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BAMC first baby a breath of fresh air for 2021
January 11, 2021
Stella Luna was the first baby born at BAMC at 3:26 a.m. Jan. 1, 2021, weighing 8 pounds, and 2 ounces.
BAMC takes on additional trauma patients
January 7, 2021
Members of the 555th Forward Surgical Team rush a simulated trauma patient to surgery during training with the Strategic Trauma Readiness Center of San Antonio, or STaRC, at Brooke Army Medical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, May 28, 2020.
BAMC provides COVID-19 vaccine program update
January 4, 2021
Medical tech administers COVID-19 vaccine.
‘Game-changing’ program enables COVID-19 patients to safely recover at home
December 22, 2020
Kathlyn Chassey uses a home healthcare kit Dec. 18 as part of the COVID-19 Remote Monitoring Program, a joint effort of the Virtual Medical Center and Brooke Army Medical Center. The program equips COVID-19 patients needing additional monitoring with a home kit and 24/7 oversight to ensure a higher level of post-hospital care.
BAMC ICU nurse receives first COVID-19 vaccine at BAMC
December 17, 2020
Senior Airman Marisol Salgado (right), medical technician, administers a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to Army Capt. Rebecca Parrish, a COVID-19 intensive care unit nurse Dec. 17 at Brooke Army Medical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. Parrish was the first BAMC staff member to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.
Winter is coming: COVID surge spurs readiness efforts at BAMC
December 7, 2020
April Pace, a registered nurse, enters a patient room in a COVID-19 intensive care unit at Brooke Army Medical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston July 17, 2020.
BAMC commanding general visits 59th MDW for immersion tour
November 24, 2020
U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. John J. DeGoes, 59th Medical Wing commander, speaks with U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Shan K. Bagby, Brooke Army Medical Center commanding general, about medical simulation training, Nov. 23, 2020, in the 59th Medical Wing Medical Simulation Center, Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.
SAMHS accepting volunteers for COVID-19 vaccine trial
November 18, 2020
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BAMC doctors provide tips for safe holiday season
November 16, 2020
Celebrating the holidays during a pandemic may bring additional challenges for people this year. With this in mind, Brooke Army Medical Center infectious disease experts recently offered some tips to help keep families safe whether they are traveling or entertaining at home.
BAMC receives national recognition for surgical quality
November 16, 2020
Surgeons perform a procedure at Brooke Army Medical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas.
BAMC combat medic earns U.S. citizenship
November 5, 2020
Spec. Diego Timoteo (right), an Army Combat Medic at Brooke Army Medical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, checks an incoming patient at BAMC’s drive-through COVID-19 testing area. Timoteo, a native of Brazil, recently earned his American citizenship.
San Antonio Military Health System seeks volunteers for COVID-19 vaccine trial
November 3, 2020
Marcy Edwards, a Military Health System beneficiary, signs up for Operation Warp Speed Nov. 2. Operation Warp Speed is a national initiative to accelerate the development, production and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics.
Medical professionals from BAMC, Argentine Army discuss COVID best practices
October 28, 2020
Argentine Army Col. Oscar Zarich (left), Argentine Partner Nation Liaison Officer, U.S. Army South, moderates a COVID-19 subject matter expert exchange between doctors from the Argentine Army and Brooke Army Medical Center Oct. 21.
BAMC leaders visit U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research
October 7, 2020
Maj. Laura Riddle (center), chief of veterinary support branch at the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research, describes how research spaces were transformed into an intensive care unit to support a possible overflow of COVID-positive patients at Brooke Army Medical Center to Brig. Gen. Shan K. Bagby, BAMC commanding general, and BAMC Command Sgt. Maj. Thurman Reynolds.
BAMC prepares for upcoming flu season
September 16, 2020
The single best way to prevent seasonal flu is to get a flu shot vaccination each year, but good wellness habits like covering your cough and washing your hands often can help prevent the spread of germs.
Former BAMC COVID-19 patient returns as convalescent plasma donor
September 11, 2020
Richard Rangel, medical laboratory technician, prepares Thefety Tibbs, who was among the first donors of convalescent plasma, for his first convalescent plasma donation in June 2020 at the Akeroyd Blood Donor Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston.
BAMC, WHASC chosen for COVID-19 vaccine trials
September 4, 2020
The San Antonio Military Health System is adjusting its COVID-19 drive-thru screening and testing hours of operation over Labor Day weekend.
Women’s Equality Day: BAMC Troop Command female commanders setting example
August 27, 2020
(From left) Brooke Army Medical Center Troop Command leaders; Capt. Arie Emde, Capt. Audrey Mosley, Capt. Veronica Waites-Moore, Lt. Col. Meghan Muller, Capt. Tamara Johnson-Caswell, 1st Sgt. Carrie Hurst and 1st Sgt. Melinda Griffin pose for a photo outside Troop Command Headquarters, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Aug. 27. For the first time, the battalion and all five companies are commanded by women.
San Antonio Military Health System resumes elective surgeries
August 21, 2020
Surgeons perform a procedure at Brooke Army Medical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas.
BAMC microbiologist deploys to mobile medical lab
August 12, 2020
Army Capt. Eric Coate, Molecular Diagnostics officer in charge, loads patient samples for COVID-19 ribonucleic acid (RNA) testing at Brooke Army Medical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, April 9.