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April 17, 2023

City-wide exercise tests BAMC’s response capabilities

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas — Brooke Army Medical Center participated in a large-scale, city-wide mass casualty exercise April 6.The San Antonio Mass Casualty Exercise and Evaluation, or SAMCEE, is an annual exercise designed to assess the surge capabilities of hospitals in the 26,000-square-mile region covered by the Southwest Texas Regional Advisory Council, which manages the

April 14, 2023

BAMC showcases achievements, innovations in biomechanics

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas — The Center for the Intrepid, at Brooke Army Medical Center hosted its second annual event to celebrate National Biomechanics Day on April 6.“We want to showcase all the technology we have here in our lab and talk about the research initiatives that we have ongoing,” said Ciera Price, research prosthetist and orthotist at the CFI. “We have a number

April 14, 2023

BAMC bids farewell to Reynolds, welcomes Dobbins during change of responsibility

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FOR SAM HOUSTON, Texas — Brooke Army Medical Center recognized two senior enlisted leaders during a change of responsibility ceremony April 5.Command Sgt. Maj. Thurman Reynolds has been the BAMC command sergeant major since September 2020, serving with five different commanders. Command Sgt. Maj. John Dobbins is coming to BAMC after serving as the garrison command sergeant

March 22, 2023

BAMC Auxiliary grants support patients, staff

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FOR SAM HOUSTON, Texas — The Brooke Army Medical Center Auxiliary held its annual Welfare Recognition Ceremony March 9.For more than 70 years the BAMC Auxiliary has worked to raise money to provide items to assist BAMC staff and patients. This year, the welfare committee approved 22 grants totaling more than $30,000 to help support patient care at BAMC.“Auxiliary President

March 9, 2023

BAMC Interventional Radiology offers less invasive option for patients with disc degeneration

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas — Brooke Army Medical Center Interventional Radiology offers a new, less invasive option for some patients who have disc degeneration.“Interventional Radiology performs minimally invasive image guided procedures, also known as pinhole surgery,” explained Air Force Maj. (Dr.) Matthew Taon, interventional radiologist. “The technology we use for this

March 9, 2023

New training course offers medics, nurses hands-on experience in austere environment

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas — Army and Air Force personnel from Brooke Army Medical Center’s Department of Emergency Medicine recently established a simulation training platform to increase readiness and meet Joint Commission requirements for staff development and training.The Tactical Trauma Reaction and Evacuation Crossover Course, or TTREX, is designed to test and validate

Feb. 6, 2023

IPPS-A launches Army-wide: BAMC military HR personnel here to help Soldier

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas — Brooke Army Medical Center and Troop Command military human resources personnel have been working for more than a year to ensure a smooth transition to the new Integrated Personnel and Pay System – Army, which launched Jan. 17.IPPS-A is an online human resources system that will provide integrated personnel, pay, talent and data capabilities in a

Jan. 31, 2023

New text service offers military healthcare updates, information

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas — The San Antonio Market has launched a text messaging service to keep TRICARE beneficiaries informed about their local military healthcare system.Once they opt in on their phone or tablet, beneficiaries will receive up to 10 text messages per month on topics such as clinic hours of operation, health fairs, vaccine opportunities, pharmacy/lab

Jan. 26, 2023

BAMC using new robotic guidance system for spine surgery

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas — Brooke Army Medical Center is now using a robotic guidance system for spinal surgery that’s decreasing post-surgery pain and recovery time.“This technology significantly improves the accuracy/precision of spinal instrumentation and is the way of the future regarding spine surgery,” said Air Force Col. (Dr.) Kenneth Bode, orthopedic spine

Jan. 26, 2023

BAMC receives award for environmental sustainability efforts

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas — Brooke Army Medical Center received the 2022 Practice Greenhealth Partner for Change Award and the Greening the OR Recognition Award.The Partner for Change award recognizes superior performance in environmental sustainability, covering a range of different sustainability programs and activities. Winners have also made substantive progress on