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59 MDW: Art, medicine merge in patient care

Sergeant 1st Class Randolph Adams tries on a compression mask which also serves as a facial prosthetic at the Air Force Postgraduate Dental School on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Sept. 2, 2021. U.S. Army Maj. (Dr.) Steven Handel, maxillofacial prosthodontist, and a team of medical staff custom-made a mask to better resemble Adams’ pre-surgical anatomy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Tory Patterson)
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59 MDW: Art, medicine merge in patient care

Sergeant 1st Class Randolph Adams observes his reflection in a mirror while trying on a compression at the Air Force Postgraduate Dental School on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Sept. 2, 2021. U.S. Army Maj. (Dr.) Steven Handel, maxillofacial prosthodontist, and a team of medical staff custom-made the mask to better resemble Adams’ pre-surgical anatomy. According to Adams, the mask is “a morale booster and makes me more comfortable with going out.” (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Tory Patterson)
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59 MDW: Art, medicine merge in patient care

U.S. Army Major (Dr.) Steven Handel (right), maxillofacial prosthodontist, photographs Sergeant 1st Class Randolph Adams’ compression mask and facial prosthetic, Sept. 2, 2021 at the Air Force Postgraduate Dental School on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. Compression masks are used to reduce swelling. In this case, Handel and a team of medical staff added facial contours and other touches to create a mask that was more representative of Adams’ pre-surgical anatomy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Tory Patterson)
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59 MDW: Art, medicine merge in patient care

Sergeant 1st Class Randolph Adams speaks with his care team while trying on a compression mask at the Air Force Postgraduate Dental School on Joint Base San Antonio Lackland, Texas, Sept. 2, 2021. Adams’ medical care team created a pressure mask that also serves as a prosthetic that closely resembles Adams' pre-surgical anatomy. According to Adams, the mask is “a morale booster and makes me more comfortable with going out.” (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Tory Patterson)
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59 MDW: Art, medicine merge in patient care

William Vance, 59th Medical Wing medical illustrator, airbrushes a compression mask at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. Vance uses his artistic skills to support the creation of a custom-made pressure mask and facial prosthetic. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Tory Patterson)
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59 MDW: Art, medicine merge in patient care

William Vance, 59th Medical Wing medical illustrator, airbrushes a compression mask at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. Vance uses his artistic skills to support the creation of a custom-made pressure mask and facial prosthetic. Normally, compression masks are standard, but in this case, the mask is tailored to the patient’s facial counters to more closely resemble their pre-surgical anatomy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Tory Patterson)
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59 MDW: Art, medicine merge in patient care

William Vance, 59th Medical Wing medical illustrator, applies paint to a compression mask at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center on Joint Base San Antonio Lackland, Texas. Vance uses his artistic skills to support the creation of a custom-made pressure mask and facial prosthetic. Normally, compression masks are standard, but in this case, the mask is tailored to the patient’s facial contours to more closely resemble their pre-surgical anatomy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Tory Patterson)
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59 MDW: Life-saving program hits milestone

U.S. Air Force Capt. Travis Burchfield, 59th Medical Wing critical care nurse, and U.S. Army Capt. Matthew Wood, Brooke Army Medical Center staff nurse, discuss transporting a patient on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation at Sentara Heart Hospital, Norfolk, Va., Feb. 7, 2022. ECMO requires a heart-lung machine that removes carbon dioxide and oxygenates the blood before pumping it back through the body allowing the heart and lungs to heal. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joshua Rosario)
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59 MDW: Medical readiness training through the pandemic

Patient Decontamination Course students remove a simulated patient from a tent after decontamination at the 59th Medical Readiness Training Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, Texas, Sept. 1, 2021. Decontamination training plays a vital role in deployed operations and chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear incidents. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Amanda Stanford)
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59 MDW: Medical readiness training through the pandemic

Staff Sgt. Aleksander Cvetkov, Patient Decontamination Course instructor, evaluates the simulated patient for contamination during training at the 59th Medical Readiness Training Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, Texas, Sept. 1, 2021. The MRTC offers five full-spectrum medical readiness training courses for all levels of medical knowledge, from brand-new Air Force Medical Service Airmen to experienced surgeons. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Amanda Stanford)
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59 MDW: Medical readiness training through the pandemic

