, sodium, and added sugars. MyPlate has easy-to-follow advice and is meant to be simple and repeatable.

BAMC Black History Month observance celebrates cultural diversity
February 27, 2019
Retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. Otis Mitchell speaks at Brooke Army Medical Center’s Black History Month observance Feb. 20, 2019. Mitchell, a reverend, is a member of the Baptist Ministers Union, the Community of Churches for Social Action, the NAACP, as well as a founder and past president of the Fort Huachuca Rocks, Inc., a military officer organization.

New reusable container option available in BAMC dining areas
February 26, 2019
The Brooke Army Medical Center Department of Nutritional Medicine is implementing a new reusable container option at the dining areas throughout the hospital. Patrons now can choose to use a reusable plastic container when getting food at a dining area within the hospital. The containers can hold anything from classic fare meals to soup, salad or pizza.

Leap of faith: chance meeting brings Soldier to CFI after jump accident
February 22, 2019
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Kayshawn Porterfield practices picking up objects using a myoelectric prosthesis at Brooke Army Medical Center’s Center for the Intrepid at Joint Base San Antonio Fort Sam Houston Feb. 21. A myoelectric-controlled prosthesis is an externally powered artificial limb that the user controls with electrical signals generated naturally with his own muscles.

BAMC seeking ‘mystery shoppers’ to help improve patient experience
January 31, 2019
Volunteer Cynthia Barrera hands Sgt. 1st Class Andrew Gittens, Medical Education Training Campus instructor and writer, a Mystery Shopping Patient Experience pamphlet at Brooke Army Medical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Jan. 25. The program enlists patients to anonymously evaluate the care they receive at medical appointments.

Medical school advisors visit Brooke Army Medical Center
January 24, 2019
University of Vermont's medical school advisor Cara Calvelli (left) and Marguerite Degenhardt (right) of North Central College witness the birth of "Baby Simi" in the training delivery room of Brooke Army Medical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. Advisors from several institutions attended the Medical Advisor Army Experience Tour,from North Central College, Beaumont Health System, Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine, Farmingdale University, West Virginia Health System, University of Vermont and Dartmouth University.

BAMC hosts Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. observance
January 23, 2019
Retired Command Sgt. Major Marshall L. Huffman speaks to attendees of Joint Base San Antonio’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Day event at the Fort Sam Houston Theater Jan. 17. The event, hosted by Brooke Army Medical Center, celebrated the life and legacy of Dr. King and served as a reminder to continue to strive toward his dream of equality for all.

Brooke Army Medical Center welcomes first baby of 2019
January 2, 2019
Brig. Gen. George N. Appenzeller (second from left), Brooke Army Medical Center commander, along with Sarah Kelly (far left), BAMC auxiliary president, and Master Sgt. Melinda Griffin (far right), enlisted advisor to the deputy chief for patient support, present a gift basket to retired Army Sgt. Christopher and Hillary Hunt after the birth of their son, Callum Charles Hunt, at Brooke Army Medical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Jan. 2, 2019. Callum, born at 1:50 a.m. on New Year’s Day, was BAMC first baby born in 2019.

Brooke Army Medical Center deploys HIPAA-compliant secure messaging app
December 11, 2018
Don Ryan (left), a representative of the company that developed the app, teaches Maj. Samuel Owen (right), physician, how to use the secure messaging app at Brooke Army Medical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Dec. 4. The app, which is Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act compliant, will allow BAMC staff members to share patient information and photos securely.

ADVISOR system medical lifeline for operational forces
December 3, 2018
A Soldier uses the Advanced Virtual Support for Operational Forces system, or ADVISOR, during the Army Best Medic Competition held in September at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis.

Commentary: Military traditions instill pride, connection with past
November 30, 2018
Brooke Army Medical Center staff practice the rendering of flag honors for fallen heroes in July 2018. No matter the branch, war or length of service, BAMC salutes every veteran and first responder who dies in the hospital with a flag ceremony by an Honor Guard.