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BAMC Army nurse singled out for national honor
May 5, 2021
Doctor and nurse talk

BAMC bids farewell to commanding general
April 29, 2021
Brooke Army Medical Center relinquishment of command ceremony April 29.

Organ donation: Give a gift of life to those in need
April 29, 2021
Painted rocks at Brooke Army Medical Center.

BAMC celebrates Volunteers of the Year during ceremony
April 28, 2021
Brooke Army Medical Center Commanding General Brig. Gen. Shan Bagby and Command Sgt. Maj. Thurman Reynolds present Kris Blair and therapy dog Huckleberry are certificate of appreciation.

BAMC installs additional lactation pods for patients, staff members
April 28, 2021
U.S. Air Force Col. Heather Yun, deputy commander for Medical Services, talks about the new lactation pods during an opening ceremony at Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, April 10, 2021.

BAMC Soldiers observe solemn Bataan Death March remembrance event
April 27, 2021
April 10, 2021, Bataan Death March remembrance event

Ringing in a bright future: BAMC cancer survivor rings bell signifying treatment end
April 16, 2021
Seven-year-old Sailor Parker writes her name on a wall sticker after she rang the bell in the Brooke Army Medical Center Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Clinic April 1, signifying she won her battle against Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia.

BAMC sets temporary visitation policy
April 13, 2021
As of April 9, BAMC will only allow a maximum of two visitors per day into the facility from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., except for certain situations.

62nd Airlift Wing airlifts COVID-19 patient to BAMC
April 6, 2021
A COVID-19 patient who was being cared for at Madigan Army Medical Center is loaded onto a C-17 Globemaster III by an aeromedical evacuation team from the 775th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation flight from Travis Air Force Base, California, and other medical professionals from Madigan, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, March 31, 2021. The patient was in severe respiratory distress and was hooked up to an extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (EMCO) system, which aids the body in breathing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mikayla Heineck)

Program for sexual assault survivors available at JBSA
April 2, 2021
For more information about the Sexual Assault Intensive Outpatient Program or the pilot study, contact the Psychological Health Intensive Outpatient Program patient care coordinator at 210-539-1066.

BAMC Women’s History Month commemoration honors women past and present
March 26, 2021
Brig. Gen. Shan Bagby (left), Brooke Army Medical Center commanding general, and BAMC Command Sgt. Maj. Thurman Reynolds (right) present Lt. Col. Alison Murray, chief medical information officer, a certificate of appreciation for being the guest speaker during BAMC’s Virtual Women’s History Month observation March 26. BAMC broadcasted the event on Facebook live in order to social distance during the current COVID-19 pandemic.

MEDCoE Soldiers assist BAMC administering COVID-19 vaccines
March 25, 2021
Private Anoumou Game (right), a 68C Practical Nursing Specialist student assigned to the 264th Medical Battalion, 32nd Medical Brigade, U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence, administers the COVID-19 vaccine to a patient. Game completed Phase 1 of his Advanced Individual Training and is assisting Brooke Army Medical Center inoculating patients.

USAISR Soldiers on frontline of JBSA-Fort Sam Houston vaccination effort
March 25, 2021
Staff Sgt. Rachel Hammill from the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston prepares to administer a COVID-19 vaccine at the JBSA-Fort Sam Houston vaccination site.

Virtual program helps diabetic patients better manage their insulin
March 19, 2021
Nichole Carreon, a registered nurse with the Diabetes Remote Electronic Assisted Monitoring program, talks with a patient about their weekly glucose readings at the Military Health System Virtual Medical Center at Brooke Army Medical Center March 18.

BAMC Soldier Recovery Unit: Perseverance is the new normal
March 17, 2021
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Gene Calantoc, Soldier Recovery Unit, Brooke Army Medical Center, listens to final instructions before participating in the Virtual Army Trials air rifle event at Cole High School at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston March 4. Calantoc and several other BAMC SRU Soldiers are vying for selection to Team Army to compete in the Department of Defense Warrior Games in September.

New BAMC infusion clinic offers treatment option for some COVID-19 patients
March 3, 2021
Brooke Army Medical Center opened a new infusion clinic to help high risk COVID-19-positive patients whose symptoms are mild to moderate.

JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Community Pharmacy opens at new Exchange
March 3, 2021
Brig. Gen. Shan Bagby, Brooke Army Medical Center commanding general, and Col. Stacey Causey, BAMC pharmacy chief, cut a ribbon during a Facebook Live ceremony, signifying the grand opening of the Fort Sam Houston Community Pharmacy at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston March 3.

BAMC expands COVID-19 vaccination operations
March 2, 2021
Personnel from Brooke Army Medical Center’s Information Management Division connect one of more than 40 computers at the Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston COVID-19 Vaccine Site.

Mobile medics leverage virtual health to aid military trainees with COVID-19
March 1, 2021
Mobile Medic Spc. Amanda Knight sets up a video chat with a medical provider while Mobile Medic Spc. Joshua Rath checks Spc. Joao Dos Santos Faustino's vitals during an early morning sick call at the 232nd Medical Battalion Sept. 25 2017.

BAMC offers COVID-19 vaccine to beneficiaries 75 and older
February 24, 2021
A 59th Medical Wing medic vaccinates a San Antonio Military Health System beneficiary Feb. 6 at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland.