The 559th Medical Group delivers primary and operational health care services at seven geographically separated facilities to a diverse population of 150,000 people from the 130-plus units at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. Operating at seven facilities across JBSA, the group provides care to active-duty military members, dependents and civilians, as well as basic military trainees, technical training students, and students from around the world studying at the Defense Language Institute English Language Center and Inter-American Air Forces Academy.
The 559th MDG is home to the largest optometry and public health flight in the Department of Defense; the DOD's first military training consultation service; the first athletic trainer embedded clinic - known as the Versatile Injury Prevention and Embedded Reconditioning clinic in the Air Force; and one of only three en-route patient staging systems in the continental U.S. Recording approximately 185,000 patient encounters each year, the group provides a variety of services including primary health care, optometry, preventive health, public health, bioenvironmental engineering, acute rehabilitation, and aeromedical services.