MISSION/VISION

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.”

OVERVIEW

The 59th Medical Wing’s Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center is located on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland.

With 19 primary care clinics and more than 100 specialty services, Wilford Hall is the Defense Department’s largest outpatient ambulatory surgery center, delivering health care to the more than 240,000 beneficiaries in the San Antonio metropolitan area.

The 59th Medical Wing is dedicated to exemplary patient-centered health care – with a clear focus on patient safety, ready access and customer service.

A new state-of-the-art facility will replace Wilford Hall in the near future. Currently under construction, the new military treatment center is scheduled for completion in 2016.

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 Medical Wing, the En-Route Patient Staging Facility is the mid-west regional aeromedical evacuation hub for wounded, ill and injured service members from across the world.