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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

BAMC re-designated as Texas Ten Step facility for maternity care excellence
September 19, 2022 — Brooke Army Medical Center received high marks once again from the Texas Ten Step Program for its commitment to the pursuit of excellence in maternity care and practices... MORE

Women’s Equality Day: Female leaders blaze a trail in military medicine
August 29, 2022 — While countless groundbreaking women paved the way, an all-female leadership team is blazing new trails in modern military medicine. As a first for military medicine here, there’s a female commanding general and deputy/vice commander at the helm of the 59th Medical Wing and Brooke Army Medical Center, as well as an all-female command team at the San Antonio Market... 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

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

Expectant moms have group option for prenatal care at BAMC
June 3, 2022 — The San Antonio Market offers a group obstetric model for pregnant women at Brooke Army Medical Center... MORE

BAMC helps public learn how to ‘stop the bleed’
May 27, 2022 — According to Bleedingcontrol.org, “uncontrolled bleeding is the number one cause of preventable death from trauma.” In San Antonio, there is an ongoing effort to train as many people as possible on how to control bleeding to increase the chances of victim survival... MORE

SAUSHEC Research Day highlights importance of continued learning, exploration
May 5, 2022 — The San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium held its annual Research Day event April 28 at Brooke Army Medical Center... MORE

Brooke Army Medical Center's C-suite’s culture of care
April 28, 2022 — It can be a balancing act, but senior leaders at Brooke Army Medical Center make it a priority to carve out time for clinical care. ... MORE

BAMC bids farewell to commanding general
April 28, 2022 — Brooke Army Medical Center bid farewell to Commanding General Brig. Gen. Clinton Murray during a relinquishment of command ceremony April 22... MORE

BAMC recognizes volunteers for their service
April 20, 2022 — A special recognition ceremony was held April 13 to honor all the volunteers who contribute to the health care mission at Brooke Army Medical Center. Fourteen individual volunteers, five groups and one family were selected as BAMC’s Volunteers of the Year for 2021... MORE

A year later, BAMC doctor reunites with patient he helped save
April 19, 2022 — Last April, a Military Emergency Medical Services and Disaster Medicine fellow from Brooke Army Medical Center was on a routine ride-along with Austin/Travis County Emergency Medical Services when they responded to a 911 call about a 29-year-old female who went into cardiac arrest at a cross fit gym. On April 5, exactly one year later, Army Capt. (Dr.) Jason Ausman was finally able to meet Tamra Harris, the woman he helped to save... MORE

Pediatric Intensive Care Unit reopens at BAMC
March 16, 2022 — Brooke Army Medical Center reopened its Pediatric Intensive Care Unit March 1 after a two-year hiatus. The PICU mission was temporarily paused due to the COVID-19 pandemic and to conserve resources and personnel... MORE

New discharge lounge opens at BAMC to improve patient flow
March 15, 2022 — A new patient discharge lounge opened at Brooke Army Medical Center March 8 for patients preparing to leave the hospital... MORE