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News | Feb. 26, 2021

Mobile medics leverage virtual health to aid military trainees with COVID

By Elaine Sanchez

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas  –   DVIDS - News - Mobile medics leverage virtual health to aid military trainees with COVID

Service members with COVID-19 may be in quarantine, but they are far from being alone.

A new virtual health program is leveraging technology to provide round-the-clock care for military trainees who tested positive or who are deemed at risk due to exposure or symptoms.

“This has been a tremendous collaborative effort between Brooke Army Medical Center, the Virtual Medical Center and the Army Medical Center of Excellence to provide medical support to Soldiers, Airmen and Sailors,” said Army Maj. Daniel Yourk, deputy director of operations, Virtual Medical Center.

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