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BAMC part of EPICC study into COVID-19 impacts on DOD personnel
February 22, 2021 — The Epidemiology, Immunology, and Clinical Characteristics of Emerging Infectious Diseases with Pandemic Potential - or EPICC - study hopes to inform the Military Health System on ways to improve the patient care and treatment, infection, and disease prevention of those with COVID-19... MORE

Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael A. Torrent conducts a pre-screening questionnaire prior to administering the COVID-19 vaccine as part of Operation Warp Speed at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Jan. 14.

BAMC powers through record-breaking winter storms
February 19, 2021 — With record-cold temperatures and potential power outages looming in South Central Texas recently, Brooke Army Medical Center personnel immediately launched into action to ensure continuity of patient care despite the impending storms... MORE

Brooke Army Medical Center endured a deluge of snowfall at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Feb. 15 and 18.

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

San Antonio Military Health System sets holiday hours.

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

At the request of CPS Energy and as part of Joint Base San Antonio’s city support, BAMC 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.

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

JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Community Pharmacy relocates to new Exchange
February 2, 2021 — The Fort Sam Houston Community Pharmacy has moved into the new Army and Air Force Exchange Service (Exchange) located at 2500 Funston Road at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. Hours of operation are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and the contact number remains the same at 210-295-9965... MORE

Army Spc. John Petersen, pharmacy technician, hands a prescription to a beneficiary at the Community Pharmacy in the Exchange at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Feb. 1. On average, new prescriptions take about 30 minutes to fill. For prescription refills customers generally wait about 2 minutes for pick up.

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

Army Staff Sgt. Timothy S. McCoole (left), a Drill Sergeant with the Gladiator program at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, leads a group of Soldier medics in training through morning exercises at the JBSA-Fort Sam Houston aquatic center.

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

Army Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Gragg (center), senior enlisted leader at the Defense Health Agency, mentors airmen at Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Hampton, Virginia, Sept. 23, 2020.

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

59th Medical Wing Pediatric Critical Care Air Transport Team

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

Stella Luna was the first baby born at BAMC at 3:26 a.m. Jan. 1, 2021, weighing 8 pounds, and 2 ounces.

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

Members of the 555th Forward Surgical Team rush a simulated trauma patient to surgery during training with the Strategic Trauma Readiness Center of San Antonio, or STaRC, at Brooke Army Medical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, May 28, 2020.

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

Medical tech administers COVID-19 vaccine.

‘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

Kathlyn Chassey uses a home healthcare kit Dec. 18 as part of the COVID-19 Remote Monitoring Program, a joint effort of the Virtual Medical Center and Brooke Army Medical Center. The program equips COVID-19 patients needing additional monitoring with a home kit and 24/7 oversight to ensure a higher level of post-hospital care.

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

Senior Airman Marisol Salgado (right), medical technician, administers a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to Army Capt. Rebecca Parrish, a COVID-19 intensive care unit nurse Dec. 17 at Brooke Army Medical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. Parrish was the first BAMC staff member to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.

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

April Pace, a registered nurse, enters a patient room in a COVID-19 intensive care unit at Brooke Army Medical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston July 17, 2020.

COVID-19 vaccine delivery dry runs taking place across U.S.
November 30, 2020 — Army Gen. Gustave F. Perna, the chief operations officer for Operation Warp Speed discussed how the COVID-19 vaccines will be delivered and administered at a press briefing on Operation Warp Speed in Washington, D.C., Nov. 24... MORE