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Scheduling system saves $1 million and improves care

Appointment schedulers at the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center provide scheduling services for all medical treatment facilities across the San Antonio Military Health System (SAMHS), Oct. 1, 2013. The modalities and services covered include computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), ultrasound (US), and mammograms. A consolidated scheduling system for radiology services within SAMHS began in Dec. 2012 and has since saved the Air Force more than $1 million and improved patient's access to care. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Corey Hook)
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Scheduling system saves $1 million and improves care

Staff Sgt. Christian Bagtas demonstrates how to do a computed tomography (CT) scan at the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Oct. 1, 2013. A new scheduling system for radiology services provided by San Antonio Military Health System facilities has saved the Air Force more than $1 million and improved patient's access to care. Bagtas is a diagnostic imaging technologist assigned to the 59th Radiology Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Corey Hook)
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WHASC designated parking information

Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center parking locations are open to patients and staff. There are designated spaces for disabled parking at all locations. See the map for clarification. (Courtesy Illustration)
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SAMHS Transfer of Authority

In a ceremony held at San Antonio Military Medical Center, Army Maj. Gen. Jimmie O. Keenan, front left, assumed authority as the director of the San Antonio Military Health System from Air Force Maj. Gen. Byron C. Hepburn, front right, who will now serve as the deputy director. During the transfer of authority, the senior enlisted advisors, Army Command Sergeant Major Marshall L. Huffman, back left, and Air Force Chief Master Sergeant Maurice A. James, back right, follow the generals as they trade places, symbolically marking the transfer of leadership from Air Force to Army. (U.S. Army photo by Erin Perez/Released)
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SAMHS Transfer of Authority

Maj. Gen. Byron C. Hepburn, 59th Medical Wing commander, speaks about the accomplishments that have been achieved during his time directing the San Antonio Military Health System prior to transferring directorship to U.S. Army Maj. Gen Jimmie O. Keenan during a ceremony at San Antonio Military Medical Center, 12 Sept. The regulations that created SAMHS direct that leadership authority will pass between the Air Force and Army every two years. Keenan is the commander of the U.S. Army Southern Regional Medical Command. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Christopher Carwile)
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WHASC eHealth Guide

WHASC E-HEALTH GUIDE - The Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center e-Health Guide is now available online at www.whasc.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-130828-014.pdf. The new guide for military beneficiaries is your source for information on a variety of military health care services and online resources, which include TRICARE, MiCare and RelayHealth programs. The guide includes instructions on how to enroll in several health care programs and a telephone directory for frequently called numbers.
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Honorable Wright Visit

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas – The honorable Jessica L. Wright, Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, recognizes outstanding medical staff members July 17 during a visit to the San Antonio Military Medical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. Wright is deputy senior policy advisor to the Secretary of Defense on recruitment, career development, pay and benefits for 1.4 million active-duty military personnel, 1.3 million Guard and Reserve personnel, 680,000 Defense Department civilians. She is responsible for overseeing the overall state of military readiness. SAMMC was one stop in a three-day orientation visit to JBSA installations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Corey Hook)
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Honorable Wright Visit

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas – The honorable Jessica L. Wright, Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, recognizes outstanding medical staff members July 17 during a visit to the San Antonio Military Medical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. Wright is deputy senior policy advisor to the Secretary of Defense on recruitment, career development, pay and benefits for 1.4 million active-duty military personnel, 1.3 million Guard and Reserve personnel, 680,000 Defense Department civilians. She is responsible for overseeing the overall state of military readiness. SAMMC was one stop in a three-day orientation visit to JBSA installations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Corey Hook)
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Honorable Wright Visit

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas – Maj. Gen. Byron C. Hepburn, San Antonio Military Health System director and 59th Medical Wing commander, welcomes the honorable Jessica L. Wright, Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, to the San Antonio Military Medical Center July 17 at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. Wright took a tour of SAMMC, visiting with wounded warriors and attended a meeting on the Integrated Disability Evaluation System (IDES). The Department of Defense uses the IDES to determine if a service member is fit for duty. SAMMC was one stop in a three-day orientation visit to JBSA installations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Corey Hook)
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Honorable Wright Visit

