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BAMC issues weather update for Feb. 19
February 18, 2021 — Due to hazardous road conditions and to conserve power, only emergency-essential Joint Base San Antonio personnel, including Brooke Army Medical Center staff supporting patient care, should report to work Friday, Feb. 19. To ensure the safety of patients and staff and to conserve resources, BAMC has canceled all non-emergency procedures and medical appointments scheduled for Feb. 19. ... MORE

BAMC provides weather update for patients, staff for Feb. 18
February 18, 2021 — Due to hazardous road conditions and to conserve power, only emergency-essential Joint Base San Antonio personnel, including Brooke Army Medical Center staff supporting patient care, should report to work Thursday, Feb. 18... MORE

BAMC opens main outpatient pharmacy Feb. 19
February 18, 2021 — With warmer weather anticipated, Brooke Army Medical Center will open it's Main Outpatient Pharmacy Feb. 19 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. to ensure patients are able to fill/refill their medications... MORE

BAMC switching to generator power
February 17, 2021 — At the request of CPS Energy and as part of Joint Base San Antonio’s city support, Brooke Army Medical Center is planning to transition to generator power today, Feb. 17, with an estimated duration of at least 24 hours in order to aid the community’s power conservation efforts... MORE

BAMC issues mission-essential-only order for Feb. 17
February 16, 2021 — Due to below-freezing temperatures and hazardous road conditions, only mission-essential Joint Base San Antonio personnel, including BAMC staff supporting patient care, should report to work Feb. 17. To ensure the safety of patients and staff and to conserve resources, BAMC has canceled all non-emergency procedures and medical appointments scheduled for Feb. 17... MORE

BAMC issues important weather update for patients, staff
February 16, 2021 — Due to below-freezing temperatures and hazardous road conditions, only emergency-essential BAMC personnel should report to work Feb. 16. To ensure the safety of our patients and staff, BAMC has canceled all non-emergency procedures and medical appointments scheduled for Feb. 16, with the exception of some virtual health appointments... MORE

San Antonio Military Health System starts next phase of COVID vaccine rollout
January 27, 2021 — The San Antonio Military Health System is starting the next phase of the Department of Defense’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout -- expanding the scope of who is eligible to get vaccinated against the virus... MORE

DHA director visits JBSA vaccination sites, discusses medical market certification
January 26, 2021 — Joint Base San Antonio’s role in Operation Warp Speed, the whole-of-nation response to COVID-19, and ongoing vaccination efforts were the highlight of a visit by U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Ronald Place, director of the Defense Health Agency, this week. MORE

Gladiator program helps ensure student medics’ readiness
January 26, 2021 — Once they complete basic training, Army medics receive an array of training to ensure they are ready to deploy around the world at a moment’s notice. The new Gladiator program, which was initiated by the Soldiers in Training Physical Therapy Clinic at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, is designed to improve the physical readiness of Soldier medics throughout their training... MORE

DHA director visits JBSA vaccination sites, discusses medical market certification
January 25, 2021 — Joint Base San Antonio’s role in Operation Warp Speed, the whole-of-nation response to COVID-19, and ongoing vaccination efforts were the highlight of a visit by U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Ronald Place, director of the Defense Health Agency, last week... MORE

BAMC celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with virtual presentation
January 20, 2021 — Brooke Army Medical Center honored the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during a live virtual presentation on BAMC’s Facebook page Jan. 14... MORE

Mentoring helps builds strong bonds, network of support
January 12, 2021 — Mentoring plays a vital role within the military and in the Military Health System... MORE

BAMC to transfer new pediatric patients needing inpatient care to preserve COVID efforts
January 11, 2021 — With the ongoing threat of the pandemic and to preserve resources and staffing, Brooke Army Medical Center will transfer new pediatric patients needing inpatient care to local children’s hospitals at this time... MORE

BAMC first baby a breath of fresh air for 2021
January 11, 2021 — After a long and arduous 2020, marked by one of the worst pandemics in history, Brooke Army Medical Center welcomed some good news with the birth of Stella Luna Nolasco at 3:26 a.m. Jan. 1... MORE

BAMC takes on additional trauma patients
January 7, 2021 — Brooke Army Medical Center is expanding its ability to care for critically injured community members to help ease the COVID-19 burden on the local healthcare system... MORE

BAMC provides COVID-19 vaccine program update
January 4, 2021 — Brooke Army Medical Center administered its first Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines to frontline medical professionals Dec. 17 as part of the Department of Defense’s initial vaccine rollout... MORE

‘Game-changing’ program enables COVID-19 patients to safely recover at home
December 22, 2020 — The new COVID-19 Remote Monitoring Program, a joint effort of the Virtual Medical Center and Brooke Army Medical Center, equips COVID-19 patients needing additional monitoring with a home healthcare kit and 24/7 oversight from registered nurses to ensure a higher level of post-hospital care... MORE

BAMC ICU nurse receives first COVID-19 vaccine at BAMC
December 17, 2020 — The first Brooke Army Medical Center staff member to receive a COVID-19 vaccine said she was “excited and relieved” to receive the shot Dec. 17... MORE

Winter is coming: COVID surge spurs readiness efforts at BAMC
December 7, 2020 — With COVID-19 cases on the rise across the nation, Brooke Army Medical Center is bracing for the impact of the coming winter months as colder weather drives people indoors where the virus is more likely to spread... MORE

BAMC commanding general visits 59th MDW for immersion tour
November 24, 2020 — U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Shan K. Bagby, Brooke Army Medical Center commanding general, visited 59th Medical Wing facilities at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Nov. 23. ... MORE