19 Nov 2020

SAMHS accepting volunteers for COVID-19 vaccine trial

A kick-off event to commemorate the San Antonio Military Health System beginning Phase 3 of the AstraZeneca vaccine trial as part of Operation Warp Speed was held Nov. 18, 2020, at Brooke Army Medical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas.

13 Feb 2018

Medical Education and Training Campus instructor a mentor to students, instructors

Eighteen years ago, when Master Sgt. Robert George walked into an Air Force recruiting office in his hometown of Binghamton, N.Y., he was asked by his recruiter to pick three medical occupations that he would consider if he were to join the Air Force.

8 Nov 2017

Burn Center offers new pain management approach for patients

Doctors at the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research Burn Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston are utilizing a novel method of administering pain medication to burn patients in the burn intensive care unit in hopes to mitigate opioid addiction and other complications associated with burn care.

26 Aug 2017

Medical Education and Training Campus uses hologram technology to train combat medics

Students in Combat Medic Training program Alpha Class 70-17 at the Medical Education and Training Campus at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston gathered around Alonzo Gonzales, an emergency medical technician course instructor, Aug. 21 as he explained the morning’s lesson.

19 Jun 2017

59th MDW opens new hyperbaric medicine facility on JBSA

Designed from the ground up to provide outstanding patient care, the 59th Medical Wing’s new, state-of-the-art facility near the San Antonio Military Medical Center on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston expands the wing’s capability to provide hyperbaric medicine and wound care.

4 Oct 2016

Air Force officer leads SAMMC Emergency Department

“Trauma team to the trauma room; trauma team to the trauma room.”