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Brooke Army Medical Center creates Wellness Team to address staff needs
April 5, 2024 — Brooke Army Medical Center has stood up an ad hoc wellness team to address staff wellness needs... MORE

Gary Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band entertain staff, patients at BAMC
March 19, 2024 — Gary Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band provided food and entertainment for more than 4,000 staff members, patients and visitors at Brooke Army Medical Center March 14. Sinise’s Invincible Spirit Festival served as an organization day for staff members, patients, and their families to take a much-needed break to enjoy games, food and music... MORE

BAMC Auxiliary grants support patients, staff
February 23, 2024 — The BAMC Auxiliary held its annual Welfare Recognition Ceremony Feb. 15 at Brooke Army Medical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. This year, the welfare committee approved 28 grant requests totaling more than $45,000 to help support patient care at BAMC... MORE

Heart Health: BAMC incorporates lifestyle medicine into cardiac rehab program
February 14, 2024 — Brooke Army Medical Center Department of Cardiology has incorporated lifestyle medicine into its cardiac rehabilitation program to help improve patient outcomes after a cardiac event... MORE

DOD conducts first dual-patient ECMO C-17 transport
February 8, 2024 — The Department of Defense’s only Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation team traveled to El Paso, Texas, on Oct. 23, 2023, to support a civilian patient with acute respiratory distress syndrome. The ECMO team, located at Brooke Army Medical Center possesses the capability for global transports of all service members. Additionally, the team may also transport civilian patients through the Secretarial Designee program or with the Secretary of the Air Force’s approval. Once approval is granted, the medics use any means necessary to quickly reach the patient... MORE

Medics from the 59th Medical Wing’s and Brooke Army Medical Center's Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation and Critical Care Air Transport Teams care for one of two patients from the University Medical Center of El Paso, Texas in a C-17 Globemaster III on the way to BAMC, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, Oct. 24, 2023. This is the first air transport of dual-patients on ECMO simultaneously in the Department of Defense’s history. (Courtesy photo by the medical team)

BAMC Medical Readiness Battalion welcomes new commander
January 19, 2024 — Lt. Col. Marcos Martinez assumed command of Brooke Army Medical Center's Medical Readiness Battalion during a change of command ceremony at BAMC's Carolyn D. Putnam Auditorium at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Jan. 11. Lt. Col. Melissa Kodani relinquished command after leading the battalion for the past two years... MORE

Medical Readiness Battalion Change of Command

New Infusion Services Clinic opens at BAMC
January 11, 2024 — Brooke Army Medical Center officially opened its new Infusion Services Clinic with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Jan. 8... MORE

BAMC welcomes Baby New Year 2024
January 9, 2024 — Staff at Brooke Army Medical Center greeted the first baby born at BAMC just after 8 p.m. on New Year’s Day. Rhona Lubwama and her husband, Staff Sgt. John Baptist Lubwana, welcomed the newest addition to their family, Sanyu Baptist Lubwana... MORE

Brooke Army Medical Center commissions two new facility dogs
December 21, 2023 — Brooke Army Medical Center commissioned two new facility dogs at a ceremony in the Carolyn D. Putnam Auditorium on Dec. 8... MORE

BAMC kicks off their dietary supplement safety campaign
December 21, 2023 — Brooke Army Medical Center launched its first Dietary Supplement Safety Campaign to inform healthcare providers, service members, patients, and visitors about safe dietary supplement use... MORE

BAMC Soldier beats stomach and breast cancer, continues to serve
November 29, 2023 — After losing her sister to a rare form of stomach cancer, a Brooke Army Medical Center respiratory therapist found out that she too would likely develop the same type of cancer... MORE

BAMC docs earn Army Surgeon General Physician Recognition Awards
November 27, 2023 — Two doctors at Brooke Army Medical Center were recently awarded the Army Surgeon General Physician Recognition Award... MORE

BAMC receives 2023 Digital Health Most Wired recognition
October 25, 2023 — Brooke Army Medical Center has once again been named one of the nation’s “Most Wired” medical facilities for its innovative use of health information technology by the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives... MORE

BAMC offers flu vaccinations through Nov. 3
October 25, 2023 — To ensure we are caring for the health and welfare of our staff and patients, BAMC will offer flu vaccinations to TRICARE beneficiaries 7 years and older, and Department of Defense employees at 10 a.m. through Nov. 3 at the Medical Mall... MORE

Three BAMC staff members honored as Heroes of Military Medicine
October 24, 2023 — Three Brooke Army Military Center staff members received the Heroes of Military Medicine San Antonio award from the Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine Inc., Oct. 12... MORE

BAMC maintains long-standing accreditation from Commission on Cancer
October 23, 2023 — Brooke Army Medical Center once again has been re-accredited for three years by the American College of Surgeons’ Commission on Cancer program... MORE

BAMC now offers forensic healthcare services to sexual assault victims
October 16, 2023 — Brooke Army Medical Center now has a specially trained team who can provide forensic healthcare services to service members and beneficiaries who are the victims of sexual assault or other abuse... MORE

BAMC doc helps care for unresponsive child on plane
October 12, 2023 — A Brooke Army Medical Center physician put his skills to the test on a flight back to San Antonio when a child on the plane became unresponsive... MORE

Royal Thai Air Force nurses team up with 59th MDW for U.S. healthcare collaboration
October 3, 2023 — During July and August 2023, the 59th Medical Wing hosted a team of five Royal Thai Air Force nurses from Bhumibol Adulyadej Hospital, Sai Mai District, Bangkok, Thailand, known for delivering primary care services to RTAF personnel and the wider community... MORE

The 59th MDW collaborated with the RTAF to foster strong international relations by providing them with valuable first-hand experience in patient care practices.

BAMC seeks volunteers to help support healthcare mission
October 2, 2023 — Brooke Army Medical Center is seeking volunteers to support its healthcare mission. ... MORE