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BAMC posts holiday pharmacy hours
December 8, 2022 — Brooke Army Medical Center has released the holiday hours for all their pharmacy locations... MORE

Wounded Marine finishes 205-mile walk to Center for the Intrepid on Veterans Day
November 16, 2022 — A wounded warrior walked 205 miles in 11 days carrying a 50-pound rucksack to show his support for other wounded service members... MORE

Retired Marine Cpl. Nick Perales, wounded warrior and amputee, rests in front of the Center for the Intrepid

BAMC ranks among top hospitals in nation for surgical care
November 9, 2022 — Brooke Army Medical Center was recognized by the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program for achieving meritorious outcomes for surgical patient care in 2021, ranking the hospital among the top 10 percent of participating hospitals for surgical care... MORE

BAMC receives 2022 Digital Health Most Wired recognition
November 8, 2022 — Brooke Army Medical Center has once again been named one of the nation’s “Most Wired” medical facilities for its innovative use of health information technology by the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives... MORE

Brent Tolliver, information technology specialist, writes code for the internal intranet page at Brooke Army Medical Center

BAMC to host Military Retiree Appreciation Day Nov. 5
November 3, 2022 — After a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19, Brooke Army Medical Center and Joint Base San Antonio will once again host a Military Retiree Appreciation Day on Nov. 5 from 8 a.m. to noon at the BAMC Medical Mall... MORE

Special remembrance ceremony honors families who lost their child
October 28, 2022 — Brooke Army Medical Center held a special pediatric and perinatal remembrance ceremony Oct. 21 to honor and support families who lost an infant or child over the past year... MORE

special pediatric and perinatal remembrance ceremony

BAMC exercise sharpens warrior skills, builds readiness
October 26, 2022 — Brooke Army Medical Center conducted a field training exercise Oct. 12-21 to focus on pre-deployment readiness and training... MORE

BAMC doctor honored as Hero of Military Medicine
October 24, 2022 — U.S. Air Force Col. (Dr.) Heather Yun, an infectious diseases physician, Brooke Army Military Center deputy commander for medical services, received the inaugural Hero of Military Medicine San Antonio award from the Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine Inc., Oct. 20... MORE

BAMC offers new prostate cancer therapy for patients
October 24, 2022 — The Brooke Army Medical Center Department of Nuclear Medicine is now offering a newly approved treatment for patients who have prostate cancer... MORE

BAMC provides new prostate cancer treatment

BAMC offers flu vaccinations for TRICARE beneficiaries
October 17, 2022 — Brooke Army Medical Center is offering flu vaccinations to all TRICARE beneficiaries on the first floor of the Consolidated Tower, or COTO, near the emergency department entrance, starting Oct. 17 through Nov. 18... MORE

BAMC pediatric CCAT mission helps save critically ill child
October 14, 2022 — A team from Brooke Army Medical Center recently flew to Guam to transport a critically ill boy to Rady Children’s hospital in San Diego for treatment... MORE

BAMC commander receives top honor for ‘groundbreaking’ physical therapy career
September 22, 2022 — U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Deydre Teyhen, Brooke Army Medical Center commanding general, recently received the Catherine Worthingham Fellow of the American Physical Therapy Association, the association’s highest membership category... MORE

Divine intervention: NICU nurse helps fellow pregnant nurse after roadside mishap
September 20, 2022 — A nurse who works in the Oncology/Hematology Infusion Clinic was on her way to work at Brooke Army Medical Center the morning of Aug. 31 when she experienced what she thought was a Braxton-Hicks contraction... MORE

Walk-in clinic aids service members with musculoskeletal injuries
August 16, 2022 — The Brooke Army Medical Center Musculoskeletal Integrated Practice Unit, located in the Capt. Jennifer M. Moreno Clinic (second floor), offers walk-in services to active duty, permanent party service members with acute injuries Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 10 a.m... MORE

Teens volunteer at BAMC for Summer Youth Program
August 4, 2022 — Brooke Army Medical Center partnered with the American Red Cross to hold the BAMC Summer Youth Program, which began June 13 and concluded with a ceremony of appreciation July 29... MORE

BAMC Soldier selected to attend Interservice Physician Assistant Program
July 26, 2022 — A Brooke Army Medical Center Soldier was selected to attend the competitive Interservice Physician Assistant Program at the Medical Education and Training Campus at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston... MORE

BAMC Soldier slotted to attend Interservice Physician Assistant Program

San Antonio Market celebrates first anniversary as a unified healthcare system
July 15, 2022 — The San Antonio Market will celebrate its one-year anniversary as a unified military healthcare system this week. San Antonio’s military treatment facilities officially united as a market with the Defense Health Agency during a ceremony at Brooke Army Medical Center on July 16, 2021... MORE

BAMC makes history welcoming new commanding general
July 12, 2022 — The first active duty Medical Specialist Corps general officer in the Army, Brig. Gen Deydre Teyhen, took command of Brooke Army Medical Center after an assumption of command ceremony in the Carolyn D. Putnam Auditorium at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston July 11. Teyhen was promoted to brigadier general July 8, 2022... MORE

Four-legged major brings joy to Brooke Army Medical Center
June 8, 2022 — Brooke Army Medical Center commissioned a new, four-legged staff member with a penchant for spreading joy to the rank of United States Army major during a ceremony June 6... MORE

Telemedicine Privilege by Proxy expands access to MHS care
June 6, 2022 — As Military Health System providers, part of putting patients at the center of everything we do is ensuring patients can quickly access high-quality care – particularly specialty care – wherever they happen to be. Virtual health is central to increasing timely access to care, which is why the MHS has Telemedicine Privilege by Proxy: a fast, efficient process that enables providers to file one application and get permission to virtually treat patients anywhere in the MHS... MORE