SAMMC’s trauma mission benefits San Antonio, medical readiness

San Antonio Military Medical Center’s emergency department is one of the largest and busiest emergency departments in south Texas

Patient Safety Awareness Week 2016 – United for Patient Safety

Each year, the DoD Patient Safety Program partners with the National Patient Safety Foundation to promote Patient Safety Awareness Week

New Common Cost Accounting Structure to standardize how expenses are tracked

The new Common Cost Accounting Structure will make it easier for military hospitals and clinics to track every expense they have.

Air Force Medical Service is improving access to care

The AFMS, working with the other service’s medical branches at the Defense Health Headquarters, laid the foundation to move forward on improved patient access to care

New telehealth program pilot tests ability to improve patient access, Soldier readiness

The Army recently launched a new program to measure the impact of technology on the time non-urgent care patients spend in busy emergency centers

Dental health and heart health

Gum disease not only affects your teeth, it can also have an increasing negative effect on your heart health

Naval Health Research Center Research Activities Challenges and Opportunities

Naval Health Research Center: Research Activities, Challenges, and Opportunities

Naval Center for Combat and Operational Stress Control

Naval Health Research Center Millennium Cohort Study Overview

Naval Medical Center San Diego Research Activities Challenges and Opportunities

Naval Medical Center San Diego: Research Activities, Challenges, and Opportunities

Perspectives of a Deployed Combat Hospital Commander

Surgical Pause Standard Operating Procedure

The purpose of this memorandum is to provide guidance to perioperative personnel involved in surgical care including Labor and Delivery in conducting and documenting a Surgical Pause during invasive procedures.

• Identification #: N/A
• Date: 2/2/2016
• Type: Memorandums
• Topics: Access, Cost, Quality, and Safety, Patient Safety, Patient Safety

New moms give high marks to SAMMC for labor, delivery care

The San Antonio Military Medical Center remains the DoD’s highest-rated facility for maternal-child satisfaction

Womack surgeons perform reconstructive microsurgeries

Plastic surgeons at Womack Army Medical Center primarily focus on reconstructive and medically-necessary procedures

Fort Greely Army Medical Home opens

Fort Greely residents celebrated the official opening of the Fort Greely Army Medical Home