May 23, 2022 San Antonio Market readies for civilian personnel transfer to Defense Health Agency This summer, the San Antonio Market will lead the process to administratively transfer government civilian personnel, property and systems to the Defense Health Agency.The Realignment of Personnel, Property and Systems, or RePPS, will mark the final stage of the market’s transition to DHA.“Our
April 28, 2022 59 MDW: Training hours allow readiness capabilities The 59th Medical Wing will conduct training every week beginning Wednesday, May 4, 2022.All 59th MDW clinics will be closed from 7:00 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. on Wednesday mornings to allow time for readiness training.“There is going to be a rotating schedule to cover the different categories of the
April 1, 2022 San Antonio Market closes drive-thru COVID-19 screening, testing locations The San Antonio Market, to include Brooke Army Medical Center and the 59th Medical Wing, will close their consolidated drive-thru COVID-19 screening and testing sites April 1.BAMC Screening/TestingBAMC opened its drive-thru site in March 2020, screening and testing more than 76,000 individuals over
April 1, 2022 59th MDW: service hours update San Antonio beneficiaries, please be advised the 59th Medical Wing service hours are changing.Starting 4 May 2022 all medical facilities will open at 9:15 a.m. every Wednesday to accommodate training. The Family Emergency Center, Dunn Dental Clinic sick call and Randolph Dental sick call will remain
March 30, 2022 59th Medical Wing to Close Drive-thru COVID-19 Screening/Testing Site; Other Testing Options Available On Friday, April 1, the 59th Medical Wing will close the Wilford Hall drive-thru COVID-19 Screening and Testing Site.Starting Monday, April 4, TRICARE eligible beneficiaries can pick up at-home COVID-19 rapid diagnostic test kits. Beneficiaries must present their ID card and can receive up to 8 test
March 21, 2022 59th MDW: Pulmonary trains for CPET John Sessums, 59th Medical Specialty Squadron respiratory care practitioner, places electrodes on a patient as part of a Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test in the Pulmonary Clinic at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Feb. 24, 2022. The CPET is a clinical
March 15, 2022 59th MDW extends OB services Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center’s Women’s Health Clinic is now offering obstetric services to include prenatal and postpartum care and expanding services for walk-in patients.
March 15, 2022 59th MDW: Commissary tours offer JBSA residents healthier food options For many people, grocery shopping doesn’t sound like a very difficult task, but selecting the healthiest food requires some thought beyond tossing items that look good into your cart.
Feb. 24, 2022 59 MDW: Life-saving program hits milestone Since the adult extracorporeal membrane oxygenation program began at Brooke Army Medical Center more than a decade ago, the integrated teams of Airmen, Soldiers and civilian medical personnel have completed over 200 transports.ECMO requires a heart-lung machine that removes carbon dioxide and
Feb. 9, 2022 Why Today’s ‘Gen Z’ is at Risk for Boot Camp Injuries For today's generation of 18-to-25-year-olds, making it through recruit training and successfully transitioning from civilian life into the military is not easy. Today's recruits are coming from a far more sedentary lifestyle compared to previous generations, making their skeletons more prone to