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Army Lt. Gen. Ronald Place, Director, Defense Health Agency, talks with Army Lt. Col. Elizabeth Markelz, Chief of Infectious Disease, and Army Lt. Col. Robert Walter, Chief of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, at Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, Jan. 20, 2021. Place said there is no location in DoD that has seen more COVID-positive cases or COVID-positive workload than the medical facilities at JBSA, lauding the relationship between the military health system here and their involvement in the community.

Jan. 25, 2021

DHA director visits JBSA vaccination sites, discusses medical market certification

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Joint Base San Antonio’s role in Operation Warp Speed, the whole-of-nation response to COVID-19, and ongoing vaccination efforts were the highlight of a visit by U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Ronald Place, director of the Defense Health Agency, last week.

Joint Base San Antonio offers many programs and services which can help lift spirits and assist in navigating the holidays in a positive way.

Dec. 9, 2020

Resilience during holidays can be daunting, but possible

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Joint Base San Antonio offers many programs and services which can help lift spirits and assist in navigating the holidays in a positive way.

Personnel interested in participating in the Phase III AstraZeneca trials at selected DOD locations should visit www.CoronavirusPreventionNetwork.org, click on “Volunteer Now,” and complete the survey using the appropriate DOD Site Code.

Nov. 25, 2020

JBSA medical facilities support Operation Warp Speed

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Joint Base San Antonio’s Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, or WHASC, and Brooke Army Medical Center are supporting the Department of Defense on Operation Warp Speed, which seeks to pioneer vaccines for COVID-19. The vaccine trial began at JBSA Nov. 5.

April 17, 2020

Cloth face coverings required in SAMHS medical facilities

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas — To preserve the safety of our patients, healthcare professionals and family members, the San Antonio Military Health System (SAMHS) is implementing every measure possible to curb the spread of COVID-19 to include screenings, self-isolation and social distancing As an additional measure, effective Monday, 27 April, all personnel, patients and

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