Brooke Army Medical Center
Overview
Fort Sam Houston
Fort Sam Houston is a U.S. Army post in San Antonio, Texas.Known colloquially as "Fort Sam," it is named for the first President of the Republic of Texas, Sam Houston....
, San Antonio is part of the United States Army Medical Command
United States Army Medical Command
The U.S. Army Medical Command is a major command of the U.S. Army that provides command and control of the Army's fixed-facility medical, dental, and veterinary treatment facilities, providing preventive care, medical research and development and training institutions.MEDCOM is commanded by the...
. It is a University of Texas Health Science Center and USUHS teaching hospital and contains the Army Burn Center.
The hospital today is a 450-bed Joint Commission-accredited facility, expandable to 653 beds in the event of a disaster. Services include general medical and surgical care, adult and pediatric
Pediatrics
Pediatrics or paediatrics is the branch of medicine that deals with the medical care of infants, children, and adolescents. A medical practitioner who specializes in this area is known as a pediatrician or paediatrician...
primary care
Primary care
Primary care is the term for the health services by providers who act as the principal point of consultation for patients within a health care system...
clinics, 24-hour Emergency department
Emergency department
An emergency department , also known as accident & emergency , emergency room , emergency ward , or casualty department is a medical treatment facility specialising in acute care of patients who present without prior appointment, either by their own means or by ambulance...
, specialty clinics, clinical services, wellness and prevention services, veterinary care, and environmental health services.
BAMC is a Level I trauma center, the only one in the MEDCOM
United States Army Medical Command
The U.S. Army Medical Command is a major command of the U.S. Army that provides command and control of the Army's fixed-facility medical, dental, and veterinary treatment facilities, providing preventive care, medical research and development and training institutions.MEDCOM is commanded by the...
, and is part of the Southern Regional Medican Command.
BAMC has a history which dates back to 1879 when the first Post Hospital opened as a small medical dispensary located in a single story wooden building.
