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BAMC closes dining facilities, adjusts pharmacy operations
March 19, 2020 — Brooke Army Medical Center is implementing additional health protection measures to minimize foot traffic throughout the organization and help to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, enabling BAMC to better preserve the health and well-being of patients and staff... MORE

SAMHS takes precautionary measures to minimize COVID-19 risk
March 15, 2020 — As a precautionary measure, the San Antonio Military Health System, or SAMHS, will be placing triage tents outside of Brooke Army Medical Center, Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, Randolph Clinic and Reid Clinic to safely screen patients, if needed, for potential infectious respiratory conditions, such as COVID-19, while minimizing the risk to others... MORE

Burn survivor, San Antonio firefighter on the road to recovery thanks to USAISR
March 10, 2020 — For nearly three years, San Antonio firefighter Brad Phipps has had to deal with both the physical and emotional scars from a fire that left him with burn injuries and in which one of his colleagues perished... MORE

BAMC Black History Month celebration honors the past to help secure the future
March 5, 2020 — Brooke Army Medical Center held an observance Feb. 25 in honor of Black History Month. This year’s theme is “Honoring the Past, Securing the Future.”... MORE

WTB Soldiers, staff give back to Military City USA
March 4, 2020 — More than 75 members of the Brooke Army Medical Center Warrior Transition Battalion at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston wanted to pay it forward by teaming up with Habitat for Humanity, landscaping several homes in the Lenwood Heights housing area Feb. 12... MORE

USAISR conducts study at Fort Carson
February 28, 2020 — The U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research, based at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, conducted a study Feb. 11 with combat medics with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, at Fort Carson, Colorado... MORE

BAMC aims to improve patient engagement, communication through new initiative
February 26, 2020 — Brooke Army Medical Center is implementing a new nurse initiative to improve communication and interaction with patients... MORE

BAMC hosts tobacco cessation program for beneficiaries
February 21, 2020 — Brooke Army Medical Center's Pulmonary Tobacco Cessation Team is helping beneficiaries reduce and eliminate their dependence on a variety of tobacco products... MORE

BAMC Fisher House hosts its first ever gender reveal party
February 13, 2020 — Brooke Army Medical Center’s Fisher House at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston hosted its first gender reveal party Jan. 31 for a Sailor and his wife... MORE

BAMC marks milestone with 100th hip preservation surgery for adult hip dysplasia
February 13, 2020 — Brooke Army Medical Center orthopaedic surgery recently celebrated a milestone, completing the 100th hip preservation surgery for adult hip dysplasia... MORE

BAMC Bariatric Surgery Clinic receives national recognition for care
February 13, 2020 — The Brooke Army Medical Center Bariatric Surgery Clinic has achieved national accreditation as a Comprehensive Center from the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program, or MBSAQIP... MORE

BAMC recognized as 'meritorious' military hospital
February 12, 2020 — This year, 88 hospitals reached meritorious distinction based on strong scores. Risk-adjusted data from the July 2019 ACS National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Semiannual Report was used to show which hospitals had the best outcomes. Hospitals in the survey were recognized for “high-risk” cases, as well as “all cases.”... MORE

BAMC hosts tobacco cessation program for beneficiaries
February 4, 2020 — The Brooke Army Medical Center Pulmonary Tobacco Cessation Team at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston is helping beneficiaries reduce and eliminate their dependence on a variety of tobacco products... MORE

BAMC takes critical-care training on the road
February 4, 2020 — A team of four pulmonary/critical care physicians from Brooke Army Medical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston provided a two-day training event Jan. 14-15 at Fort Carson, Colorado, focused on skills within individual critical tasks lists, or ICTL, necessary to care for wounded service members while deployed overseas... MORE

BAMC observes Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
January 23, 2020 — Staff, patients and family members observed Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Jan. 22 at Brooke Army Medical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston... MORE

Air Force surgeon general speaks to JBSA medics
January 14, 2020 — U.S. Air Force Surgeon General Lt. Gen. Dorothy A. Hogg spoke to medics during a Jan. 9 visit to Brooke Army Medical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston... MORE

Main BAMC Outpatient Pharmacy implementing new system to reduce wait time
January 9, 2020 — The Main Outpatient Pharmacy at Brooke Army Medical Center will implement a two-ticket system in February to improve the customer experience and reduce wait times... MORE

BAMC training helps Landstuhl nurses care for critically ill patients
January 7, 2020 — A two-week long training session at Brooke Army Medical Center provided a pair of Landstuhl Regional Medical Center critical care nurses with hands-on training operating and troubleshooting dialysis equipment used in continuous 24 hour-per-day therapy... MORE

BAMC welcomes first baby of new decade
January 3, 2020 — Brooke Army Medical Center rang in the New Year by welcoming the hospital’s first baby of 2020. The 7-pound, 9-ounce, 19.5-inch-long baby girl was born at 1 a.m. Jan. 1... MORE

BAMC celebrates contributions of Native Americans during cultural observance
December 5, 2019 — Brooke Army Medical Center celebrated the contributions of Native Americans during a National American Indian Heritage Month observance Nov. 26 in the Medical Mall... MORE