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Military Hospital (Department of Defense)

Brooke Army Medical Center (FT Sam Houston)

Fort Sam Houston, Texas · Bexar County · Emergency services listed

Summary

Brooke Army Medical Center (FT Sam Houston) is a military hospital (department of defense) in Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Medicare data lists emergency services. Its official website lists 19 services, specialties and programs. Source: CMS Hospital General Information, data updated 2026-07-22.

What is a military hospital (department of defense)?

A hospital run by the U.S. military for service members, their families and other people eligible for military health care (TRICARE). More about hospital types

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Profile from official sources

Built from official Medicare (CMS) data and the hospital’s own website (checked 2026-10-30). Every service links to the page that lists it. Services change: call the hospital to confirm before you go.

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At a glance

YesEmergency services
Not ratedNot rated by CMSMedicare rating
19Services listed

Quick answers

Does Brooke Army Medical Center (FT Sam Houston) have an emergency room?
Yes. Medicare (CMS) data lists emergency services at Brooke Army Medical Center (FT Sam Houston). In a medical emergency, call 911.
Where is Brooke Army Medical Center (FT Sam Houston)?
3551 Roger Brooke Dr, Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234, in Bexar County, Texas.
What is the phone number of Brooke Army Medical Center (FT Sam Houston)?
(210) 916-4141, as listed by Medicare (CMS).
What is the Medicare star rating of Brooke Army Medical Center (FT Sam Houston)?
CMS does not show an overall star rating for this hospital. This is common, for example when a hospital reports too few quality measures or is not part of the rating program.

Specialties and care areas[4][5]

Programs and centers[4][5]

  • Internal Medicine Residency Program
  • Forensic Healthcare Program
  • Leptospirosis Center of Excellence
  • Diabetes Education
  • Tele-Echo and Tele-Derm programs

Emergency care (hospital website)[4]

Emergency roomYes

Visiting and practical information

VisitingFlexible visiting hours; visitor limits may apply and base gate access requires photo ID[6]
ParkingPage mentions convenient parking; I-35 Visitor Center issues passes to visitors without DoD ID[6]

Other emergency rooms nearby

Hospitals that list emergency services, by straight-line distance (not driving distance).

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Nursing homes, hospice, home health and dialysis nearby

Medicare-certified providers within 25 miles, by straight-line distance. Hospice and home health care is given at home: their address is the office.

Nursing homes

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Hospice providers

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Home health agencies

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Dialysis facilities

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Outpatient surgery centers nearby

Medicare-certified ambulatory surgery centers within 25 miles, by straight-line distance.

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Community care nearby

Health centers, clinics, urgent care and pharmacies closest to this hospital, by straight-line distance, from official HRSA, Medicare and NPI Registry data. In a medical emergency, call 911.

Community health centers

Clinics and urgent care

Pharmacies

Assisted living nearby

Licensed homes from the official state licence list, by straight-line distance.

About the Medicare star rating

CMS (the federal Medicare agency) gives many hospitals an overall rating from 1 to 5 stars, based on measures of mortality, safety, readmissions, patient experience and timely care. It is one piece of information: ask your doctor what matters for your care. See the full Medicare profile →

Medicare quality data

What Brooke Army Medical Center (FT Sam Houston) reported to Medicare (CMS), the federal agency that publishes these results for hospitals nationwide. These are averages for many patients, not a prediction for any one person: ask your doctor what matters for your care. In a medical emergency, call 911.

What patients said (patient survey)

What this means: Patients who stayed overnight answered a national survey (HCAHPS) about their stay. More stars mean patients reported a better experience than at other hospitals. The percentages show how often patients gave the best answer, next to the national average.

Summary star rating (all survey topics) 5 of 5 stars
Overall rating of the hospital5 of 5 stars
Would recommend the hospital5 of 5 stars
Nurses communicated well5 of 5 stars
Doctors communicated well5 of 5 stars
Staff explained medicines4 of 5 stars
Information about recovery at home5 of 5 stars
Room and bathroom kept clean4 of 5 stars
Quiet at night4 of 5 stars
Rated the hospital 9 or 10 out of 1085%National average: 72%
Would definitely recommend the hospital88%National average: 71%
Nurses “always” communicated well86%National average: 80%
Doctors “always” communicated well87%National average: 80%
Staff “always” explained medicines before giving them71%National average: 62%
Were given information about recovery at home92%National average: 86%
Room and bathroom “always” clean76%National average: 74%
Area around the room “always” quiet at night62%National average: 60%
Completed surveys3,271Response rate: 34%

Source: Patient survey (HCAHPS) - Hospital — CMS, released July 22, 2026; patients discharged October 2024 to September 2025.

