SAMMC trauma chief cites sweeping changes in critical care
Air Force Lt. Col. (Dr.) Jeremy Cannon checks on a critically injured patient at the San Antonio Military Medical Center intensive care unit, Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Dr. Cannon, chief of trauma and acute care ... More
Brianna Sackreiter was the first ECMO patient treated
Brianna Sackreiter was the first ECMO patient treated at San Antonio Military Medical Center, Feb. 11. ECMO is a life-saving device that mimics the natural function of the heart and lungs, allowing an infant or... More
Spouse caregivers: Adapting to a new role
Genette Burgess (center) spends time with her husband Dan and children 9-year-old Kaylee and 10-year-old Gracie at the Warrior and Family Support Center. The family often goes to the WFSC to relax between Dan’s... More
Capt. Michael Clemens, general surgery resident, practices
Capt. Michael Clemens, general surgery resident, practices on the laboratory virtual simulator in the simulation center at San Antonio Military Medical Center. The center offers simulation labs made to replicat... More
SAMMC’s Nuclear Medicine Clinic receives ‘seal of approval’
Lt. Col. Anthony Terreri, San Antonio Military Medical Center radiologist, and Patrick O’Brien, nuclear medicine services supervisor, examine images on the computer screen from the gamma camera in the Nuclear M... More
The first class of 12 graduating nursing residence
The first class of 12 graduating nursing residence participate in a graduation ceremony, Aug. 20, at San Antonio Military Medical Center.
Just pinned Navy chiefs are “piped aboard” after receiving
Just pinned Navy chiefs are “piped aboard” after receiving their anchors during the chief petty officer pinning ceremony at the Fort Sam Houston Theatre, Sept. 14. The new chiefs walk across a red carpet, while... More
San Antonio Military Health System celebrates first year
U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Byron Hepburn and Army Maj. Gen. Ted Wong speak during the San Antonio Medical Health System one year anniversary celebration at the San Antonio Military Medical Center, Fort Sam Houst... More
Air Force Lt. Col. Daniel Walker, SAMMC pathologist
Air Force Lt. Col. Daniel Walker, SAMMC pathologist and Capt. Rebecca Flores, radiologist resident, practice on a mannequin in a simulated trauma scenario at San Antonio Military Medical Center Simulation Cente... More
(Left) 1st Lt. Elizabeth Spataro, pediatric intensive
(Left) 1st Lt. Elizabeth Spataro, pediatric intensive care nurse, (right) Capt. Gennifer Bradshaw, neonatal intensive care nurse and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation specialist and (behind Bradshaw) Lt. Col.... More
Maj. Gen. Kimberly A. Siniscalchi,assistant Air Force
Maj. Gen. Kimberly A. Siniscalchi,assistant Air Force surgeon general, Medical Force Development, Nursing Services, shakes hands with 2nd Lt. Stephanie Lord, one of the 12 Air Force Nursing Residency Program gr... More
Fifteen newly-pinned Navy chiefs present themselves
Fifteen newly-pinned Navy chiefs present themselves after receiving their anchors to the nearly 800 people attending the chief petty officer pinning ceremony at the Fort Sam Houston Theatre, Sept. 14. Vice Adm.... More
Vice Adm. Matthew Nathan, surgeon general of the Navy,
Vice Adm. Matthew Nathan, surgeon general of the Navy, talks with Marine Lance Cpl. Jonathan Stephenson, who was injured by a roadside bomb while he was a turret gunner in Afghanistan. Nathan visited with wound... More
Vice Adm. Matthew Nathan, surgeon general of the Navy,
Vice Adm. Matthew Nathan, surgeon general of the Navy, shares a joke during a visit with wounded Marines, sailors and the staff of Naval Health Clinic Corpus Christi Detachment at the San Antonio Military Medic... More
Vice Adm. Matthew Nathan, surgeon general of the Navy,
Vice Adm. Matthew Nathan, surgeon general of the Navy, tours the newly-completed United States Army Institute of Surgical Research with Army Lt. Col. Booker King, associate director for the USAISR Burn Center. ... More
Vice Adm. Matthew Nathan, surgeon general of the Navy,
Vice Adm. Matthew Nathan, surgeon general of the Navy, visits with Andrew Knudson and presents him with a coin. Knudson was training in Navy dentistry when he became ill and plans to complete his training after... More