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Brooke Army Medical Center launches Army Virtual Medical Center
January 10, 2018 — Army Medicine bolstered its virtual health initiative by launching the Army Virtual Medical Center at Brooke Army Medical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Jan. 4.... MORE

BAMC medical personnel provide lifesaving support in Puerto Rico
January 4, 2018 — Brooke Army Medical Center doctors, nurses and medics recently returned after being deployed to Puerto Rico for more than a month, providing support to the local population in the wake of the devastation from Hurricane Maria.... MORE

Beneficiary Town Hall with Army Surgeon General
January 2, 2018 — Lt. Gen. Nadja West, Army Surgeon general and Commanding General of U.S. Army Medical Command, holds a Beneficiary Town Hall at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 4 at the Brooke Army Medical Center fourth-floor auditorium.... MORE

TransCarotid Artery Revascularization procedure used for first time at Brooke Army Medical Center
December 19, 2017 — Brooke Army Medical Center took a leap forward for military vascular surgical care Oct. 4 when surgeons performed a TransCarotid Artery Revascularization procedure, marking the first time this procedure to reduce carotid artery stenosis has been used at BAMC.... MORE

Brooke Army Medical Center returns to full surgical capability
December 14, 2017 — Brooke Army Medical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston has returned to full surgical capability after implementing a number of initiatives aimed at further improving surgical care. ... MORE

Occupational therapist fine tuning skills through AMEDDC&S graduate program
December 11, 2017 — As an Army occupational therapist, Maj. Robin Tennekoon is inspired by the strength, courage and resiliency shown by the service members she provides care for on a daily basis at Brooke Army Medical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston.... MORE

Safeguarding against workplace violence
December 7, 2017 — The Department of Defense defines workplace violence as “any act of physical violence, threats of physical violence, harassment, intimidation, bullying, verbal or non-verbal threat, or other threatening disruptive behavior that occurs at or outside the work site.” ... MORE

National Native American Heritage Month celebrates unity, service
December 7, 2017 — Brooke Army Medical Center celebrated Native American Heritage Month Nov. 29 with a ceremony in the Medical Mall.... MORE

Thanksgiving brings joy to Brooke Army Medical Center patients, staff
December 7, 2017 — Brooke Army Medical Center celebrated Thanksgiving and Warrior Care Month with activities for Warrior Transition Battalion Soldiers, their families, staff, patients and the community. ... MORE

BAMC stresses awareness, education to prevent patient falls
December 1, 2017 — Brooke Army Medical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston is taking pro-active measures to prevent and reduce the number of patient falls at the hospital.... MORE

Commentary: In the wake of tragedy, acts of love triumph over hate
November 15, 2017 — I was shocked and horrified when I heard the news about the Sutherland Springs shooting on the TV screen mounted on the wall at the gym. The initial reports were varied and confusing, but there was no doubt that lives had been lost and many injured.... MORE

BAMC trauma chief praises medical response to Sutherland Springs shooting
November 14, 2017 — The community teamwork and medical response the afternoon of the Sutherland Springs shooting was "extremely heartwarming," noted Brooke Army Medical Center 's trauma chief. BAMC received eight victims -- six adults and two minors -- from the mass shooting Nov. 5 in the small community church in Sutherland Springs, about 30 miles east of San Antonio. One adult patient was discharged last week and seven remain in BAMC's care.... MORE

Army Chief of Staff visits Brooke Army Medical Center
November 13, 2017 — U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley visits with patients and staff at Brooke Army Medical Center in honor of Veterans Day Nov. 11, 2017.... MORE

BAMC responds in support of Sutherland Springs shooting
November 6, 2017 — On Nov. 5, a mass shooting occurred at a church in Sutherland Springs, about 30 miles southeast of San Antonio. As part of the San Antonio trauma system, Brooke Army Medical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston received eight patients -- six adults and two minors. ... MORE

Burn Center offers new pain management approach for patients
November 3, 2017 — Doctors at the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research Burn Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston are utilizing a novel method of administering pain medication to burn patients in the burn intensive care unit in hopes to mitigate opioid addiction and other complications associated with burn care. ... MORE

Hand-free device enhances BAMC staff communication, safety
November 3, 2017 — The wireless hands-free integrated communications system, or WHICS, worn by many staff members throughout Brooke Army Medical Center may not be able to teleport them to another location, but it allows a faster, more efficient way for staff members to communicate.... MORE

BAMC’s adult ECMO program receives national recognition
October 30, 2017 — Brooke Army Medical Center has received national recognition for its lifesaving heart-lung bypass program. BAMC’s adult extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, or ECMO, program has received the Award for Excellence in Life Support from the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization. The recognition designates BAMC as a National ECMO Center of Excellence. ... MORE

BAMC Mobile Medics deploy in support of hurricane victims
October 27, 2017 — Two mobile medics from Brooke Army Medical Center and one nurse from Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center deployed to Puerto Rico to provide virtual health support to the disaster response effort there. ... MORE

BAMC receives national recognition for surgical quality
October 26, 2017 — Brooke Army Medical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston was recognized by the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program, or NSQIP, for achieving meritorious outcomes for surgical patient care.... MORE

BAMC Warrior Transition Battalion celebrates 10-year anniversary
October 26, 2017 — The Brooke Army Medical Center Warrior Transition Battalion marked its 10-year anniversary Oct. 20 during a celebration at the Liberty Field Barracks at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston.... MORE