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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.

JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Refill Pharmacy to close for repairs
April 25, 2016 — The refill side of the Joint Base San Antonio-Fort SamHouston Community/Refill Pharmacy, building 2401, near the Exchange, will beclosed soon for repairs. Urgent repairs are required to the flooring,... MORE

BAMC staff honors Bataan Death March survivors at memorial march
April 15, 2016 — More than 6,600 marchers began the 2016 Bataan MemorialDeath March at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., March 20 and Brooke ArmyMedical Center’s team was among them.The memorial march is held annually... MORE

BAMC community-based medical homes extend hours, services to meet patients’ needs
March 16, 2016 — Brooke Army Medical Center has implemented several changesto make it easier for TRICARE beneficiaries to access care during times and atlocations more convenient to them.These changes include extended... MORE

Pfc. Cole Blancett (right), physical therapy assistant, helps Douglas Biala stretch during a physical therapy appointment March 6 at the Capt. Jennifer M. Moreno Primary Care Clinic at Fort Sam Houston. Two physical therapists and two physical therapy assistants are available by appointment from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday.

National Safe Sleep Hospital Certification Program recognizes SAMMC
March 4, 2016 — San Antonio Military Medical Center at Joint Base SanAntonio-Fort Sam Houston was recently recognized by the National Safe SleepHospital Certification Program as a “Silver Certified Sleep Leader,” for... MORE

JBSA-Fort Sam Houston commemorates Black History Month
February 19, 2016 — Brooke Army Medical Center hosted the Joint Base SanAntonio-Fort Sam Houston Black History Month commemoration Feb. 10 at the FortSam Houston Theater. This year’s theme was, “Hollowed Grounds: Sites... MORE

Samuel Swofford (left) and Raquelle Bennett read their essays during
the Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Black History
Month commemoration Feb. 10 at the Fort Sam Houston Theater.

Brooke Army Medical Center now a tobacco-free medical campus
February 12, 2016 — The news smoking restriction for Brooke Army Medical Center medical campus areas places the same restrictions on electronic cigarettes as tobacco. ... MORE

Useful tools are available to access Army medicine from anywhere, any time
February 5, 2016 — The Army medical system offers some easy-to-use tools tohelp manage health care needs from home or while on the go.“The Military Health System has developed several programsover the last few years... MORE

New moms give high marks to SAMMC for labor, delivery care
January 29, 2016 — The San Antonio Military Medical Center Joint Base SanAntonio-Fort Sam Houston remains the Department of Defense’s highest-ratedfacility for maternal-child satisfaction, according to TRICARE Inpatient... MORE

Staff, patients celebrate grand opening of community-based Westover Medical Home
October 2, 2015 — Westover Medical Home is a 14,000-square-foot military primary care clinic equipped with a laboratory and full service pharmacy with a drive through window option. Located on the Northwest side of San Antonio at 10010 Rogers Crossing, the clinic officially opened to military beneficiaries in the surrounding area last month... MORE

(From left) Brooke Army Medical Center Commander Col. Evan M. Renz, Southern Regional Medical Command Commander Brig. Gen. Barbara Holcomb and Dr. Darii Ann Lane, Westover Medical Home clinic officer in charge, cut the ribbon to officially open Westover Medical Home in Northwest San Antonio Sept. 18. Westover, BAMC’s newest community-based clinic, is open to all TRICARE beneficiaries in the surrounding area. The clinic provides primary care, behavioral health services, on-site laboratory capabilities and a pharmacy.

Members of Congress see a day in the life of a Warrior Transition Battalion Soldier
October 2, 2015 — Brooke Army Medical Center’s Warrior Transition Battalion, in coordination with Warrior Transition Command, hosted a “Day in the Life of a WTB Soldier” at the Fort Sam Houston WTB to better inform the public of all the services provided... MORE

Rep. Lamar Smith (right) speaks to (from left) Sgt. 1st Class Allen Armstrong, Capt. Kelly Elminger and Staff Sgt. Robert Green during the “Day in the Life of a Warrior Transition Battalion Soldier” visit at the Center for Intrepid Sept. 4.

BAMC hosts post-wide celebration to commemorate Women’s Equality Day
September 10, 2015 — Brooke Army Medical Center hosted a post-wide event at the Fort Sam Houston Theater Aug. 26 to commemorate Women’s Equality Day... MORE

Retired Army Command Sgt. Maj. Evy Lacy, who currently serves as the Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention program manager at Southern Regional Medical Command speaks at the Fort Sam Houston Theater Aug. 26 to commemorate Women’s Equality Day.

BAMC to unveil new, improved dining room
September 3, 2015 — The Culinary and Hospitality Branch of the Department of Nutritional Medicine will open the newly renovated, state-of-the-art dining facility, named The Dining Room, at the San Antonio Military Medical Center this fall... MORE

Professional chef Matthew Eisenhour trains Brooke Army Medical Center Dining Facility staff in the art of making pizza in the new pizza oven.

Top physicians, nurses carve out time for patient care
September 3, 2015 — The top hospital leaders who carve out time each week to engage in patient care. BAMC encompasses San Antonio Military Medical Center – the largest U.S. military hospital and only Level 1 Trauma Center in the DOD – six outpatient clinics across the region, as well as the Center for the Intrepid, an extremity injury rehabilitation center... MORE

Army Col. Richard Evans (center), deputy commander for nursing, checks on retired Col. Randy Maschek (right) as Pvt. Karinna Ortiz, a practical nurse course student, looks on in the 2 West inpatient ward at the San Antonio Military Medical Center at Fort Sam Houston Aug. 20.

BAMC Simulation Center open house showcases new healthcare technologies
August 5, 2015 — Brooke Army Medical Center’s Simulation Center held an open house July 22 to highlight their recent expansion of centralized simulation training space on the third floor of the consolidated tower at 3 North... MORE

Registered Nurse Maj. Tanesha Lindsay and Simulator Educator Thomas Kai go over defibrillator procedures during the SIM Center open house July 22.