Patient Decontamination Course students practice proper DECON techniques during training at the 59th Medical Readiness Training Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, Texas, Sept. 1, 2021. The course teaches and refreshes Air Force medics on DECON procedures in case of a chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear incident. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Amanda Stanford)
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59 MDW: Medical readiness training through the pandemic

Tech. Sgt. Kassandra Derlein, Patient Decontamination Course instructor, assists a student with donning personal protective equipment at the 59th Medical Readiness Training Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, Texas, Sept. 1, 2021. The MRTC offers five full-spectrum medical readiness training courses for all levels of medical knowledge, from brand-new Air Force Medical Service Airmen to experienced surgeons. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Amanda Stanford)
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59 MDW: Medical readiness training through the pandemic

Patient Decontamination Course students don their personal protective equipment during training at the 59th Medical Readiness Training Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, Texas, Sept. 1, 2021. Decontamination training plays a vital role in deployed operations and chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear incidents. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Amanda Stanford)
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59MDW BABY

U.S. Air Force Capt. Nicole Leib and Maj. Mariana Lacuzong, 59th Medical Wing critical care air transport team nurses, play with 7-month-old patient, Nakoa Crawford, during the five-hour flight from Dallas to San Diego, June 7, 2019. Comprised of a doctor, nurse and respiratory therapist, the team packs everything they need while airborne - echocardiogram, oxygen, blood, medicine and other tools of the trade. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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59th Executes Five Missions at Once

A 59th Medical Wing CCATT team member bonds with an infant patient during an air transport mission from Germany to Walter Reed National Medical Center, Bethesda, Md., April 19th, 2018. CCATTs are able to continuously monitor and maintain stabilization of patients during movement activities in either an inter- or intratheater aeromedical evacuation mission support role. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Keifer Bowes)
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59th MDOG commander talks 'Lean Daily Management' at UTSA

Col. (Dr.) John Andrus, 59th Medical Group commander, speaks during a Continuous Improvement Professionals meeting, April 17, 2015 at the University of Texas San Antonio. Andrus spoke about the Lean Daily Management process which aims to identify and solve problems in the work section. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jerilyn Quintanilla)
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59th MDW implements drive thru pharmacy

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Reanne Kohlus, a dental technician assigned to the 59th Dental Group, hands a prescription over to a beneficiary at Joint Base San Antonio- Lackland, Texas, March 30, 2020. The 59th Medical Wing is providing curbside service until further notice in front of the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center in support of social distancing recommendations and to increase efforts to mitigate further spread of the novel coronavirus. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kiley Dougherty)
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59th Medical Operations Group leaders and Baptist Health System executives perform "lean daily management rounds”

59th Medical Operations Group leaders meet with members of the Baptist Health System after conducting daily rounds to review the progress of each duty section at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center Jan. 30, 2014. 59th MDOG Commander Col. John Andrus adopted the lean daily management program from BHS, and invited their staff to join his team to share best practices. (U.S. Air Force photo / Staff Sgt. Christopher Carwile)
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59th Medical Operations Group leaders and Baptist Health System executives perform "lean daily management rounds”

Col. John Andrus, 59th Medical Operations Group commander, and two members of the Baptist Healthcare System receive a brief overview from Master Sgt. Celia Hermesch, MRI non-commissioned officer in charge, on the Radiology Squadron’s goals at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center Jan. 30, 2014. Andrus invited members of the BHS to join his team during daily rounds, a process improvement effort which allows each duty section to report their progress on goals aimed at improving clinical, logistical and administrative processes. (U.S. Air Force photo / Staff Sgt. Christopher Carwile)
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59th Medical Wing integrates missions, strengthens operational medical readiness

Maj. Gen. John J. DeGoes, 59th Medical Wing commander, gives opening remarks at the 559th Medical Squadron redesignation ceremony Oct. 30, 2019, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. The 559th MDS provides comprehensive medical and dental care, aerospace physiology training, disaster response, health promotion, and occupational/public health services to nearly 30 mission partners on Randolph AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Amanda Stanford)
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