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Brooke Army Medical Center medical personnel help out in Honduras
August 10, 2017 — A team of U.S. Army medical personnel from Brooke Army Medical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston participated in a training exercise at Hospital Escuela and Hospital Maria in Tegucigalpa, Honduras from July 19-27, performing complex trauma surgical procedures in a resource-limited environment with logistical support from Joint Task Force-Bravo... MORE

A team of U.S. Army medical personnel from Brooke Army Medical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston participated in a training exercise in Hospital Escuela and Hospital Maria in Tegucigalpa, Honduras from July 19-27, performing complex trauma surgical procedures in a resource limited environment with logistical support from Joint Task Force-Bravo.

Brooke Army Medical Center observes LGBT Pride Month
July 6, 2017 — Brooke Army Medical Center held a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month observance June 28. June was selected as Pride month to commemorate an event that happened in 1969 at the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village, New York City. These riots were a series of spontaneous demonstrations by members of the gay community against continued police harassment... MORE

Col. Joshua S. Hawley-Molloy, program director of the Internal Medicine Residency for the San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium, or SAUSHEC, at Brooke Army Medical Center, was the guest speaker a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Observance in the BAMC Medical Mall June 28.

Brooke Army Medical Center returns to baseline surgery procedure rate
July 6, 2017 — Brooke Army Medical Center has returned to its normal surgical procedure rate after a deliberate slowdown to review all aspects of surgical care... MORE

BAMC is now performing an average of 50 operating room procedures a day, which was the hospital’s baseline prior to a surge in fall 2016 to enhance readiness and health education.

Brooke Army Medical Center receives award for environmental sustainability efforts
June 29, 2017 — Brooke Army Medical Center received the 2017 Greenhealth Partner for Change award May 18 during a ceremony held in Minneapolis, Minn. This award recognizes medical facilities with superior performance in environmental sustainability... MORE

Debra Bratton hands Kartha Navya a plate during lunch in the Brooke Army Medical Center dining room June 20. BAMC Culinary and Hospitality Branch would like patrons to ask for a regular plate rather than a to-go container when eating in the dining facility.

BAMC welcomes external input to continue its surgical care
May 16, 2017 — As a high reliability organization focused on quality and safety, Brooke Army Medical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston is continually searching for ways to improve the medical services provided to those entrusted to our care. Last week, BAMC hosted a team of experts from Army Medical Command to identify further improvements in the sterilization workflow process. ... MORE

As a high reliability organization focused on quality and safety, Brooke Army Medical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston is continually searching for ways to improve the medical services provided to those entrusted to our care.

BAMC takes steps to continue high quality surgical care
May 2, 2017 — Brooke Army Medical Center is taking a number of steps to ensure high quality surgical care for patients. An initial step taken in mid-April was to temporarily reduce the number of elective surgical procedures... MORE

Brooke Army Medical Center has temporarily reduced the number of surgical procedures to ensure the best possible care for its patients. This temporary reduction will not affect trauma patients or any urgent procedures.

Brooke Army Medical Center temporarily reduces number of surgical procedures
April 28, 2017 — Brooke Army Medical Center has temporarily reduced the number of surgical procedures to ensure the best possible care for its patients... MORE

BAMC celebrates 100th anniversary of occupational therapy profession
April 7, 2017 — Brooke Army Medical Center occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston are celebrating the 100-year anniversary of their profession this month... MORE

Linda Voronin (right), certified occupational therapy assistant, works with Velicia Siggers on a functional activity March 27 at the BAMC Outpatient Occupational Therapy Clinic. Occupational therapy centers on the targeted use of activities (like painting a bird house) to increase individual overall functioning. Occupational therapy believes that it’s not enough to only increase an individual’s strength or endurance; rather, it’s more important to allow an individual to get back to engaging in personally-meaningful activities.

Brooke Army Medical Center named Army’s first virtual medical center
March 27, 2017 — Brooke Army Medical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston has been selected to be the Army’s first virtual medical center, or MEDCEN, Army Surgeon General Lt. Gen. Nadja Y. West announced recently... MORE

Brooke Army Medical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston has been selected to be the Army’s first virtual medical center.

BAMC celebrates Black History Month
February 23, 2017 — Brooke Army Medical Center held a Black History Month observance Feb. 21 in the Medical Mall... MORE

Rev. Dr. Robert Jemerson, retired Air Force chaplain, speaks at the Brooke Army Medical Center African American Black History Month observance Feb. 21 in the Medical Mall.

BAMC Refill Pharmacy re-opens, ready to serve
September 8, 2016 — The Brooke Army Medical Center Refill Pharmacy on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston reopened Aug. 12 after closing temporarily for repairs... MORE

Army Sgt. Dustin Belletty (left) refills a prescription for Marcia Sierra-Williams Aug. 16 at the newly renovated Fort Sam Houston Refill Pharmacy.

