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BAMC oxygen therapy helps patient heal after multiple surgeries
August 21, 2019 — The Undersea & Hyperbaric Medicine Clinic at Brooke Army Medical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston uses oxygen therapy to treat patients who have a wide range of illnesses and injuries.... MORE

Brooke Army Medical Center commanding general holds first town hall
August 20, 2019 — Brig. Gen. Wendy Harter, Brooke Army Medical Center commanding general, held her first all-hands town hall Aug. 14 to share her command priorities and answer questions from the staff.... MORE

Youth volunteers gain valuable experience at BAMC
August 9, 2019 — Brooke Army Medical Center’s Youth Volunteer Program provides teens ages 14 to 17 with military medicine experience. The program is unique to San Antonio and is sponsored by the San Antonio American Red Cross. ... MORE

BAMC volunteer honors his calling by helping others
July 24, 2019 — A Brooke Army Medical Center volunteer found his spiritual calling at age 50 and has been giving back ever since. ... MORE

BAMC unveils painting by wounded warrior
July 23, 2019 — Brooke Army Medical Center recently hosted an unveiling ceremony in the Medical Mall for a painting donated by former United Nations Ambassador Warren W. Tichenor. ... MORE

BAMC laboratory services accredited for more than 50 years
July 23, 2019 — Brooke Army Medical Center Department of Pathology and Area Laboratory Services has been recognized as one of the longest College of American Pathologists-accredited laboratories in the United States.... MORE

BAMC welcomes first woman commander
July 17, 2019 — Brooke Army Medical Center experienced a unique "first" during the change of command ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston July 16. Brig. Gen. George Appenzeller relinquished command to Brig. Gen. Wendy L. Harter, making her the first woman to command BAMC in its storied history.... MORE

Clinics, patients turn to hyperbaric medicine at BAMC
July 16, 2019 — “We call it the fog. It's like they’ve been awake for a few days straight,” said Col. (Dr.) Michael Richards, 59th Medical Specialty Squadron Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine section chief.... MORE

BAMC offers new treatment option for certain types of tumors
July 1, 2019 — The Brooke Army Medical Center Nuclear Medicine Department at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston now offers a new treatment for certain types of neuroendocrine tumors. ... MORE

Brooke Army Medical Center receives multiple environmental awards
June 24, 2019 — The staff at Brooke Army Medical Center received three Practice Greenhealth Environmental Awards at the CleanMed 2019 conference in Nashville, Tennessee, for their efforts in innovating sustainability and environmental best practices throughout the facility. ... MORE

Soldiers compete in BAMC Best Medic Competition
June 18, 2019 — Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis was the location of a grueling competition June 12-13 to determine who would earn the title of Brooke Army Medical Center Best Medic.... MORE

Ceremony honors 228 graduating military physicians, health care professionals
June 12, 2019 — A San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium, or SAUSHEC, graduation ceremony was held June 7 at the Lila Cockrell Theatre in downtown San Antonio to honor 228 Army, Air Force, Navy, Public Health and civilian graduates. This year, 205 physicians from 36 graduate medical education programs and 23 graduates from eight graduate allied healthcare education programs walked the stage. ... MORE

Cross-functional team receives national award for BAMC Secretarial Designee program
June 11, 2019 — The Brooke Army Medical Center Secretarial Designee Cost Analysis Team received the 2018 Distinguished Team Award at the local and national level from the American Society of Military Comptrollers. The national award was presented at the ASMC Professional Development Institute in San Antonio May 29.... MORE

Beads of Courage mark milestones during a child’s medical treatment at BAMC
June 6, 2019 — Cancer is a tough row to hoe no matter what age you are. If you’re old enough to understand at least some of the things the nurses and doctors tell you, it helps some. But what if you’re a kid? All you know is that people keep poking and prodding and other stuff that’s so uncomfortable. ... MORE

BAMC volunteers earn presidential award for devotion to patients, staff
June 6, 2019 — A select group of Brooke Army Medical Center volunteers received the President’s Lifetime Achievement Award May 30 for their thousands of service hours aiding patients and staff. The award is presented to individuals who have contributed 4,000 or more hours of service in their lifetime. ... MORE

BAMC celebrates Asian American Pacific Islander heritage
May 29, 2019 — Patients, staff and family members celebrated Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month at a ceremony in Brooke Army Medical Center’s Medical Mall at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston May 23.... MORE

Former Center for the Intrepid patient brings barbecue lunch to BAMC
May 24, 2019 — A former Special Forces medic who spent time recovering at the Center for the Intrepid at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston decided to make a stop at Brooke Army Medical Center May 20 to provide a barbecue lunch for patients, staff and family members. ... MORE

BAMC Day of Remembrance event teaches about Holocaust, honors survivors
May 22, 2019 — Brooke Army Medical Center held a Day of Remembrance observance May 15 to remember those killed during the Holocaust and honor those who survived.... MORE

Defense Health Agency director discusses healthcare transformation at BAMC town hall
May 21, 2019 — U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Raquel Bono, Defense Health Agency director, held a town hall meeting at Brooke Army Medical Center May 14 to answer questions about the military health system transformation and how it will further improve healthcare delivery for warfighters, family members and military retirees.... MORE

BAMC Virtual Medical Center wins MEDCOM Mercury Award
May 10, 2019 — A team from the Virtual Medical Center at Brooke Army Medical Center and Regional Health Command-Central has been selected as the 2018 U.S. Army Medical Department Mercury Award winner for Health Information Technology Team of the Year. The Mercury Awards recognize Army medical department personnel who have made significant contributions and demonstrated outstanding excellence and achievement in health IT. ... MORE