Defense Health Network Central (2024)

Brooke Army Medical Center scored high marks and positive feedback from patients on both inpatient and outpatient surveys.

After work on Feb. 19, 2024, U.S. Army Spc. Anne Koller heard voices and went outside of her house to see what was going on. To her surprise, she heard gunfire and saw her neighbor trying to make it back to his home saying he’d been shot.

A Brooke Army Medical Center trauma surgeon was working out at the Jimmy Brought Fitness Center on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, when something unexpected happened. The person on the treadmill in front of him collapsed.

Medical Readiness Command, West held its Best Leader, Best Squad competition May 13-17.This year, MRC - W teamed up with the Medical Center of Excellence to hold the first consolidated competition where the participants could also earn their Expert Field Medical Badge and the German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge.

The military hospital on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, earned an “A” for excellence in patient safety earlier this month, making it one of nine military hospitals from across the nation that received a top score from The Leapfrog Group.

After months of planning and collaboration, Defense Health Agency and Department of Veterans Affairs leadership celebrated the grand opening of a new VA clinic within the military clinic at Sabal Park with a ribbon-cutting May 13, 2024.

The timeline was set and patients were on the move as a carefully selected team prepped and readied to take on the first Athena mission since the coronavirus disease-2019 pandemic.

Brooke Army Medical Center kicked off Nurses and Techs Week with an opening ceremony May 6 in the Carolyn D. Putnam Auditorium.

How perseverance and inspiration built Capt. Michael Johnson's career, in his own words.

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Tony Lawrence, 673rd Medical Support Squadron commander, describes his journey of grief, growth, and ultimately gratitude after the tragic loss of his child.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, each year in the United States, more than 46,700 new cases of cancer are found in parts of the body where human papillomavirus is often found.

Mental Health professionals assigned to the 92nd Operational Medical Readiness Squadron implemented changes that offer patients group therapy opportunities and walk-in provider assistance.

Defense Health Agency is the first federal health system to participate in the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade program—receiving an “A” Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade for nine military hospitals and clinics.

The Operational Support Team at the 42nd Air Base Wing announced in early April that it had not only met its goal of becoming fully operational, but has also opened a new centralized resiliency center.

Dental hygiene is an important pillar to one’s health and many individuals may not realize how pertinent it is. To U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Victoria Castaneda, Eielson’s sole active duty registered dental hygienist, the most fulfilling part of her job is helping patients achieve results.