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Oct. 4, 2022

BAMC launches new texting option for prescription activation

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas — TRICARE beneficiaries will soon be able to activate their new prescriptions at the Brooke Army Medical Center Main Out-Patient Pharmacy and most of the outlying pharmacy locations with a few simple texts.The Q-Anywhere text messaging service, which launches Oct. 3, allows beneficiaries to manage their prescriptions from their mobile device using

Sept. 21, 2022

Commander receives top honor for ‘groundbreaking’ physical therapy career

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas — Brooke Army Medical Center Commanding General U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Deydre Teyhen recently received the Catherine Worthingham Fellow of the American Physical Therapy Association, the association’s highest membership category.This honor is eligible to APTA physical therapists who have demonstrated unwavering efforts to advance the physical therapy

Sept. 20, 2022

Divine intervention: NICU nurse helps fellow pregnant nurse after roadside mishap

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas — A nurse who works in the Oncology/Hematology Infusion Clinic was on her way to work at Brooke Army Medical Center the morning of Aug. 31 when she experienced what she thought was a Braxton-Hicks contraction.The pain caused Cristina Wheeler to drive up on the curb when she was entering the main gate, causing her tire to blow out. She was in the far

Sept. 20, 2022

BAMC re-designated as Texas Ten Step facility for maternity care excellence

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas — Brooke Army Medical Center received high marks once again from the Texas Ten Step Program for its commitment to the pursuit of excellence in maternity care and practices.BAMC achieved a score of 95 percent this year, well above the current requirement of 85 percent.The Texas Ten Step program provides resources and a framework to help birthing

Sept. 20, 2022

BAMC Behavioral Health professionals, resources are here to help

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas — Across the nation, suicide has been prevalent in the general population over the past decade, due to a myriad of events increasing the need for behavioral health (or mental health) services throughout the community and world.Despite these events, military suicide rates are showing an encouraging decrease. The Department of Defense 2021 annual

Aug. 26, 2022

Women’s Equality Day: Female leaders blaze a trail in military medicine

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Aug. 26, 2022 — While countless groundbreaking women paved the way, an all-female leadership team is blazing new trails in modern military medicine.As a first for military medicine here, there’s a female commanding general and deputy/vice commander at the helm of the 59th Medical Wing and Brooke Army Medical Center, as well as an all-female command team at the San

Aug. 26, 2022

Unexpected friendly rivals

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas — The Brooke Army Medical Center Soldier Recovery Unit is more than where support for wounded, ill, and injured Soldiers receiving rehabilitative care takes place. In some rare instances, staff members find themselves in competition with a patient.On Aug. 11, two members of the organization entered Fort Sam Houston’s Jimmy Brought Fitness Center, in

Aug. 16, 2022

Walk-in clinic aids service members with musculoskeletal injuries

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas — The Brooke Army Medical Center Musculoskeletal Integrated Practice Unit, located in the Capt. Jennifer M. Moreno Clinic (second floor), offers walk-in services to active duty, permanent party service members with acute injuries Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.“The mission of the Musculoskeletal Integrated Practice Unit is to deliver

July 27, 2022

BAMC Soldier slotted to attend Interservice Physician Assistant Program

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas — A Brooke Army Medical Center Soldier was selected to attend the competitive Interservice Physician Assistant Program at the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston.U.S. Army Sgt. Elisha Alcantar, noncommissioned officer in charge of the Department of Emergency Operations at Brooke Army Medical Center, came

July 21, 2022

San Antonio Market celebrates first anniversary as a unified healthcare system

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas — The San Antonio Market will celebrate its one-year anniversary as a unified military healthcare system this week.San Antonio’s military treatment facilities officially united as a market with the Defense Health Agency during a ceremony at Brooke Army Medical Center on July 16, 2021.“We’ve made remarkable strides in the past year,” said Air Force