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas – Maj. Gen. Byron C. Hepburn, San Antonio Military Health System director and 59th Medical Wing commander, welcomes the honorable Jessica L. Wright, Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, to the San Antonio Military Medical Center July 17 at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. Wright took a tour of SAMMC, visiting with wounded warriors and attended a meeting on the Integrated Disability Evaluation System (IDES). The Department of Defense uses the IDES to determine if a service member is fit for duty. SAMMC was one stop in a three-day orientation visit to JBSA installations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Corey Hook)
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AF Surgeon General lauds military medicine

A joint color guard made up of members from the various military services presents the colors during the San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium graduation ceremony June 7 at the Lila Cockrell Theatre in San Antonio. SAUSHEC is one of the largest graduate medical education programs in the nation with more than 35 programs and 600 residents in training (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Kevin Iinuma)
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AF Surgeon General lauds military medicine

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Thomas Travis delivers opening remarks during the San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium graduation ceremony June 7 at the Lila Cockrell Theatre in San Antonio. Seated, from left to right, are Air Force Maj. Gen. Byron Hepburn, commander of the 59th Medical Wing and director of the San Antonio Military Health System, Army Col. Kyle Campbell, Brooke Army Medical Center commander, and Woodson Scott Jones, Dean of SAUSHEC. SAUSHEC is one of the largest graduate medical education programs in the nation with more than 35 programs and 600 residents in training. (U.S. Air Force photo/Richard McFadden)
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2013 Warrior Games

Army Staff Sgt. Michael Lage readies for a 15-mile ride on Fort Sam Houston, Texas, in preparation for the 2013 Warrior Games. This is his first year in the competition and he is scheduled to compete in cycling and shooting. U.S. Army photo by Robert Shields
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ECMO transfer

U.S. Army Capt. Michael Campbell, an Institute of Surgical Research burn flight team member at the San Antonio Military Medical Center, tends to a patient receiving treatment with an extracorporeal membrane oxygenation system on a C-17 Globemaster III, Jan. 16 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. ECMO is a heart-lung bypass system that circulates blood through an external artificial lung and sends it back into the patient’s bloodstream. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Kevin Iinuma)
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ECMO transfer

Members of the 59th Medical Wing Aeromedical Staging Facility transfer a patient being treated with an extracorporeal membrane oxygenation system into a C-17 Globemaster III, Jan. 16 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. ECMO is a heart-lung bypass system that circulates blood through an external artificial lung and sends it back into the patient’s bloodstream. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Kevin Iinuma)
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ECMO transfer

Members of the 59th Medical Wing Aeromedical Staging Facility transfer a patient being treated with an extracorporeal membrane oxygenation system into a C-17 Globemaster III, Jan. 16 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. ECMO is a heart-lung bypass system that circulates blood through an external artificial lung and sends it back into the patient’s bloodstream. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Kevin Iinuma)
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SAMMC'S first baby of the new year

Juston and Dorene Smithey pose for a family photo with their first born, AJ Smithey, in San Antonio Military Medical Center’s Labor, Delivery and Recovery ward. AJ, who was SAMMC’s first delivery of 2013, was born at 3:50 a.m. on New Year’s Day. (U.S. Army photo/Robert Shields)
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959th Medical Group activated

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Byron Hepburn (front left) and U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Ted Wong (front right) speak during the 959th Medical Group activation ceremony at the San Antonio Military Medical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, Nov. 16. The move realigns medical services and administrative staff to provide better health care in the San Antonio Military Health System. Hepburn is commander of the 59th Medical Wing and director of the SAMHS. Wong is the commander of Brooke Army Medical Center and the SAMHS deputy director. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Kevin Iinuma)
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959th Medical Group activated

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Byron Hepburn (left) passes the unit guideon to Col. Lisa Schmidt as she accepts command of the 959th Medical Group during the unit's activation ceremony Nov. 16 at San Antonio Military Medical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas. The move realigns medical services and administrative staff to provide better health care in the San Antonio Military Health System. Hepburn is commander of the 59th MDW and director of the San Antonio Military Health System. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Kevin Iinuma)
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SAMHS celebrates first year

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Byron Hepburn and Army Maj. Gen. Ted Wong speak during the San Antonio Military Health System one year anniversary celebration at the San Antonio Military Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, Sept. 14. Hepburn is the SAMHS director and the 59th Medical Wing commander. Wong is the SAMHS deputy director and the Brooke Army Medical Center commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Corey Hook)
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