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Lifetime of Service: New award recognizes BAMC civilians serving 45-plus years
May 17, 2021 — Brooke Army Medical Center held a Lifetime of Service award ceremony May 11 to honor the legacy of employees who have served 45 or more years in civil service. The new award was presented to a group of 18 individuals from across the organization whose years of service ranged from 45 to 66 years, for a combined total of 876 years of federal service...

93-year-old volunteer, veteran gets satisfaction from volunteering at BAMC
May 14, 2021 — For 15 years, the friendly voice of Victor Lopez has greeted and welcomed visitors at the information desk at Brooke Army Medical Center. The 93-year-old veteran of both the Korean and Vietnam wars volunteers every Tuesday at the hospital’s information desk from 7 a.m. to noon or longer, depending on how busy it gets...

BAMC dedicates auditorium to hospital’s longest-serving civilian
May 12, 2021 — With friends, family and a host of former bosses cheering her on, Brooke Army Medical Center dedicated its fourth-floor auditorium to Carolyn D. Putnam, the hospital’s longest-serving government civilian, during a ceremony May 11...

Annual BAMC mammogram event helps save lives
May 12, 2021 — Brooke Army Medical Center partnered with University Health System to offer mammograms to BAMC civilian and contract employees May 7...

BAMC Army nurse singled out for national honor
May 5, 2021 — An Army nurse at Brooke Army Medical Center has received national recognition for her commitment to critically ill patients and their families in the midst of a global health crisis...

BAMC bids farewell to commanding general
April 29, 2021 — Brooke Army Medical Center held a relinquishment of command ceremony April 28 to bid farewell to the commanding general...

Organ donation: Give a gift of life to those in need
April 29, 2021 — April is National Donate Life Month and Brooke Army Medical Center celebrated Blue/Green Spirit Week April 10-16, promoting the importance of people registering as organ, eye and tissue donors...

BAMC celebrates Volunteers of the Year during ceremony
April 28, 2021 — Brooke Army Medical Center celebrated its 275 volunteers during a ceremony held April 21 to name the BAMC Volunteers of the Year. The ceremony was held in conjunction with National Volunteer Week, April 18-24...

New kiosks available for prescription pick-up
April 28, 2021 — Brooke Army Medical Center added another option for patients picking up prescriptions. The new express prescription kiosks are located in the Medical Mall at BAMC and in the new Exchange at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston...

BAMC Soldiers observe solemn Bataan Death March remembrance event
April 27, 2021 — Soldiers currently assigned to Brooke Army Medical Center’s Soldier Recovery Unit organized and participated in the Bataan Death March remembrance event at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston April 10...

Ringing in a bright future: BAMC cancer survivor rings bell signifying treatment end
April 16, 2021 — After a two-and-a-half-year battle with a rare childhood disease, one little girl has a big reason to celebrate...

BAMC sets temporary visitation policy
April 13, 2021 — In support of patients and families, Brooke Army Medical Center is carefully modifying its visitation policy, as the health and safety of patients, visitors, staff and the community remain a top priority...

62nd Airlift Wing airlifts COVID-19 patient to BAMC
April 6, 2021 — The 62nd Airlift Wing’s quick action enabled a COVID-19 patient to be airlifted from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, to Brooke Army Medical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, March 31. ...

Program for sexual assault survivors available at JBSA
April 2, 2021 — Joint Base San Antonio has been home to an intensive outpatient program for survivors of sexual assault since 2014, and now that program has been selected as a pilot site for an evaluation study of TRICARE’s Sexual Trauma Intensive Outpatient Programs...

MEDCoE Soldiers assist BAMC administering COVID-19 vaccines
March 25, 2021 — Soldiers with the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence are assisting Brooke Army Medical Center in administering COVID-19 vaccines at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. BAMC has begun booking appointments for high-risk beneficiaries ages 16 to 64...

USAISR Soldiers on frontline of JBSA-Fort Sam Houston vaccination effort
March 25, 2021 — Soldiers from the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston are on the frontline of the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination effort...

Virtual program helps diabetic patients better manage their insulin
March 19, 2021 — The Diabetes Remote Electronic Assisted Monitoring, or DREAM, program focuses on teaching patients how to measure and adjust their insulin independently based on their provider’s instructions...

BAMC Soldier Recovery Unit: Perseverance is the new normal
March 17, 2021 — The COVID-19 pandemic introduced changes and challenges that continue to affect the way of life for everyone. Through perseverance, the Army is using innovative ways to deal with the “new normal.” One group in particular that is making the adjustment are wounded, ill, and injured service members in Soldier Recovery Units across the Army...

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-9-positive patients whose symptoms are mild to moderate...

JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Community Pharmacy opens at new Exchange
March 3, 2021 — Brooke Army Medical Center leaders participated in a Facebook Live ribbon-cutting ceremony March 3 for the Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Community Pharmacy, which relocated to the new Army and Air Force Exchange Service (Exchange) in February...