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Nov. 4, 2020

59 MDW COVID drive-thru closures for November holidays

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas — JBSA-Lackland's drive-thru site, located on the ground floor (basement level) of the parking garage of Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center (follow the blue cones on Wilford Hall Loop), will be closed in observance of the following November holidays and Family Days: Veteran's Day,  November 11, 2020 Thanksgiving Holiday & Family Day, November 26

Nov. 3, 2020

San Antonio Military Health System seeks volunteers for COVID-19 vaccine trial

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas — Two San Antonio Military Health System facilities are seeking volunteers from among the military beneficiary population to participate in a COVID-19 vaccine trial.The trial is part of Operation Warp Speed, a national initiative to accelerate the development, production and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics.Brooke Army

Nov. 3, 2020

Feedback, the only path to change

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas — During an appointment, whether a patient is scheduled with their primary care manager or they stop at the emergency room, they may have a variety of experiences. The Joint Outpatient Experience Survey plays a critical role in enabling patient to communicate their experiences. The 59th Medical Wing Family Emergency Center considers rankings from

Oct. 28, 2020

Medical professionals from BAMC, Argentine Army discuss COVID best practices

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas — Brooke Army Medical Center and Argentine Army’s Central Military Medical Hospital medical professionals did not let 5,600 miles of separation keep them from discussing best practices against COVID-19 on Oct. 21. U.S. Army South facilitated the virtual subject matter expert exchange, or SMEE, between BAMC and CMMH, which is located in Buenos Aires,

Oct. 26, 2020

This Week in Operation Warp Speed

A compilation of initiatives, actions and accomplishments across Operation Warp Speed (OWS)’s primary efforts in the past week. To learn more about OWS, visit the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) website and Department of Defense (DOD) website.

Oct. 23, 2020

Assistant Secretary of Defense of Health Affairs

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas — Staff Sgt. Ethan Hart, 59th Dental Support Squadron maxillofacial dental lab technician, showcases various maxillofacial prosthetics to the Honorable Thomas McCaffery, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, at the Air Force Post Graduate Dental School, Oct. 21, 2020 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. Maxillofacial prosthetics

Oct. 23, 2020

Your voice is needed

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas — Patient and Family Partnership Council needs your voice. Volunteer for a focus group to help improve communication in the 59th Medical Wing.

Oct. 21, 2020

All female CCATT saves infants' lives

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas — A 59th Medical Wing Pediatric Critical Care Air Transport Team provides care to a five-month-old patient on board a C-17 Globemaster III headed to California, Oct. 9, 2020. The patient and his family were traveling from the neonatal intensive care unit in Hawaii to Texas. (Courtesy photo)

Oct. 19, 2020

Research accreditation ensures participant’s safety

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas — The 59th Medical Wing Human Research Protection Program was reaccredited by the Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs in September 2020.The accreditation is a reflection of excellence in human research studies through policies, procedures, and practices.The reaccreditation with zero readjustments after review, is a

Oct. 9, 2020

Operation Warp Speed Makes Swift Progress

Unprecedented progress has been made recently on Operation Warp Speed — the effort by the Defense Department, Health and Human Services, other federal agencies and private industry to develop a coronavirus vaccine, an HHS official said.