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Jan. 5, 2022

Avoid ERs for COVID-19 testing only

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas — The San Antonio community is experiencing very high levels of COVID-19 transmission related to the omicron variant. Testing continues to be available at Brooke Army Medical Center, Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center and in the community; however, unprecedented demand for testing has led to congestion, long lines and some delays in

Dec. 16, 2021

BAMC Fisher House matriarch retiring after 29 years

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas — After 29 years, Brooke Army Medical Center’s Fisher House manager is set to retire at the end of the year.Inge Godfrey has spent nearly three decades as the matriarch of the four Fisher Houses on the BAMC campus, providing thousands of families a place to call home while their loved ones heal.In 1990, Zachary and Elizabeth Fisher began the Fisher

Dec. 10, 2021

Patients can take steps now to prepare for MHS GENESIS ‘Go Live’

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas — The San Antonio Market, to include Brooke Army Medical Center, Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center and the outlying clinics, will transition to MHS GENESIS on Jan. 22, 2022.MHS GENESIS is the new electronic health record for the Military Health System. The health record delivers data to healthcare teams wherever patients receive treatment --

Dec. 6, 2021

BAMC COVID-19 Vaccine Site closes after nearly a year of operations

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas — The Brooke Army Medical Center COVID-19 Vaccination Site on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston closed Dec. 3 after nearly a year of operations.The site, which opened in February, was a joint effort to vaccinate up to 2,000 personnel and military beneficiaries per day in a safe environment. During the height of operations, more than 100

Nov. 24, 2021

BAMC Behavioral Health interns march to honor fallen service members

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas — A group of Soldiers from Brooke Army Medical Center honored some of their fallen colleagues by holding a pre-dawn 2-mile memorial road march on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Nov. 19.BAMC psychology and social work interns, residents, and behavioral health faculty members participated in the 2nd Annual Memorial March honoring Army Lt. Col.

Nov. 19, 2021

BAMC medic, family compete on Family Feud

FORT SAM HOUSTON, TX, UNITED STATES — One hundred percent of Brooke Army Medical Center staff surveyed said the Barrera family did a (blank) job on the Family Feud. Survey says? “Awesome!”Army Spc. Gabriella Patlan, a mobile medic at the Virtual Medical Center at BAMC, competed with members of her family on the long-running game show for a five episode stint Nov. 9-15.The road to the

Nov. 10, 2021

BAMC receives national recognition for surgical quality

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas — The American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program has recognized Brooke Army Medical Center for achieving meritorious outcomes for surgical patient care for three years running, ranking the hospital among the top 10 percent of participating hospitals for surgical care.“Earning meritorious recognition three years in a

Oct. 29, 2021

Virtual Appointment Management office reaches significant milestone

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas — The Virtual Appointment Management Office, assigned to the Virtual Medical Center, celebrated a significant milestone recently. They scheduled more than 100,000 Virtually Integrated Patient Readiness Remote, or VIPRR, clinic appointments.“I am extremely amazed with this accomplishment,” said Army Lt. Col. Jenny Hayes, Virtual MEDCEN deputy director

Oct. 29, 2021

Cancer diagnosis leads Airman to BAMC for treatment

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas — A rare cancer diagnosis led a young Airman to Brooke Army Medical Center for lifesaving care.Airman 1st Class Chelsea Kernan was at her first duty station at Malmstrom Air Force Base in Great Falls, Montana, when she began experiencing pain in her left hip.“I was in a lot of pain and I was limping,” said the 25-year-old Security Forces specialist.

Oct. 22, 2021

New walk-in clinic provides contraception to female service members

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas — Brooke Army Medical Center now offers female service members a walk-in clinic for contraception on Wednesdays from noon to 2 p.m. in the Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine Clinic at the CPT Jennifer M. Moreno Clinic.The Patients in Need of Contraception (PINC) clinic is open to all female permanent party active duty service members assigned to