Three citizens who were freed in a prison swap between the United States and Russia were discharged from the Brooke Army Medical Center on Monday.

Dr. Bruce Holl, associate professor of Russian Literature at Trinity University, said Russian prisons are known for being “harsh” compared to their Western counterparts.

A program at Brooke Army Medical Center has long been the place where former detainees and prisoners of war continue or begin their reentry processes.

The three citizens freed in a prison swap between the United States and Russia landed in San Antonio early Friday morning, capping a whirlwind day after the Biden Administration secured their historic release.

BAMC keeps patient costs low and convenience high for those going through infertility treatments.

After 28 years at KSAT, anchor Ursula Pari is retiring from the desk and has plans to travel to her hometown in Louisiana and where her family originated in Sicily. She sits down with co-anchor Steve Spriester to reminisce about her time at KSAT and the bonds they formed.

The U.S. has secured the release of a U.S. soldier who sprinted across a heavily fortified border into North Korea more than two months ago, and he is on his way to San Antonio for a medical evaluation and treatment, officials announced Wednesday.

An argument between two neighbors led to both of them being hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after shooting at each other, San Antonio police said.

What started as a presumed “mild case” of COVID-19 quickly escalated to a month-long battle of survival for one San Antonio woman and her unborn child.

Brooke Army Medical Center is not only treating its own patients for COVID-19 but also taking in trauma patients from 22 counties across Southwest Texas to help ease the burden on local health care systems.

One little girl has a big reason to celebrate after winning her two-and-a-half-year battle with cancer.

SAN ANTONIO – Medical professionals from the Brooke Army Medical Center will be partnering with University Hospital to provide some relief in their COVID-19 treatment efforts. The increase of coronavirus cases has local hospitals feeling the pressure. In order to make room for more COVID-19 patients, BAMC is helping other hospitals by taking in additional trauma patients. However, they are confident this collaborative effort will relieve some of the strain on local hospitals. RELATED: Coronavirus update San Antonio, Jan. 8: Leaders report 1,079 new COVID-19 cases, 5 new deaths

SAN ANTONIO The Department of Defense has selected Brooke Army Medical Center and Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center as two of the five locations for phase three trial evaluations for a COVID-19 vaccine. The goal is to have the vaccine ready by January 2021. Researchers are also looking for more volunteers to test the potential vaccine. If youre interested in becoming a volunteer for the COVID-19 vaccine phase three trial, click here, and then click on Volunteer Now and complete the survey. RELATED: What we know about COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials in San Antonio

Dykman, who was critically injured, was taken to Brooke Army Medical Center, where he would stay for nearly 70 days. Dykman, who credits BAMC medical staff with saving his life, also suffered multiple other lacerated organs, according to medical records viewed by the KSAT 12 Defenders. Dykmans medical bills are staggering. He received three bills in the six-figures and a long list of five-figure bills, pushing the amount owed for his original hospital stay and follow up stays to over $1.2 million. Now BAMC bills threaten their livelihood.

SAN ANTONIO – The Bexar County Medical Examiner’s office has identified the man killed in a Northeast Side crash Friday night. Luis Perez, 49, died at BAMC after being rushed from the scene of the accident at Loop 410 and Starcrest. Two injured after crashing into SAPD officer’s patrol vehicleThe crash that killed Perez was one of many police and emergency response crews worked Friday. At one point first responders worked at least six major accidents across the city. Investigators are trying to determine the cause of the fatal crash.