Join Us!! Third COVID-19 Townhall Update with Major General George Appenzeller!

Acid Base for the Non-intensivist (March 21, 2020)

This video will teach you the etiologies for the various acid-base disorders as well as teach you how to interpret an ABG with a focus on metabolic acidosis and mixed disorders. This will teach you little to nothing about buffering, organic chemistry, biochemistry, etc. This is for practical application at the bedside.

CDC maintains childhood immunization guidelines during COVID-19

What you need to know about getting your child vaccinated

BAMCheroes appreciation

Our community has been a great source of support! Check out some of the positive feedback Brooke Army Medical Center has received for our incredible healthcare professionals.

Video Message from LTG Ronald J. Place, MD

Thank you for continuing to do your part to help flatten the curve

MHS Minute - Military Medicine: On the Front Lines of COVID-19

Agencies across the federal government are partnering up to combat COVID-19. Find out how the Military Health System is doing its part to support the U.S. response to this pandemic, while ensuring our Service members remain ready.

Modification and Reissuance of DoD Response to Coronavirus Disease 2019 -Travel Restrictions

All DoD Service members will stop movement, both internationally and domestically, while this memorandum is in effect. All DoD civilian personnel, and dependents of DoD Service members and DoD civilian personnel, whose travel is Government-funded will stop movement, both internationally and domestically, while this memorandum is in effect.

Implementation Guidance for Presidential Memorandum, "Providing Federal Support for Governor's Use of the National Guard to Respond to COVID-19 ," Dated April 7, 2020

Benefits Eligibility for 32 USC 502(f) Missions

A chart outlining the various Benefits Eligibility for 32 USC 502(f) Missions

Memorandum on Providing Federal Support for Governors' Use of the National Guard to Respond to COVID-19

Stay Home Slide Show

Slide show of photos from BAMC's #stayhome campaign

Delegation of Authority for Reserve Component Activation Authorities during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Response

This delegation assigns to the Service Secretaries the authority to activate Reserve Component personnel and to modify their orders as needed to employ and retain them for the COVID-19 response.

Authorization to Employ Military Medical Capabilities to Treat COVID-19 Patients

Effective immediately, the Commander, U.S Northern Command, is authorized, as he deems necessary and appropriate, to employ military medical capabilities under his operational control to treat patients who have contracted coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

Decision Memorandum on TRICARE Implementation of the "Families First Coronavirus Response Act"

The Families First Coronavirus Response Act, Public Law 116-127, Division F, Section 6006(a), limits TRICARE authority to impose copayment or other cost-sharing for novel coronavirus (COVID-19) testing and related provider visits that result in orders for or administration of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved, cleared, or authorized diagnostic products. In order for the Defense Health Agency (DHA) to implement, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs (ASD(HA)) must acknowledge the self-executing authority of the statute and direct the Director, DHA, or designee, to issue guidance implementing the statutory provisions.

DoD Guidance on the Use of Cloth Face Coverings

Effective immediately, to the extent practical, all individuals on DoD property, installations, and facilities will wear cloth face coverings when they cannot maintain six feet of social distance in public areas or work centers (this does not include in a Service member's or Service family member's personal residence on a military installation).

Policy on Accessions and Accessions Training during the COVID-19 Outbreak

The Military Departments must seek ways to maximize accessions in a responsible manner to minimize a reduction in military end strength and the potential deterioration of mid-and long-term readiness and capacity.