BAMC commander holds town halls about Command Climate Survey
August 31, 2016 — Brooke Army Medical Center Commander Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Johnson held six town hall meetings with staff to address areas of concern and provide his feedback and actions based on the results of the recent Command Climate Survey... MORE

Brooke Army Medical Center Commander Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Johnson addresses staff members Aug. 24 during a town hall meeting to provide his feedback and actions based on the results of the recent Command Climate Survey.

BAMC optometry resident helps provide free vision care in Texas valley
August 25, 2016 — A Brooke Army Medical Center optometry resident recently participated in a weeklong humanitarian mission to provide free medical, dental and optical care for residents in the Rio Grande Valley. ... MORE

Army Maj. Brad Cunningham (right), a Brooke Army Medical Center optometry student, performs a slit lamp examination July 27 during a free optometry clinic at Juarez-Lincoln High School in Mission, Texas, during a weeklong humanitarian mission to provide vision services to people living in the Rio Grande Valley.

BAMC clinics earn national recognition as Patient Centered Medical Homes
August 18, 2016 — Three Brooke Army Medical Center clinics at Fort Sam Houston have earned the National Committee for Quality Assurance’s highest level of recognition as Patient Centered Medical Homes... MORE

Maj. (Dr.) R. Anderson (left), internal medicine physician, inserts acupuncture needles in Nelda Rodriguez’s ears to relieve pain from her neck at Brooke Army Medical Center recently.

BAMC one of several hospitals participating in emergency airway study
July 6, 2016 — Brooke Army Medical Center is one of more than 25 hospitalsfrom five countries to participate in the National Emergency Airway Registry,or NEAR.NEAR is a multi-center, prospective emergency... MORE

Lactation support group available for new moms
June 30, 2016 — Brooke Army Medical Center will hold the first lactationsupport group from noon to 3 p.m. July 8. Robyn Roche-Paull, the author of “Breast Feeding in CombatBoots” will speak. The BAMC Pediatric Clinic... MORE

Lactation consultant Carolyn Lowe (left) talks with Bridget Owens about breastfeeding her baby, 16-month-old James Owens, during an appointment June 24 at Brooke Army Medical Center.

Former Army surgeon general lauds medical, allied health graduates
June 24, 2016 — A former U.S. Army surgeon general had high praise for thenearly 250 medical and allied health graduates being honored at the San AntonioUniformed Services Health Education Consortium, or SAUSHEC,... MORE

Air Force Lt. Col. Erik Weitzel (center) is presented the Gold Headed Cane by (from left) retired Lt. Gen. Eric Schoomaker; Col. Jeffrey Johnson, BAMC commander; Air Force Col. Rachel Lefebvre, 59th Medical Wing vice commander; and Dr. Woodson “Scott” Jones, San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium dean, during the SAUSHEC awards and graduation ceremony in downtown San Antonio June 10. Weitzel, an otolaryngologist, was recognized for excellence in patient care, teaching, clinical research and operational medicine.

86-year-old veteran receives nation’s highest civilian honor
June 24, 2016 — An 86-year-old Korean War veteran was awarded the nation’shighest civilian honor in a bedside ceremony at San Antonio Military MedicalCenter at Fort Sam Houston June 5.Retired Army Staff Sgt. Jose... MORE

BAMC marks tobacco-free milestone with butt-can smash
June 17, 2016 — Brooke Army Medical Center at Fort Sam Houston marked atobacco-free milestone with a sledgehammer-wielding butt-can smash and removalof the last standing smoke shack June 1. “We are proud to say that,... MORE

Sgt. Robert Puente, radiology specialist at the San Antonio Military Medical Center at Fort Sam Houston, helps kick the tobacco habit June 1 to signify Brooke Army Medical
Center's final step toward becoming a tobacco-free campus with a sledgehammer weilding butt-can-smashing removal of the last standing smoke shack.

BAMC Auxiliary provides needed items to support BAMC’s mission
May 25, 2016 — The Brooke Army Medical Center Auxiliary held its annualwelfare recognition ceremony May 13 in the San Antonio Military Medical Centerauditorium.“The welfare committee is responsible for issuing... MORE

NewmanCourtney Boyer (center), vice president of the BAMC Auxiliary, and Rachel Iffrig (right), golf tournament chair, present Inge Godfrey (left), BAMC Fisher House manager, a check for $56,000 at the BAMC Welfare Recognition Ceremony May 13. The funds were raised from the annual Fisher House Charity Golf Tournament held April 11 at the Dominion Golf Club.