Infections caught in the hospital

What this means: CMS compares the number of infections patients caught in this hospital with the number expected for a hospital like it. The number shown is that ratio: below 1 means fewer infections than expected, above 1 means more. “Better” or “worse” is shown only when the difference is clear in the data.

Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)0.442Better than the national benchmark
Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)0.224Better than the national benchmark
Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNot reported to Medicare
Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomyNot reported to Medicare
MRSA bloodstream infectionsNot reported to Medicare
Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) intestinal infections0.987No different from the national benchmark

Source: Healthcare Associated Infections - Hospital — CMS, released July 22, 2026; data from October 2024 to September 2025.

Complications and deaths

What this means: Death rates are the share of patients who died within 30 days of going into the hospital for that condition, adjusted for how sick they were. PSI-90 combines several serious complications (a lower number is better). “No different from the national rate” is the most common result and means the hospital is in line with hospitals nationwide.

Deaths within 30 days: heart attack patientsNot reported to Medicare
Deaths within 30 days: heart failure patientsNot reported to Medicare
Deaths within 30 days: pneumonia patientsNot reported to Medicare
Deaths within 30 days: COPD patientsNot reported to Medicare
Deaths within 30 days: stroke patientsNot reported to Medicare
Deaths within 30 days: coronary bypass surgery (CABG)Not reported to Medicare
Serious complications (patient safety indicator PSI-90)Not reported to Medicare
Complications after hip or knee replacementNot reported to Medicare

Source: Complications and Deaths - Hospital — CMS, released September 10, 2026.

Return visits to the hospital (readmissions)

What this means: The share of patients who had to be admitted to a hospital again within 30 days after going home, adjusted for how sick they were. A lower percentage is better.

Returned to any hospital within 30 days (all patients)Not reported to Medicare
Readmitted within 30 days: heart attackNot reported to Medicare
Readmitted within 30 days: heart failureNot reported to Medicare
Readmitted within 30 days: pneumoniaNot reported to Medicare
Readmitted within 30 days: COPDNot reported to Medicare
Readmitted within 30 days: coronary bypass surgeryNot reported to Medicare
Readmitted within 30 days: hip or knee replacementNot reported to Medicare

Source: Unplanned Hospital Visits - Hospital — CMS, released September 10, 2026.

Emergency room times and sepsis care

What this means: ER time is the middle (median) time from arriving at the emergency room to leaving it; busier ERs usually have longer times, so the ER volume is shown too. Leaving before being seen: a lower percentage is better. Sepsis is a life-threatening reaction to an infection; a higher percentage means more patients got every recommended early step.

Emergency room volume (patients per year)Very high (60,000 or more)
Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency room before leaving (OP-18b)168 minutesNational average: 162 minutes
Patients who left the emergency room before being seen (OP-22)2%National average: 2%
Sepsis patients who got all the recommended early care (SEP-1)48%National average: 65%

Source: Timely and Effective Care - Hospital — CMS, released July 22, 2026; data from January 2024 to December 2024.

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ER wait times and Medicare ratings nearby

How this hospital compares with others in the area, ranked only by official Medicare (CMS) numbers.

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Prices

We have not been able to read a price file for Brooke Army Medical Center (FT Sam Houston) yet. Every US hospital must publish its standard charges online (federal price transparency rule): look for “price transparency” or “standard charges” on the hospital’s website, or call the hospital and ask for an estimate. In a medical emergency, call 911.

Hospital information

Hospital typeMilitary Hospital (Department of Defense)
Address3551 Roger Brooke Dr, Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234
CountyBexar County
StateTexas
Phone(210) 916‑4141
Emergency servicesYes
OwnershipDepartment of Defense
Medicare overall ratingNot rated by CMS
CMS Certification Number45069F
Profile levelMedicare data + hospital website
Name on the hospital’s websiteBrooke Army Medical Center
Official websitebamc.tricare.mil
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Sources

  1. Hospital General Information — Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), data updated 2026-07-22, retrieved 2026-10-29
  2. Medicare Care Compare — official Medicare profile of this hospital
  3. U.S. Census Bureau Geocoder — map position used for distances

From the hospital’s website

Numbers match the citations above. Checked 2026-10-30.

  1. Urgent & Emergency Care — bamc.tricare.mil
  2. Specialty Care — bamc.tricare.mil
  3. Visitor Guidelines — bamc.tricare.mil