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Veterans' health care in the United States is separated geographically into 19 regions (numbered 1, 2, 4–10, 12 and 15–23) [1] known as VISNs, or Veterans Integrated Service Networks, into systems within each network headed by medical centers, and hierarchically within each system by division level of care or type.
The hospital is named for Medal of Honor recipient and Texas native son [1] Audie Murphy, who died in a plane crash on May 28, 1971. [2] That same year, U.S. Congressman Olin Teague introduced legislation to name a planned Veterans Administration medical facility in San Antonio for Murphy. [3] The facility was dedicated November 17, 1973. [4] [5]
San Antonio Military Medical Center (SAMMC) — the inpatient capabilities at Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC)— is situated at Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas, and is part of the U.S. Army Medical Command (MEDCOM). BAMC is the command element over all Army medical facilities in the San Antonio area, including SAMMC (SAMMC is no longer ...
In US Air Force lineage terms, the Wilford Hall Medical Center was consolidated with the 59th Tactical Fighter Wing on 1 July 1993 and became the 59th Medical Wing. [2] On 15 Sept. 2011, Wilford Hall Medical Center was renamed Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center as part of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission actions. As part of ...
The San Antonio Market is one of 20 large military medical markets that directly report to the Defense Health Agency (DHA). The Market comprises all military medical facilities in the San Antonio, Texas area, to include Brooke Army Medical Center, Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, 10 standalone military treatment facilities, and over 100 specialty services—staffed by Army, Air Force ...
The Memphis Medical District is an area which was created to provide a central location for medical care, serving both Memphis and the Mid-South. Geography [ edit ]
STMC is located about 10 miles northwest of Downtown San Antonio.. In 2009, 27,884 persons were directly employed at the center, and the combined budget of all entities at the South Texas Medical Center totaled $3.3 billion. [2]