SAN ANTONIO -- A new 12,500-square-foot community based medical home is scheduled to open later this summer on the Northwest side of San Antonio.
"There is a large beneficiary population in that area and a growing population as San Antonio expands," said Maj. Alex Montgomery, operations officer, Department of Family and Community Medicine. "Our intent is always to provide the best access to military medicine for our beneficiaries."
The entire first floor of the new medical complex located off Westover Hills Boulevard will be dedicated to TRICARE beneficiaries young and old. It will be the largest community based medical home within Brooke Army Medical Center's arsenal.
"We use a team approach to health care with licensed vocational nurses, registered nurses and physicians all working together to take care of our patients," Montgomery said.
"Individuals over the age of 65 can enroll specifically to this facility and seek the same care and practice model that they see at the internal medicine clinic [at San Antonio Military Medical Center]."
Thirteen board-certified providers with varied medical backgrounds and experience will provide comprehensive, seamlessly coordinated care that is customized to meet the holistic health care needs of the patients they serve.
"The staff has varied backgrounds with a multitude of experience. We are going to have a lot of folks who have trained and worked in the civilian sector, as well as the military sector," said Anthony O'Bryant, clinic administrator.
"We have the capability to care for babies who are two weeks old to folks who are retired and in their golden years."
The new medical home will also have laboratory capabilities and a pharmacy with a drive-thru.
"The pharmacy will have a drive-thru so people will be able to come and pick up their prescriptions without even having to leave their vehicle," Montgomery said.
An official opening date has not been set yet.
"We know people are excited to sign up for care at this new medical home," Montgomery said. "But enrollment for the new medical facility will not open until it's about 30 days from completion."
People can look for updates about the new medical home opening on the Brooke Army Medical Center website at http://bamc.amedd.army.mil or the BAMC Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/BrookeArmyMedicalCenter.
"We want to bring the military on-base experience closer to your home," O'Bryant said.
"It's military medicine for military families. We want to be your first choice in primary care."
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