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BAMC Volunteers give back with time and service
Published May 4, 2012
Photo - Maria Gallegos
Brooke Army Medical Center celebrated and recognized volunteers during National Volunteer Recognition Week April 16-20.
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New barracks open for WTB wounded warriors
Published April 6, 2012
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Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC) celebrated officially opening its new barracks with a Purple Heart ceremony followed by a ribbon cutting ceremony at the Joint Base San Antonio, Fort Sam Houston April 2.
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Medical students put their classroom study to the test
Published April 2, 2012
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Sgt. Nathan Moss, a PNC student, carries an injured infant mannequin to a mock combat support hospital during a mass casualty exercise at Camp Bullis, Feb 29.
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A prosthetist recognized locally for a device that brings new hope for leg injury patients
Published March 27, 2012
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Ryan Blanck was named this year’s Health Care Innovator, a special Health Care Heroes publication that focuses on outstanding achievements of individuals and organizations in the health care field.
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Purple Heart Ceremony March 8
Published March 09, 2012
Photo by Maria Gallegos
(From left) Linda Westphal, the Honorable Dr. Joseph Westphal, Under Secretary of the Army, Sgt. Brandon Tucker, Spc.
Benjamin Bozworth, Spc. Nicholas Luttrell, Maj. Gen. M. Ted Wong, commander of BAMC and SAMMC, (lower center), Pfc. Cody
Nusbaum pose after a Purple Heart ceremony at the Warrior and Family Support Center March 8. Dr. Westphal awarded Purple
Heart medals to the four Soldiers at outdoor garden at the WFSC, which is located near San Antonio Military Medical Center
and the Center for the Intrepid rehabilitation facility.
Injured Medic rejoins Soldier she treated
Published February 24, 2012
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Staff Sgt. Brian Wayland and Spc. Ashley Jones recover at San Antonio Military Medical Center after they were injured
in Afghanistan.
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A Soldier performs selfless act of generosity and fortune
Published February 9, 2012
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Capt. Brendan Graham seen here with 'Jeopardy' host Alex Trebek, is donating half of his $47,602 winning to military charities.
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BAMC Personnel Train for Expert Medic Badge
Published January 31, 2012
Photo by John Franklin
Sgt. Brandon Tucker observes Staff Sgt. Nicolay Kirillov as he works on a land navigation problem during preparation for the
Expert Field Medical Badge competition at Camp Bullis, Jan 6. Read Story
Center for the Intrepid patients, staff mark 5th anniversary
Published January 27, 2012
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The world's most technologically advanced rehabilitation center for amputees and burn victims was opened here five years ago, and patients and staff celebrated its anniversary with a ceremonial cake cutting Jan. 27. Read Story
BAMC commemorates MLK
Published January 24, 2012
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Brooke Army Medical Center celebrates and recognizes Dr. Martin Luther King commemoration at San Antonio Military Medical Center medical mall, Jan 20. Ivy R. Taylor, a member of San Antonio’s District 2 Council, was the guest speaker at the event.
Army Secretary awards nine Purple Heart medals at SAMMC
Published January 17, 2012
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Nine wounded warriors were honored during Purple Heart ceremonies Jan 11 at San Antonio Military Medical Center (SAMMC) and the Warrior and Family
Support Center (WFSC). Read Story
All American Bowl 2012
Published January 10, 2012
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All American Bowl players and their coaches poise for the camera after they received a guided tour of the Center for the Intrepid Jan. 5. The
All American Bowl players consist of the best high school football players throughout the U.S. to compete against each other in the West versus
East playoffs at the San Antonio Alamodome Jan 7. The West team took home the victory.
BAMC's celebrates its first home
Published January 10, 2012
Photo by Maria Gallegos
Dizzy Gillespie, a renowned guitarist and Maj. Gen. M. Ted Wong, commander of BAMC and Southern Regional Medical Command cuts the cake with Mrs.
Jeannie Wong and Inge Godfrey, Fisher House manager to celebrate the 19th anniversary of the first Fisher House on Fort Sam Houston Dec. 18, 2011.
Currently, BAMC has four Fisher Houses located within walking distance from the medical center. The Fisher House mission is to support the wounded
service members and their families by offering comfortable living situations in their time of medical crisis and greatest need.
BAMC wants you to join their team
Published January 10, 2012
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Are you ready to make a difference in your community? Do you wake up in the morning wondering what you can do to keep yourself busy and be
productive at the same time?
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Military's Groundbreaking Vaccine Targets Breast Cancer
Published January 6, 2012
Military researchers here have developed a cutting-edge cancer vaccine that’s slashing breast cancer recurrence rates and giving some survivors
a better shot at a cancer-free future.
Army Col. (Dr.) George E. Peoples explains how cancer vaccines help to combat breast cancer during an interview at San Antonio Military Medical
Center. Peoples, director and principal investigator for the Cancer Vaccine Development Program, has helped to develop a vaccine that’s offering
breast cancer survivors hope for a cancer-free future.
