JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas  –   Brooke Army Medical Center celebrated the grand opening for the Armed Forces YMCA’s Children’s Waiting Room with a ribbon cutting ceremony, April 25.

The new facility, located inside the main entrance to the hospital, will provide free childcare for active-duty service members and their dependents while they are attending medical appointments.

“I appreciate all the help from all the organizations involved in getting us here,” said retired Rear Adm. Charles F. Williams, chief of staff, Armed Services YMCA of the USA. “The Children’s Waiting Room is a program we have present across the country, and we saw BAMC as a huge opportunity to take care of military families and introduce our services in the San Antonio area.”

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