May 11, 2016 New Reid Clinic to service Air Force basic, tech training With an expected completion date of May 2018, the 59th Medical Wing’s new Reid Clinic will enhance health care delivery for the 80,000 patients on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland.
April 27, 2016 59th MDW ECMO team: Delivering life-saving medical care across the globe The nature of military operations dictates the need for immediate, professional health care, available globally at a moment’s notice. Sometimes that needed care is more extreme, and the 59th Medical Wing’s Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation team is ready.
April 15, 2016 59th MDW, Wilford Hall Auxiliary team up to help save infant lives With help from the Wilford Hall Auxiliary, the Air Force’s 59th Medical Wing is helping babies born at the San Antonio Military Medical Center sleep safely.
April 6, 2016 X-ray tech makes sure doctors aren’t operating blind Senior Airman Meagan Tavares, 59th Medical Wing radiologic technologist, has a gift for seeing through people. Her X-ray equipment helps, but Tavares relies just as much on her people skills.
March 23, 2016 59th MDW improving clinical care, occupational services Now open on the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center’s second floor, a 59th Medical Wing Base Operational Medicine Clinic is improving access to health care for beneficiaries at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.
March 10, 2016 59th MDW Airman honored at inaugural D3 summit A 59th Medical Wing medic was part of a four-person team honored at the inaugural Defense, Diplomacy and Development Innovation Summit Pitch Challenge March 3 in Washington, D.C.
March 2, 2016 Pharmacy initiatives enhance patient care Patient-centered process improvements are reducing wait times at 59th Medical Wing pharmacies across Joint Base San Antonio.
Feb. 12, 2016 ‘I love it’: Nurse still serving, mentoring after 45 years In April 1997, after 26 years of honorable military service, newly retired Col. Charlene Carpenter chose to continue serving her country at the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, this time as a volunteer.
Feb. 11, 2016 ‘I love it’: Nurse still serving, mentoring after 45 years In April 1997, after 26 years of honorable military service, newly retired Col. Charlene Carpenter chose to continue serving her country at the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, this time as a volunteer.
Feb. 8, 2016 JBSA-Lackland Blood Donor Center saves lives The Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Blood Donor Center may have wrapped up a productive National Blood Donor month, but donor recruiter Tracy Parmer says the struggle to meet the military’s need for blood, plasma and platelets is never over.“Success and failure for us is daily,” Parmer said in an
Jan. 5, 2016 59th Training Group activates, joins medical wing The Air Force's largest medical wing just got larger with its latest addition - the 59th Training Group. The 59th Medical Wing took command of its seventh group during an activation ceremony held Jan. 4 at nearby Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston.The new unit joins a consortium of Air Force