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BAMC welcomes educators, community leaders from around U.S. for Army Medicine Experience
April 26, 2023 — Brooke Army Medical Center and the U.S. Army Institute for Surgical Research welcomed the Army Deputy Surgeon General, nearly 100 Civilian Assistants to the Secretary of the Army, Army Reserve Ambassadors, and university educators and administrators from around the country on April 18 as part of the Army Medicine Experience... MORE

BAMC recognizes volunteers for exceptional commitment to service
April 24, 2023 — Brooke Army Medical Center began National Volunteer Appreciation Week, which is celebrated annually during the third week of April, with a special ceremony April 17 to honor the individuals who donate their time to serve others... MORE

BAMC recognizes volunteers for their exceptional commitment to service

Holocaust survivor shares her story of courage, resilience
April 20, 2023 — A 100-year-old Holocaust survivor and military nurse shared her story during a Holocaust Days of Remembrance observance at Brooke Army Medical Center, April 17, 2023... MORE

Near-death experience gives military chaplain new lease on life
April 18, 2023 — He had lost his family, his home and nearly his job, but it took a near-death experience for Lt. Col. Bret Gilmore to finally quit drinking and regain his life. The Army chaplain said it was a close call that he can't afford to repeat... MORE

City-wide exercise tests BAMC’s response capabilities
April 12, 2023 — Brooke Army Medical Center participated in a large-scale, city-wide mass casualty exercise April 6... MORE

BAMC showcases achievements, innovations in biomechanics
April 11, 2023 — The Center for the Intrepid at Brooke Army Medical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston hosted its second annual event to celebrate National Biomechanics Day on April 6... MORE

BAMC bids farewell to Reynolds, welcomes Dobbins during change of responsibility
April 7, 2023 — Brooke Army Medical Center recognized two senior enlisted leaders during a change of responsibility ceremony April 5. Command Sgt. Maj. Thurman Reynolds has been the BAMC command sergeant major since September 2020, serving with five different commanders. Command Sgt. Maj. John Dobbins is coming to BAMC after serving as the garrison command sergeant major at Rock Island Arsenal in Illinois... MORE

BAMC Auxiliary grants support patients, staff
March 20, 2023 — The Brooke Army Medical Center Auxiliary held its annual Welfare Recognition Ceremony March 9. For more than 70 years, the BAMC Auxiliary has worked to raise money to provide items to assist BAMC staff and patients. This year, the welfare committee approved 22 grants totaling more than $30,000 to help support patient care at BAMC... MORE

BAMC Interventional Radiology offers less invasive option for patients with disc degeneration
March 9, 2023 — Brooke Army Medical Center Interventional Radiology offers a new, less invasive option for some patients who have disc degeneration... MORE

New training course offers medics, nurses hands-on experience in austere environment
March 2, 2023 — Army and Air Force personnel from Brooke Army Medical Center’s Department of Emergency Medicine recently established a simulation training platform to increase readiness and meet Joint Commission requirements for staff development and training... MORE

From the battlefield to the football field: Air Force surgeon’s skills knows no bounds
February 7, 2023 — On Jan. 2, when many football fans were watching the game between the Buffalo Bills and the Cincinnati Bengals, Lt. Col. Valerie Sams, an Air Force surgeon, was on call at UC Health’s University of Cincinnati Medical Center not knowing what she was about to face... MORE

BAMC Weather Alert
February 1, 2023 — To ensure the safety of our patients and staff, BAMC is rescheduling, or offering a virtual option, for all non-emergency procedures and medical appointments scheduled for today, Feb. 1... MORE

BAMC Weather Alert
January 31, 2023 — Due to inclement weather and Joint Base San Antonio base closures, all primary/specialty care appointments and elective procedures scheduled for this afternoon will either be rescheduled or converted to virtual. The inclement weather is expected to worsen tomorrow morning. To ensure the safety of our patients and staff, BAMC is rescheduling (or offering a virtual option) for all non-emergency procedures and medical appointments scheduled for tomorrow, Feb. 1... MORE

BAMC currently operational; however, JBSA installation support operations will be mission-critical personnel only for Jan. 31, 2023.
January 31, 2023 — Due to deteriorating weather conditions and school closures, Joint Base San Antonio installation support operations will be mission-critical personnel only for Jan. 31, 2023. Brooke Army Medical Center is currently operational; however, please monitor BAMC's Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/BrookeArmyMedicalCenter for weather updates/delays... MORE

BAMC using new robotic guidance system for spine surgery
January 26, 2023 — Brooke Army Medical Center is now using a robotic guidance system for spinal surgery that’s decreasing post-surgery pain and recovery time... MORE

BAMC receives award for environmental sustainability efforts
January 25, 2023 — Brooke Army Medical Center received the 2022 Practice Greenhealth Partner for Change Award and the Greening the OR Recognition Award... MORE

Afghanistan CCATT mission a ‘not-so-routine’ operation
January 19, 2023 — Aug. 26, 2021, was a terrible day of bloodshed and destruction near Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, when a suicide bomber killed an estimated 170 Afghans and 13 U.S. service members. That same day, shortly after the bombing, U.S. Air Force Maj. (Dr.) Dominick Vitale, Brooke Army Medical Center critical care/trauma surgeon, and the remaining members of the Critical Care Air Transport Team, or CCATT, were on the first aircraft to land and evacuate the severely injured to Ramstein Air Base, Germany... MORE

U.S. Air Force Maj. (Dr.) Dominick Vitale

BAMC officially reopens pediatric critical care unit
January 10, 2023 — Brooke Army Medical Center held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Jan. 5 to officially reopen its Pediatric Intensive Care Unit... MORE

959th Medical Group Airmen at BAMC receive distinguished awards
January 10, 2023 — The New Year’s revelry may be over; however, with a host of local and national awards, the 959th Medical Group still has cause to celebrate... MORE

BAMC celebrates 25th anniversary of Level I trauma mission
December 16, 2022 — Brooke Army Medical Center celebrated the 25th anniversary of its Level I trauma verification during a ceremony Dec. 14 in the hospital’s Medical Mall at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston... MORE

BAMC celebrates 25th anniversary of Level I Trauma designation