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Invincible Spirit Festival honors staff, patients, families at Brooke Army Medical Center
September 29, 2017 — Actor and musician Gary Sinise and celebrity chef Robert Irvine hosted the Invincible Spirit Festival Sept. 15 at Brooke Army Medical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston... MORE

Gary Sinise and Brooke Army Medical Center Commanding General Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Johnson get ready for a wheelchair basketball game Sept. 15, 2017 at the Center for the Intrepid. Sinise and celebrity chef Robert Irvine returned to Brooke Army Medical Center for the fifth time to host the Invincible Spirit Festival. BAMC staff, patients and family members enjoyed food, music and activities throughout the afternoon.

JBSA mental health providers provide support to service members
September 12, 2017 — Active duty members who are feeling depressed and thinking about suicide have a group of mental health providers at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston they can turn to for help... MORE

Capt. Richard Schobitz, chief of the Intensive Outpatient Behavioral Health Program and licensed clinical psychologist with the U.S. Public Health Service, talks to a Soldier in his office. The Intensive Outpatient Behavioral Health Program provides services and coping strategies to active duty members who have mental health issues, including anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, and who have thoughts of committing suicide.

Brooke Army Medical Center commemorates Women’s Equality Day
September 5, 2017 — Brooke Army Medical Center commemorated Women’s Equality Day Aug. 30, with the event highlighting the 19th Amendment, women’s right to vote (ratified Aug. 26, 1920) and how far women have progressed since the suffrage movement in 1848... MORE

Brooke Army Medical Center Deputy Commander Col. Traci E. Crawford addresses the audience gathered for BAMC’s Women’s Equality Day in the Medical Mall Aug. 30. Crawford was the guest speaker for the event.

BAMC provides medical support to hurricane evacuees
September 1, 2017 — Brooke Army Medical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston is providing medical care to evacuees of Hurricane Harvey, which triggered devastating flooding across southeastern Texas and displaced thousands of residents... MORE

Brooke Army Medical Center is providing medical care to evacuees of Hurricane Harvey, which triggered devastating flooding across southeastern Texas and displaced thousands of residents.

Brooke Army Medical Center invites new patients 65 and older to enroll for primary care
August 28, 2017 — Military family members and retirees over age 65 in the San Antonio area are invited to enroll for primary care at Brooke Army Medical Center. BAMC currently has openings for new patients at Westover Medical Home on the Northwest side of San Antonio and the Capt. Jennifer M. Moreno Primary Care Clinic located on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston... MORE

Maj. Amy Yau, an internal medicine physician, listens to Rebecca Haley's heartbeat during a routine checkup Aug. 25 at Brooke Army Medical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston.

Brooke Army Medical Center urology surgeons collaborate with Honduran counterparts
August 17, 2017 — A team of Brooke Army Medical Center urology surgeons, nurses, medics and support staff completed a Medical Readiness Exercise July 19-27 in Tegucigalpa, Honduras... MORE

Army Lt. Col. (Dr.) Steven Hudak (center), Brooke Army Medical Center urology surgeon, instructs Air Force Capt. Doug Cho (right), urology resident, and a Honduran general surgery resident (left) during surgery at Hospital Escuela in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. This was one of many surgeries performed as part of a medical readiness exercise from July 19-27.

BAMC medics exchange best practices with Honduran emergency medical personnel
August 11, 2017 — Brooke Army Medical Center medics exchanged best practices with more than 40 Honduran Red Cross volunteers and paramedics during a four-hour pre-hospital training course July 22. The event was part of a Medical Readiness Exercise conducted from July 19-27 in Tegucigalpa, Honduras... MORE

Members of the Honduran Red Cross participate in a hands-on practical exercise to stop inguinal bleeding during a four-hour pre-hospital training course July 22 in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

BAMC medics receive hands-on experience during Honduran MEDRETE
August 11, 2017 — Two Army medics from Brooke Army Medical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston were part of a team that received the opportunity to participate in a Medical Readiness Exercise conducted from July 19-27 in Tegucigalpa, Honduras... MORE

Pfc. Lillian Straw intubates a patient as Spc. Damien Allen looks on July 27 during a Medical Readiness Exercise in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. The medics were able to work side-by-side with Honduran medical personnel, and under the supervision of a medical provider, they were able to practice core skills needed in a deployed environment.

Brooke Army Medical Center medical personnel help out in Honduras
August 10, 2017 — A team of U.S. Army medical personnel from Brooke Army Medical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston participated in a training exercise at Hospital Escuela and Hospital Maria in Tegucigalpa, Honduras from July 19-27, performing complex trauma surgical procedures in a resource-limited environment with logistical support from Joint Task Force-Bravo... MORE

A team of U.S. Army medical personnel from Brooke Army Medical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston participated in a training exercise in Hospital Escuela and Hospital Maria in Tegucigalpa, Honduras from July 19-27, performing complex trauma surgical procedures in a resource limited environment with logistical support from Joint Task Force-Bravo.

Schedule back-to-school physicals early
July 31, 2017 — Brooke Army Medical Center is prepared to provide the annual school physicals required to prepare students for the new school year. Special appointment times have been set up during the summer months to accommodate parents with children who need a school physical, sports physical or daycare/pre-school physical. ... MORE

Brooke Army Medical Center staff pediatrician, Dr. Phuong To, performs a back to school physical on Esperanza Alatorre, an upcoming senior at Providence Catholic High School.

