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BAMC, JBSA-Fort Sam Houston celebrate women trailblazers
March 24, 2017 — Brooke Army Medical Center hosted the Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Women’s History Month commemoration March 21 at the Fort Sam Houston Theater. This year’s theme, “Honoring Trailblazing Women Who Have Paved the Way for Future Generations” was highlighted throughout the event... MORE

Brooke Army Medical Center welcomes new command sergeant major
March 22, 2017 — Brooke Army Medical Center Command Sgt. Maj. Albert Crews relinquished the organization colors to Command Sgt. Maj. Diamond Hough during a change of responsibility ceremony at the Warrior and Family Support Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston March 17... MORE

Studies show milk is safe to drink
March 16, 2017 — New cancer-causing agents seem to arise daily in consumer products. Some products are used so rarely that potential harm is not considered. However, products consumed on a regular basis, like milk, raise a high level of concern. Some companies advertise that their milk is superior because it is not produced with recombinant bovine growth hormone, or rBGH. ... MORE

The ketogenic diet: how it works, potential benefits
March 9, 2017 — Low-carbohydrate diets are used for many reasons, including weight loss, improved blood sugar control, increased energy and to decrease heartburn and digestive issues. Some people take low carbs to the extreme and follow a ketogenic diet with the hope of gaining more benefits or achieving faster results... MORE

Soldier receives Purple Heart for Iraq combat injuries
March 9, 2017 — Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Johnson, Brooke Army Medical Center commanding general, presented the Purple Heart to Sgt. 1st Class Charles Graham during a ceremony held in the Purple Heart Garden at the Warrior and Family Support Center March 3... MORE

Maximizing muscle gains: how much protein do you need?
March 3, 2017 — In the hunt to build muscle fast, many athletes have made diet changes to figure out the perfect recipe for the best muscle gains... MORE

BAMC Soldiers take part in medical readiness training exercise in Ghana
March 1, 2017 — Fifteen American Soldiers traveled more than 10,000 miles from the U.S. to Ghana to conduct U.S. Army Africa’s Medical Readiness Training Exercise, or MEDRETE, Feb. 5-24. The MEDRETE team included 12 active duty Soldiers from Brooke Army Medical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston and three North Dakota Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the state medical detachment in Bismarck. ... MORE

BAMC celebrates Black History Month
February 23, 2017 — Brooke Army Medical Center held a Black History Month observance Feb. 21 in the Medical Mall... MORE

Balloons take flight at BAMC to honor organ donor campaign
February 21, 2017 — Brooke Army Medical Center kicked off the 2017 National Hospital Organ Donation Campaign with the release of hundreds of balloons to commemorate the day at the medical center Feb. 14. Seventeen of those were dedicated to honor those who have given the gift of life to save others... MORE

Three BAMC clinics earn national recognition as Patient Centered Medical Homes
February 21, 2017 — Three additional Brooke Army Medical Center clinics have earned the National Committee for Quality Assurance’s highest level of recognition as Patient Centered Medical Homes, or PCMHs... MORE

Medical miracle: BAMC surgeons perform groundbreaking arm replant
February 13, 2017 — Brooke Army Medical Center surgeons performed their first above-the-elbow arm replant on a 22-year-old trauma patient last year and almost 10 months later, the patient is thriving... MORE

It’s a new day: young mother survives car crash, gains new perspective on care
February 10, 2017 — Jeanette Naschke enters an exam room at the urgent care clinic where she works to see her first patient of the day. The bubbly blue-eyed blonde greets her patient with a smile and chats for a few minutes. To see this physician assistant today one would never know she herself was a trauma patient who nearly died... MORE

U.S. Army South honors ‘Old BAMC’
February 9, 2017 — The hallways once echoed with the sounds of crying babies, metal carts being wheeled and monotone beeps indicating life. Those sounds are now replaced with shouts of “¡Juntos Podemos!” (“Together We Can”) and the hustle of Soldiers’ combat boots making their way to meetings. A lot has changed in 80 years. Maj. Gen. K.K. Chinn, U.S. Army South commanding general, and retired Maj. Gen. Floyd Baker, M.D., former commander of Brooke Army Medical Center, spoke at a ceremony Feb. 3 celebrating 80 years, since the construction of the historic Old Brooke Army Medical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, affectionately known as “Old BAMC.” ... MORE

BAMC celebrates Army Nurse Corps 116th birthday
February 9, 2017 — Brooke Army Medical Center held the 116th Army Nurse Corps birthday celebration Feb. 2 in the auditorium. This year’s theme was, “Leading readiness and professional practice: Getting it done since 1901.”... MORE

Cancer patient praises Brooke Army Medical Center’s team approach to care
February 2, 2017 — After being a military spouse for 15 years and moving several times, Shawna Jones had her checklist, which included dental appointments and physicals, a mammogram and the usual things she did before a move. Jones, her husband Lt. Col. Dale Jones, and their daughters Piper, 12, and Kinley, 8, were leaving Italy to come to Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. In the midst of the chaos that goes along with any move, the 41-year-old received devastating news … she had breast cancer. ... MORE

Vogel Resiliency Center slated for January 2018 opening
February 1, 2017 — U.S. Army North Command Force Health Protection Officer Col. James Flanagan Jr. (left) discusses the Vogel Resiliency Center project with Brooke Army Medical Center Commander Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Johnson... MORE

Patients, staff the stars at Center for the Intrepid 10th anniversary celebration
January 30, 2017 — More than 500 people attended the 10th anniversary celebration of the Center for the Intrepid at Brooke Army Medical Center on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Jan. 27... MORE

Retired Army couple renew wedding vows at BAMC
January 25, 2017 — Renewing wedding vows is a special occasion for many married couples. For Albert and Connie Ross, their 10-year vow renewal celebration Jan. 19 was special in many ways, for it was held at the exact same spot where they first met at the Brooke Army Medical Center 12 years ago. Additionally, the ceremony officiant was the bride’s “Battle Buddy” and as an added surprise, the person who walked her down the aisle – in this case the hospital hallway – was her surgeon while she was hospitalized. ... MORE

New 68W Utilization Program increases readiness, improves patient care
January 25, 2017 — Brooke Army Medical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston launched a new program Jan. 17 to help increase the readiness of enlisted health care specialists who serve within the organization. The 68W Utilization Program will allow medics to practice the skills they need to maintain their core competencies so they are ready if deployed downrange... MORE

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