Internal Medicine

Our Vision & Mission

Services Provided

• All outpatient services are by scheduled appointment.
• Nurses are assigned to designated providers to assist in the preventive screenings and assist with messages to the providers, administrative paperwork, making appointments for patients and patient teaching.
• Routine and 72-hour consults are triaged by the Flight Commander's designated physician.
• Treatment Room services provided to patients are:
• IV Hydration
• Laboratory Specimen Collection
• Multi-stick Reagent Urinalysis Testing
• Orthostatic Blood Pressures
• "Walk of Life" Testing
• Vision Testing
• Nebulizer Treatments With Peak Flow & Inhaler Teaching
• Ted Hose Measuring
• Nasal Flu Washings
• Electrocardiogram
• Arterial Brachial Index
• Urinary Foley Catheterization
• Vitamin B12 Administration
• Perform Wound Packing & Dressing Changes
• IV Administration Reclast (Zoledronic)
  
  
• Patient Education - Registered nurses provide patient education & instructions on:
• Operation of Glucometer
• Basic Diabetic Teaching
• Insulin titration & Administration of Insulin Flex Pens
• How to Administer Anticoagulant Injectable Medication
• Smoking Cessation Counseling
  
  
• Procedure room services provided to patients are:
• Joint injections - Shoulder, Knee, Wrist, Ankle, Elbow
• Cryotherapy
• Abscess Incision & Drainage
• Ingrown Toenail Removal
• Cyst Removal
• Trigger & Tender Point Injections
• Acupuncture
• Skin Tag Removal

Resources & Web Links

• Patient Appointments
  • Call the CAMO at 210-916-9900 (0630 - 1630 on duty days)
  • TRICARE Online
  •  Call your team scheduler:
    • Red Team: 210-292-4609
    • White Team: 210-292-6244
    • Blue Team: 210-292-6443
    • Stars & Stripes Team: 210-292-2568
      
      
• Pharmacy - Refills: (210) 292-7000
  • Call your team nurse to request medication renewals over the phone
    
    
• Communicate with your Healthcare Team
  • Red Team Lead: 210-292-7089
  • White Team Lead: 210-292-2590
  • Blue Team Lead: 210-292-7018
  • Stars & Stripes Team Lead: 210-292-5739
  • Hospital Information: 210-292-7412
    
    
• Patient Assistance Resources
  • Diabetes:
    • American Diabetes Association - (800) 342-2383, 1701 North Beauregard Street, Alexandria, VA 22311; Free patient education materials available www.diabetes.org 
    • Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - (800) 232-4636, 1600 Clifton Rd., Atlanta, GA 30333;www.cdc.gov
    • A1C blood screening (due at least yearly, or more frequently if the A1C result is > 7% for all diabetics). A1C goal determined by collaboration between patient and physician
    • Fasting Lipid Profile blood screening (due at least yearly, or more frequently if the LDL-C is > 100 mg/dl for all diabetics). LDL-C goal is determined by collaboration between patient and physician
    • Microalbumin spot urine screening (due yearly)
    • Foot Check (visual inspection at due at every clinic visit, full foot assessment due yearly)
    • Retinal exam (due yearly, ages 18-75) - Call your Primary Care Provider (PCM) and have them place a referral in the system for an eye exam. Once the order is entered into the system, the WHASC Ophthalmology Department will contact patient to schedule appointment. 
      
      
  • Hypertension:
    • National Heart, Lung, & Blood Institute Health Information Center, P.O. Box 30105, Bethesda, MD 20824-0105, (301) 592-8573, TTY (240) 629-3255, Fax (301) 592-8563; Email: National Heart, Lung, & Blood Institute Health Information Center; Free patient education materials available at www.nhlbi.nih.gov 
    • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; High Blood Pressure Fact Sheet
    • U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF); High Blood Pressure Screening; Release Date: Dec 2007; www.ahrq.gov 
    • Lackland Health and Wellness Center (HAWC); The Health and Wellness Center is on the frontline in preventing illness, disease and injury at Lackland by educating a healthy lifestyle within the community. (210) 671-0566.
      
      
  • Cervical Cancer (pap) screening (due every 5 years, ages 24 -64) by doing one of the following:
    • Call the GYN Clinic to obtain an appointment - (210) 292-2778. If the patient calls on a daily basis they can probably get a "space available" appointment pretty quickly. Otherwise, the GYN clinic is booking 2-3 months out.
    • Contact CAMO, 210-916-9900, to obtain an appointment with a provider at another MTF in the San Antonio area.
    • Make an appointment with any of the TRICARE in-network providers. A list of providers can be found on the Humana Military website or by calling 1-800-444-5445. No referral is necessary for this wellness screenings.
      
      
  • Breast Cancer screening (due every 2 years; but the American Cancer Soc. and the WHASC recommend an annual screening for women ages 40 - 69) by doing one of the following:
    • o Call your Primary Care Provider (PCM) and have them place an order in the system for a mammogram. Once the order is entered into the system, the WHASC Radiology Department will contact patient to schedule appointment.
    • Make an appointment with any of the TRICARE in-network providers. A list of providers can be found on the Humana Military website or by calling 1-800-444-5445. No referral is necessary for this wellness screenings. 
       
       
  • Colon Cancer screening (Colonoscopy due every 10 yrs, OR Flex Sigmoid due every 5 yrs, OR Fecal Occult Blood Test due annually for men and women; ages 51-75) by doing one of the following:
    • Call your Primary Care Provider (PCM) and have them place a referral in the system for a consult to Gastrology. Once the referral is entered into the system, WHASC Gastroenterology Clinic will contact patient to schedule appointment.
    • Make an appointment with any of the TRICARE in-network providers. A list of providers can be found on the Humana Military website or by calling 1-800-444-5445. No referral is necessary for this wellness screenings