The most recent appropriations for the Department of War expired at 11:59 p.m. EST on September 30, 2025. Military personnel will continue in a normal duty status without pay until such time as a continuing resolution or appropriations are passed by Congress and signed into law. Civilian personnel not engaged in excepted activities will be placed in a non-work, non-pay status.

If you have a scheduled appointment or other business at the MTF, please verify with your provider or applicable office within the MTF to ensure there are no changes in schedule. To learn how the lapse in appropriations affects your TRICARE benefit, visit www.tricare.mil/shutdown

Health Services

Anesthesia

Statement

The Department of Anesthesia provides the highest quality of professional anesthesia nursing care to our Warriors and their beneficiaries. Consisting of five separate but interwoven sections (Anesthesia, Operating Room, Post-anesthesia Care Unit, Sterile Processing and Distribution and the Pre-admission Unit) it is the goal of Anesthesia to coordinate and collaborate with our surgeon colleagues to ensure that patient focused, safe, quality care is completed throughout the surgical continuum.

Pre-Admission

Contact Us

Pre-Anesthesia Unit (PAU)

Appointments: PAU appointments are made through your surgical clinic

Location: COTO, 2nd floor, by C elevators, above ER

Hours of Operation: Monday - Friday, 7:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. Closed for Federal Holidays and Minimal Manning Days

Phone: 210-916-2987/3772

Same Day Surgery (SDS) – Main

Hours of Operation 5:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Phone: 210-916-5043

Same Day Surgery (SDS) – COTO

Hours of Operation 5:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Phone: 210-916-9050

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