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New BAMC trauma training program prepares surgical team for deployment
May 25, 2020
Doctors rush to surgery

Brooke Army Medical Center Soldier ready to run to raise suicide awareness
May 21, 2020
Sgt. 1st Class Maité Bengoa (kneeling in blue running shoes), the enlisted advisor to the deputy commander of health readiness at Brooke Army Medical Center, and the members of her team, called “Don’t Get in a Van with Strangers,” pose before a practice run.

After a lifetime of service, retirement can wait
May 19, 2020
U.S. Army Col. April Critelli, physician assistant, prepares to end her work day at the McWethy Troop Medical Clinic at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston May 13. Critelli is the first medical Soldier to return to active duty from retirement during the COVID-19 crisis.

BAMC staff cheers for healthcare heroes
May 17, 2020
Staff members from the Brooke Army Medical Center’s critical care department line the walkway to greet and cheer on BAMC staff members as they come to work May 12. The critical care department chose the date – which is both the end of Nurses Week and Florence Nightingale’s birthday – to celebrate all the BAMC staff who work to ensure high quality care for patients.

Local teen requests blood drive for her 16th birthday
May 8, 2020
Amber Miller, youth volunteer, works in the Simulation Center at Brooke Army Medical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, July 9, 2019. Miller hopes to inspire others to donate blood during the COVID-19 crisis.

BAMC healthcare workers deliver birthday cheer to cancer survivor
May 7, 2020
Mary McBride (left), and her mother, Debbie, are surprised by a drive-by parade organized by her Brooke Army Medical Center cancer care team in honor of McBride’s birthday and cancer-free year.

USAISR on frontlines of COVID-19 fight
May 7, 2020
Capt. Farley Raquel and Sgt. Rebecca Hummer do a system check on ventilators in the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research “Victory” Intensive Care Unit at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston.

BAMC infectious disease doc aids Guam's COVID response
May 1, 2020
COVID-19 Guam

MEDCoE physical therapy researchers published in the New England Journal of Medicine
April 30, 2020
A graphic showing the treatment of knee osteoarthritis.

BAMC lends research expertise to global pandemic effort
April 30, 2020
Michelle Mendoza, pharmacy technician, reconstitutes the remdesivir research drug under an intravenous hood at Brooke Army Medical Center

Army Chief of Staff, Sgt. Maj. of Army visit JBSA-Fort Sam Houston
April 24, 2020
medical operations update

Change made to BAMC Garden Entrance pedestrian traffic pattern
April 22, 2020
BAMC Garden Entrance

BAMC personnel get fitted for N95 respirators
April 18, 2020
N95 respirator fit test

Cloth face coverings required in SAMHS medical facilities
April 18, 2020
San Antonio Military Health System logo

Pandemic stressing you out? JBSA Support Line available to help lessen COVID woes
April 16, 2020
The Behavioral Health COVID-19 Support Line can be reached from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, at 210-539-9567 or 210-539-9565. The call will be confidential unless referral to emergency services is required.

JBSA chaplains, counselors utilize technology to provide counsel and guidance during pandemic
April 16, 2020
Need support graphic

Brooke Army Medical Center dials in virtual healthcare to combat COVID-19
April 13, 2020
Woman speaking on phone.

Curbside pharmacy services garner praise from beneficiaries
April 13, 2020
Jose Dominguez, pharmacy technician at the Fort Sam Houston Community pharmacy, collects a patient’s prescription.

BAMC leading the charge against COVID-19
April 10, 2020
Med tech loads sample

59th MDW leverages telehealth to keep patients, staff safe
April 9, 2020
Capt. (Dr.) Shane Riggs, 59th Medical Operations Squadron psychiatrist, conducts a virtual medical appointment in San Antonio, Texas April 7, 2020. Telehealth appointments can be scheduled by calling the Consult Appointment Management Office at (210) 916-9900. At the time of the appointment, a provider calls or sends the patient a link to the audiovisual platform being used for the visit. The link can be accessed on a patient’s home or work computer, cell phone or tablet, without creating an account.