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News | Nov. 15, 2022

BAMC ranks among top hospitals in nation for surgical care

By Lori Newman

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas  –   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.

Out of the 607 ACS NSQIP-eligible hospitals, BAMC was one of 40 hospitals recognized on both the “All Cases" and “High Risk" lists and is one of three military treatment facilities that received the Meritorious Hospital recognition.

“This is BAMC's fourth year in a row for this recognition, demonstrating once again that BAMC is among the top tier of surgical hospitals in the United States,” said U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Deydre Teyhen, BAMC commanding general. “BAMC is committed to providing our patients the best quality surgical care and these results exemplify that commitment.”

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