Surgery Education - Critical Care Fellowship
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TRISAT Military Components
San Antonio Military Medical Center (SAMMC), San Antonio, Texas
In 2005, BRAC recommended the consolidation of Wilford Hall Medical
Center (WHMC) and Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC) in San Antonio into
one medical region with two integrated campuses known as San Antonio
Military Medical Center (SAMMC). SAMMC provides global medical readiness
capability supporting Air Expeditionary Forces and in-garrison
comprehensive healthcare in a world-class academic environment.
Wilford Hall Medical Center, SAMMC-South, will serve as a large, full-service ambulatory care center with selected medical and surgical outpatient specialties servicing a large beneficiary and trainee population.
SAMMC-North,
Fort Sam Houston, Texas
SAMMC-North is a modern state-of-the-art, 450-bed health
care facility that provides level-one trauma care and graduate medical
education. It is the only level-one trauma center in the Department of
the Army.
Once consolidation is complete, SAMMC-North will serve as a world-class
health science center for inpatient and ambulatory care, continuing to develop
and enhance its trauma care, training, and Graduate Medical Education.
The United States Army Institute of Surgical Research (USAISR),
Fort Sam Houston, Texas
Dedicated to both laboratory and clinical trauma research, the USAISR
provides requirements-driven combat casualty care medical solutions and
products for injured soldiers, from self-aid through definitive care.
The U.S. Army Burn Center, located in BAMC, provides care to approximately 300 burn
patients annually.
The Burn Center serves the U.S. Department of Defense, the U.S.
Department of Veteran's Affairs, several other federal agencies, and
civilians in the South Texas region.
SAMMC-South
Once fully realigned, SAMMC-South will serve as a large, full service
ambulatory care center with medical and surgical specialties, servicing a large
beneficiary and trainee population.
TRISAT Civilian Components
University Health System (UHS) – University Hospital,
San Antonio, Texas
University Hospital, a 604-bed acute care hospital, is the primary
teaching facility for UTHSC, a regional Level 1 trauma center and a
leader in organ transplantation. The University Health System employs
more than 4,000 people and maintains an operating budget of over $615
million annually. The Trauma Center manages 4,000 Level 1 trauma
activations a year; the Emergency Center averages 70,000 emergency
patients each year. All trauma surgeons staffing the UH Trauma Center
are active members of the UTHSC faculty and closely supervise the team
of trauma residents, fellows, physician assistants and nurse
practitioners.
The Emergency Center at University Hospital is the largest ER in San Antonio – treating an average of 70,000 patients each year. It is also home to the leading Level I Trauma Center for a 22-county region of South/Central Texas.
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA),
Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma
and Emergency Surgery, San Antonio, Texas
The Division of Trauma and Emergency Surgery was established in 1993 to
centralize and improve care of trauma victims in Bexar County and the
surrounding 22-county region in South Texas.
More than 3000
trauma victims are admitted yearly to University Hospital. In addition
to providing trauma care, the division also provides 24-hour emergency
surgical services and critical care services to patients at University
Hospital, both in the surgical trauma ICU and in the transplant ICU.
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