The 59th Medical Wing, located at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, is the Air Force 's premier healthcare, medical education and research, and readiness wing. The wing 's vision is 'Exemplary Care, Global Response.' Its mission is 'Developing Warrior Medics Through Patient-Centered Care.'
The 59th Medical Wing is dedicated to exemplary patient-centered health care with a clear focus on patient safety, ready access and customer service. Headquartered at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, the organization prides itself in finding new ways to enhance the patient experience through process improvement and innovation. With various treatment facilities throughout the city, the 59th MDW provides a full spectrum of health care services to more than 240,000 beneficiaries in the San Antonio metropolitan area.
The organization provides superior graduate medical education and training, state-of-the-art research, and first-class global medical readiness. It also serves as the Air Force functional medical command for Joint Base San Antonio. Also part of the 59th MDW, the En-Route Patient Staging System is the mid-west regional aeromedical evacuation hub for wounded, ill and injured service members from across the world.
This project is part of the San Antonio Military Health Systems commitment to provide the best access to care for beneficiaries and their families. This initiative was spurred by the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Act, which mandated that San Antonios military medical facilities integrate into an enhanced multi-service market to improve operational effectiveness and efficiency. As a result of the mandate, Wilford Halls inpatient services were moved to the San Antonio Military Medical Center, at nearby JBSA-Fort Sam Houston.
Most of the wings military personnel are assigned to one of several readiness teams, which act as building blocks to form Expeditionary Medical Support hospitals and a number of specialized units, to include Critical Care Air Transport Teams.
The wing has the largest medical mobility commitment in the U.S. Air Force and maintains approximately 1,250 mobility positions. At any one time, there are about 100 medics deployed worldwide, executing a joint U.S. mission in support of global operations. Additionally, the 59th MDW oversees deployments for all Air Force medical assets assigned within JBSA. Outreach teams are regularly dispatched all over the globe to respond to emergencies, assist in DOD contingency missions, and reinforce readiness training through real-world civil and humanitarian assistance missions.
The 59th MDWs postgraduate medical education function is merged with that of Brooke Army Medical Center under the San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium. The two facilities, in close cooperation with the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, provide a wide array of training programs ranging from general surgery to emergency medical services administration.
At any given time, SAUSHEC has roughly 900 residents enrolled in 37 graduate medical education programs, of which 60 percent are Air Force. There are an additional 22 programs for our Allied Health members, to include: psychology internship; health psychology fellow; dietetic; pharmacy clinical; pastoral education; general surgery physician assistant (PA); emergency medicine PA; otolaryngology PA and audiology.
In addition to the GME program, the 59th MDW is the largest of 15 clinical training sites in the Air Force, graduating an average of 750 officer and enlisted students in various dental and allied health programs each year. Additional training includes the Sustainment Training to Advance Readiness Skills program, refresher trauma training and courses for specialized surgical and critical care teams. The 59th MDW, with the USAF Post Graduate Dental School, has the largest DOD dental education mission, providing 85 percent of the Air Forces total dental training capacity.
Additionally, the wings 59th Training Group, on nearby JBSA-Fort Sam Houston, supports military medical service and medical readiness training for 12,100 students annually at the Medical Education and Training Campus. Other training sites include two operating locations, one detachment and 17 additional areas around the world. The 59th Training Group's partnership with METC affords training for the five uniformed services and international students. The group awards 24 Air Force specialty codes and 93,037 Community College of the Air Force credit hours annually while maintaining 14 national accreditation.
Chief Scientist, Science and Technology, is the Air Force Medical Services largest and most productive research facility, with more than 500 active research protocols. The primary focus of the wings research program is to meet the needs of the Air Force through the development and performance of medical readiness training for expeditionary forces, such as pararescuemen and the Critical Care Air Transport Unit.
The majority of research and training protocols directly contribute to the wings mission by supporting Graduate Medical and Graduate Dental Program requirements, sustaining medical readiness, and building healthy communities. Important research initiatives include traumatic brain injury treatment, wartime vascular injury management, diabetes management, combat casualty care, and critical care in aeromedical evacuation.
As a member of a strong inter-service team, the 59th Medical Wing is also dedicated to building partnerships with community organizations such as the Veterans Affairs Audie Murphy Hospital, University of Texas Health Science Center, Humana Military Healthcare Services, University Health System, and the Mayors Fitness Council. The 59th Medical Wing is committed to providing the best possible care to all active-duty members, dependents and retirees while working closely with the local community.
The 59th MDW is comprised of six distinct groups located across San Antonio. Two groups, the 59th Medical Operations Group and 59th Medical Support Group, provide health care services and support at Wilford Hall.
At nearby JBSA-Fort Sam Houston, about 1,600 warrior medics from the 959th MDG work side-by-side with their Army counterparts to provide quality patient care at the San Antonio Military Medical Center. SAMMC is the DODs largest inpatient medical facility, and the 59th MDWs highly-specialized trauma surgeons staff the Defense Departments only joint service level 1 trauma center in the United States.
The 59th MDW also has the largest dental facility in the DOD and the only dental group in the Air Force. The 59th Dental Group at JBSA-Lackland provides care for approximately 36,000 basic military trainees and 28,000 technical training students a year. It has the only stereolithography and modeling lab in the Air Force, which produces dimensionally-accurate medical models and craniofacial prostheses. This capability provides rehabilitative support to patients with acquired or congenital defects of the head and neck region.
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