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BAMC takes on additional trauma patients to ease COVID-19 burden
August 9, 2021 — Brooke Army Medical Center is taking on additional trauma patients to help ease the rapidly increasing burden on the local healthcare system. In coordination with the city’s trauma system, BAMC is now receiving all inter-facility transfers of injured patients who require a higher level of care from across the trauma region, which encompasses 22 counties across Southwest Texas. ... MORE

Members of the 555th Forward Surgical Team rush a simulated trauma patient to surgery during training

Inaugural trauma readiness training receives rave reviews
July 8, 2020 — The new Strategic Trauma Readiness Center of San Antonio, or STaRC, completed its first trauma readiness training for the 555th Forward Surgical Team June 6... MORE

Members of the 555th Forward Surgical Team operate on a simulated trauma patient

Brooke Army Medical Center marks robust year for civilian trauma care
March 12, 2019 — The numbers are telling when it comes to Brooke Army Medical Center’s robust trauma care mission... MORE

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.

Commentary: In the wake of tragedy, acts of love triumph over hate
November 15, 2017 — I was shocked and horrified when I heard the news about the Sutherland Springs shooting on the TV screen mounted on the wall at the gym. The initial reports were varied and confusing, but there was no doubt that lives had been lost and many injured... MORE

A Brooke Army Medical Center trauma team examines a patient in the emergency department. BAMC received its level I trauma center recertification from the American College of Surgeons.