History
In 1978, a group of retired Army Medical Department personnel, military and civilian, joined to form the Army Medical Department Museum Foundation, Inc. The Army Medical Department Museum Foundation was incorporated in the state of Texas in 1978 as a non-profit with the purpose of raising funds to construct a medical museum at Fort Sam Houston, Texas that would preserve over 200 years of a highly significant aspect of our nation's history. The Foundation constructed the museum in five phases. At the end of construction and dedication, the new facilities were donated by the Foundation to the US Army. The Foundation continues to raise funds to support future building, upkeep, artifact purchase and restoration, and educational programs. The legacy of Army Medicine continues to be written every day. The Foundation through its dedicated volunteers and financial contributors will support the museum's capability to tell our heroes' stories.