BAMC NCO earns medal at air rifle competition
July 26, 2017 — Army Staff Sgt. Marcus Menchaca (left), Warrior Transition Battalion, Brooke Army Medical Center, is congratulated by BAMC Command Sgt. Maj. Diamond Hough (center) and BAMC Commander Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Johnson (right) after winning the bronze medal in the air pistol competition July 6 at McCormick Place Convention Center, Chicago, Ill., during the 2017 Department of Defense Warrior Games... MORE

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Marcus Menchaca (left), Warrior Transition Battalion, Brooke Army Medical Center, is congratulated by BAMC Command Sgt. Maj. Diamond Hough (center) and BAMC Commander Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Johnson (right) after winning the bronze medal in the air pistol competition July 6, at McCormick Place Convention Center, Chicago, Ill., during the 2017 Department of Defense Warrior Games. The DoD Warrior Games are an adaptive sports competition for wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans. Approximately 265 athletes representing teams from the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Special Operations Command, United Kingdom Armed Forces and the Australian Defence Force competed June 30 – July 8 in archery, cycling, track, field, shooting, sitting volleyball, swimming and wheelchair basketball.

Spirited rivalry lives at the Department of Defense Warrior Games
July 24, 2017 — There was plenty of noise made by raucous family members and fans of the Army and Navy sitting volleyball teams as they battled for 2017 Department of Defense Warrior Games gold in Chicago July 7... MORE

Army veteran Staff Sgt. Charles Hightower sets a ball during the sitting volleyball gold medal round of the 2017 Dept. of Defense Warrior Games at the United Center in Chicago July 7.

Commentary: Proud to be a part of Army Medicine
July 18, 2017 — The Army Medical Department will soon mark its 242nd anniversary. The AMEDD has a proud history that dates back to July 27, 1775, when the Continental Congress authorized a Medical Department Service for an Army of 20,000 men... MORE

Then-Army 1st Lt. John Arroyo works on strengthening his right hand while his occupational therapist, Katie Korp, looks on at the Center for the Intrepid in Brooke Army Medical Center’s rehabilitation center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Jan. 16, 2015. Arroyo is one of many warriors and civilians who have made tremendous strides in their recovery due to Army Medicine.

Wounded warrior brings Miss America to Brooke Army Medical Center
July 14, 2017 — Miss America Savvy Shields, the former Miss Arkansas, visited with wounded warriors, families and staff at Brooke Army Medical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston July 12... MORE

Miss America Savvy Shields talks with Evan Poole and his grandfather, Dr. Kelly Speer, in the Medical Mall during her visit to Brooke Army Medical Center July 11. Shields signed autographs, took photos and talked with wounded service members, staff and family members.

Brooke Army Medical Center returns to baseline surgery procedure rate
July 6, 2017 — Brooke Army Medical Center has returned to its normal surgical procedure rate after a deliberate slowdown to review all aspects of surgical care... MORE

BAMC is now performing an average of 50 operating room procedures a day, which was the hospital’s baseline prior to a surge in fall 2016 to enhance readiness and health education.

BAMC Emergency Medicine physicians culminate training with exercise
June 30, 2017 — The Brooke Army Medical Center Emergency Medicine Department recently graduated 26 Army and Air Force emergency medicine physicians after a weeklong exercise June 12-17... MORE

Emergency medicine doctors accompany 19th Special Forces Group personnel conducting a raid to seize an individual declared a high value target at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis as part of the Joint Emergency Medicine Exercise June 15. The exercise allows the doctors to observe what happens when there is a casualty and how the patient is treated and moved.

Brooke Army Medical Center receives award for environmental sustainability efforts
June 29, 2017 — Brooke Army Medical Center received the 2017 Greenhealth Partner for Change award May 18 during a ceremony held in Minneapolis, Minn. This award recognizes medical facilities with superior performance in environmental sustainability... MORE

Debra Bratton hands Kartha Navya a plate during lunch in the Brooke Army Medical Center dining room June 20. BAMC Culinary and Hospitality Branch would like patrons to ask for a regular plate rather than a to-go container when eating in the dining facility.

BAMC honors Medal of Honor recipient with run, ceremony
June 27, 2017 — Brooke Army Medical Center’s quarterly cohesion run held a special meaning June 23 as service members and civilians ran to the McWethy Troop Medical Clinic at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston to honor the 50th anniversary of the heroic actions of the clinic’s namesake... MORE

Brooke Army Medical Center Commander Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Johnson shakes hands with Jim Case and Christy McWethy-Case at a ceremony June 23 honoring her brother, Spc. 5 Edgar Lee McWethy Jr. at the McWethy Troop Medical Clinic on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. McWethy received the Medal of Honor posthumously for his heroic actions June 21, 1967 during the Vietnam War.

Undersea Hyperbaric Medicine Clinic opens at Brooke Army Medical Center
June 21, 2017 — A June 16 ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the official opening of the Undersea & Hyperbaric Medicine Clinic at Brooke Army Medical Center. The clinic, previously located at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, uses oxygen therapy to treat a wide range of illnesses and injuries... MORE

Army Capt. Kyle Salik is the first patient to receive oxygen therapy at the new Undersea & Hyperbaric Medicine Clinic at Brooke Army Medical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston June 20. Hyperbaric oxygen can be used to treat 14 different indicators including wound healing.

BAMC receives a vote of confidence from Joint Commission on surgical services
May 30, 2017 — Brooke Army Medical Center earned a vote of confidence after a two-day Joint Commission survey aimed at assisting BAMC in improving its surgical support services... MORE

The Joint Commission is the nation’s oldest and largest standards-setting and accrediting body in health care. BAMC received a Joint Commission Gold Seal of Approval for accreditation in 2015. This three-year accreditation award recognizes BAMC’s dedication to continuous compliance with TJC’s standards for health care quality and safety.