Amputee Center to Open at Fort Sam Houston

Amputee Care Center To Open Friday At Fort Sam Houston


The Defense Department’s second amputee care center is scheduled to open Friday at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio to provide care for service members who have lost limbs in the fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan.


The center at Brooke Army Medical Center will integrate a wide range of amputee care at a single site including rehabilitation and occupational therapy, the military said.

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