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Brooke Army Medical Center celebrates legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
January 24, 2017 — Brooke Army Medical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston hosted an observance Jan. 18 to celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. ... MORE

Career, education opportunities available to Soldiers in transition
January 12, 2017 — The Army Career and Education Readiness, or CER, Program offers Soldiers in transition several resources including internships, vocational training, continuing education and work assignments within the Army.... MORE

Brooke Army Medical Center earns re-designation for support of breastfeeding mothers
January 12, 2017 — Brooke Army Medical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston once again earned the Texas Ten Step Program facility designation from the Texas Department of State Health Services. The Texas Ten Step Program encourages breastfeeding as the preferred method of feeding for newborns and infants. BAMC joins a growing number of Texas birth facilities that are supporting new mothers and their decision to breastfeed. ... MORE

Brooke Army Medical Center begins new year with special delivery
January 12, 2017 — Lexy Curtis was not the first born in San Antonio, but she was the first to arrive at Brooke Army Medical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston at 7:22 a.m. Little Lexy didn’t know she had some competition. On the night of Dec. 31, 2016, the BAMC staff delivered three babies between 11:15 p.m. and 11:45 p.m. ... MORE

BAMC, Regional Health Command-Central leaders deliver holiday presents, serve meals
January 5, 2017 — Maj. Gen. Thomas Tempel, Regional Health Command-Central commanding general; Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Johnson, Brooke Army Medical Center commanding general; RHC-C Command Sgt. Maj. Tabitha Gavia and BAMC Command Sgt. Maj. Albert Crews, along with their families and BAMC deputy commanders and their families delivered gift baskets to patients at Brooke Army Medical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Dec. 25, 2016. ... MORE

Army Surgeon General praises staff during BAMC visit
December 20, 2016 — Lt. Gen. Nadja West, the U.S. Army Surgeon General and commanding general of U.S. Army Medical Command, visited Brooke Army Medical Center Dec. 14 for the first time since she became surgeon general to learn about the BAMC mission and visit patients and staff members. ... MORE

‘Lily pads’ brighten pediatric patients’ stay at BAMC
December 14, 2016 — Annabelle Johnson was all smiles as she sat on her new bright blue, turtle-covered IV pole “lily pad” in an inpatient pediatric ward at Brooke Army Medical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. The 19-month-old held on tight as her father, U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Evan Johnson, moved her down the hallway. ... MORE

Adaptive reconditioning: aiming with a purpose
December 14, 2016 — With the conclusion of Warrior Care Month, it is fitting to end on a note that points to the beginning of a new year. When a service member is wounded, ill or injured, it takes more than 30 days to heal. It sometimes takes months, even years to adjust to a new normal. One way wounded warriors show their strength is through adaptive reconditioning. ... MORE

‘Triad of Care’ important part of warrior’s recovery process
December 8, 2016 — Each Soldier within the Warrior Transition Battalion, or WTB, has a “Triad of Care” and they are at the center of this symbolic triangle. This triangle is set in place the minute a Soldier enters the WTB to provide them a complete system of support during their recovery at Brooke Army Medical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. ... MORE

Physician assistant students now get hands-on experience at BAMC
November 22, 2016 — Brooke Army Medical Center recently partnered with the Army Medical Department Center and School at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston to become a Phase 2 site for the Interservice Physician Assistant Program, or IPAP.... MORE

Mass casualty exercise tests hospital’s ability to respond to multiple patients, injuries
November 22, 2016 — Brooke Army Medical Center, or BAMC, at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston conducted a mass casualty exercise Nov. 9 to test the staff’s ability to handle multiple trauma patients with a variety of physical injuries and emotional distress.... MORE

Women face unique challenges when getting a prosthesis
November 2, 2016 — Women face unique challenges when getting a prosthesis. Like many women, when she’s in her civilian clothes, Army Spc. Cherdale Allen likes to dress up in her high-heeled shoes. “My heels are like 4 inches and up,” said Allen with a laugh. “I like to feel beautiful.” ... MORE

BAMC Troop Command Soldiers help guide students at career fair
October 19, 2016 — Brooke Army Medical Center’s Troop Command’s Company C and Robert G. Cole Middle and High schools held a college and career fair Oct. 7 as part of their Adopt-A-School partnership.... MORE

Akeroyd Donor Center takes ownership of new blood mobile
October 19, 2016 — In order to improve the blood supply for patients at the San Antonio Military Medical Center and to meet the requirements of the Army Blood Program, the Akeroyd Blood Donor Center at the Brooke Army Medical Center, or BAMC, began working with staff at the Southern Regional Medical Command (now called the Regional Heath Command-Central) transportation section in March 2015 to obtain a new mobile blood unit. ... MORE

Retired general rehabs at hospital he once commanded
September 17, 2015 — A retired major general has high praise for the health care he oversaw more than two decades ago. ... MORE