Corps of Engineers during the key turnover ceremony. On March 14, 1996, the new facility was officially dedicated and on April 13, BAMC opened for business with the transfer of inpatients from the "old" BAMC to the "new" BAMC. Today "old" BAMC is home to United States Army South and a number of smaller units. SAMMC Because of the 2005 Base realignment and closure, Brooke Army Medical Center's inpatient absorbed those of the Air Force's Wilford Hall (Wilford Hall no longer provides inpatient care) creating San Antonio Military Medical Center (SAMMC) on September 6, 2011. As of 1 Oct 2017, the designation SAMMC was removed and BAMC continues to represent the headquarters that serves as the command for the entire hospital along with the medical clinics on Fort Sam Houston, others in the San Antonio area, and one at the Army Depot in Corpus Christi. The collaboration between BAMC and local Air Force Medical assets are governed by the San Antonio Military Health System (SAMHS). Timeline 1870 to 1875 - City of San Antonio donates for an Army post 1879 - temporary wooden (board and batten, not log) 12-bed hospital built 1886 - permanent, brick 12-bed hospital built to replace the temporary one 1908 - Station Hospital built to accommodate 84 beds 1910 - two wings added to Station Hospital, increasing its capacity by 68 beds 1912 - an isolation ward and a maternity ward added to Station Hospital 1936 - construction begins on new Station Hospital building, on the site of the old Camp Travis Base Hospital 1938 - new Station Hospital opens with a 418-bed capacity 1941 to 1945 - Station Hospital expands by converting barracks to hospital wards 1942 - Station Hospital named Brooke General Hospital 1942 - psychiatric ward built in Old Station Hospital area 1945 - 15th Field Artillery Barracks become Annex IV, increasing capacity to 7,800 beds 1946 - the Medical Field Service School (MFSS) is moved to Fort Sam Houston. The medical entities are reorganized and designated Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC) 1959 - Annex IV is designated Beach Pavilion 1959 - psychiatric ward is designated Chambers Pavilion 1975 - added to the National Register of Historic Places as a contributing property of the Fort Sam Houston Historic District 1983 - design authority issued for a facility to replace BAMC's 59 separate buildings 1985 - concept design started for the new BAMC 1992