Who Is Eligible For Treatment at Brooks

The treatment facility at Brooks City-Base operates on a referral basis only. That means your Primary Care Manager (PCM) or other specialty physician must contact one of our physicians to discuss your case and arrange for an evaluation consult. Evaluations usually begin at 0830 - 0900 and may take one to two-and-one-half hours, depending on the complexity of your case. We are authorized to care for: military members and their dependents; retirees and their dependents if still in the military system; and selected referrals from the Veterans Health Care system (Audie Murphy VA). Since there are several excellent civilian hyperbaric facilities in the San Antonio area, we are not able to care for the general civilian population unless there is a severe medical emergency that cannot be handled by any other available facility.

 

Medical Records

On your first evaluation visit at Brooks, you should bring: your full outpatient medical records; any recent history and physical forms and discharge summaries from recent hospitalizations; the results of any recent chest x-rays; and your outpatient medical records. Ensure that you bring a complete listing of all of your current medications, and bring your consultation request form as filled out by your primary/referring physician. If you are an inpatient, your hospital records should accompany you every day. If you are an outpatient, we will maintain your records here, unless you need them on a specific day for another medical appointment.

 

Visitors

Regrettably, we do not have the space needed to comfortably accommodate a large amount of visitors. If you would like to bring a visitor or two to see our facility, please coordinate that ahead of time with our staff. We are proud of our organization and enjoy showing it off in its best light. Small groups and tours are handled by appointment.

 

Questions

Our staff are highly trained and eager to make your treatment as pleasant and effective as possible. Do not hesitate to ask any of our staff if you have a question or a problem regarding your treatment plan. Additional information about our operations may be found on our internet web site at:

http://wwwsam.brooks.af.mil/hyper/
Our phone number is (210) 536-3281.

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