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Soldiers honored with Purple Hearts at WFSC
Published December 9, 2011
Photo by Kelly Schaefer
Louisiana Army National Guardsmen Pfc. Kevin Meyer and Pvt. Rhykem Rogers stands between Brig. Gen. Owen Monconduit, commander of 225th Engineer
Brigade, Louisiana Army National Guard and Lt. Col Cindy Haygood, Louisiana Army National Guard battalion commander, after they received a Purple
Heart medal and certificate Nov. 15 at the Warrior and Family Support Center. Command Sgt. Maj. Robert Stiefvater, Louisiana Army National Guard
Command Sergeant Major also pictured. Meyer and Rogers were assigned to the 926th Engineer Company, serving as a Combat Engineer in Afghanistan
when they were stuck by an improvised explosive device while conducting a route clearance patrol Oct 9, resulting in their combat injuries.
San Antonio community steps up!
Published December 9, 2011
Photo by Kara Carrier
Inge Godfrey, Brooke Army Medical Center Fisher House manager stands next to Barclay Anthony, Sea Island Shrimp House CEO after she received a $5,000
check from him at the Forum Sea Island Shrimp House in San Antonio, Dec 2. Fisher House residents Joseph (fl), Renata and Kiana Farley and Ian (fr)
and Meagan Stauffer, join in the celebration. Rebecca Skinner, BAMC Fisher House assistant manager also pictured next to Anthony.
The Sea Island Shrimp House and Tiago’s Cabo Grille sold one dollar wristbands in their restaurants during the month of October and November to raise
funds for the Warriors and their families staying at the Fisher House.
Fisher Houses provide Wounded Warriors and their families a home away from home and allows them to be close to a loved one during hospitalization
for an illness, disease or injury. BAMC currently has four Fisher Houses within walking distance from the hospital.
SAMMC National Radiologic Technology Week Celebration
Published November 9, 2011
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Airman Edward McCrory, BAMC radiology technician and Gregg Stevens, chief of AMEDD civilian corps, cuts the cake during the
celebration of the National Radiologic Technology Week at San Antonio Military Medical Center. BAMC radiology department provides more than
350,000 radiology exams yearly and has increased to 350 radiology exams per month within the last two years. The department specializes
in breast imaging, computed tomography, cardiac-interventional procedures, magnetic resonance imaging, nuclear medicine,
ultrasound, radiation therapy and general diagnostic radiology.
Remembering those who survived
Published October 28, 2011
Photo by Maria Gallegos
Michelle Fischer, surgery administrator of San Antonio Military Medical Center, holds a candle in remembrance of cancer survivors at
the 5th Annual National Cancer Survivors Day at Fort Sam Houston Club. SAMMC's cancer committees hosted the event. Guest
speaker Col. George Peoples, chief of SAMMC Surgical Oncology spoke to more than 250 participants about the innovated research
advances being made in the fight against breast cancer.
SAMMC holds mass causality exercise
Published October 27, 2011
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SAMMC staff attend to a simulated victim during a mass causality response exercise, in support of the
Southwest Texas Regional Advisory Council on Trauma and American Medical Response. The scenario for the exercise had two aircraft
colliding while taking down the wrong runway. The accident caused an extensive number of causalities requiring evacuation to
several different hospitals in the local area. SAMMC received approximately 35 patients in moulage makeup who were triaged,
and sent them to different departments in the hospital for treatment.
Four Soldiers honored with Purple Hearts at WFSC
Published October 24, 2011
Story by Maria Gallegos
Four Wounded Warriors were honored for their bravery and selfless sacrifices during the Purple Heart ceremony Oct. 24 at the
Warrior and Family Support Center. Read Story
Labor and Delivery Ward Opens Again at BAMC
Published September 12, 2011
Brooke Army Medical Center opened its Labor, Delivery and Recovery ward on Sept. 6 and welcomed the first baby born on Sept. 7 at 4:21 a.m. BAMC has not had a birthing center since it moved into the current facility in 1996. » Read Story
San Antonio Military Medical Center - Designated an ACR Breast Imaging Center of Excellence
Published September 2, 2011
(Fort Sam Houston, TX) — San Antonio Military Medical Center (SAMMC), has been designated a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence
by the American College of Radiology (ACR). Currently it is the only recognized Breast Imaging Center of Excellence within the
Department of Defense.
By awarding facilities the status of a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence, the ACR recognizes breast imaging centers that have
earned accreditation in mammography, stereotactic breast biopsy, and breast ultrasound (including ultrasound-guided breast biopsy).
Peer-review evaluations, conducted in each breast imaging modality by board-certified physicians and medical physicists who are
experts in the field, have determined that this facility has achieved high practice standards in image quality, personnel
qualifications, facility equipment, quality control procedures, and quality assurance programs.
The ACR is a national professional organization serving more than 34,000 diagnostic/interventional radiologists, radiation
oncologists, nuclear medicine physicians, and medical physicists with programs focusing on the practice of medical imaging and
radiation oncology and the delivery of comprehensive health care services.
Air Force, Army Medics Enjoy Summer Bash
Published September 1, 2011
Pharmacy Refill Changes
Published June 28, 2011