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Major Walter Reed, MD was a U.S. Army physician, celebrated for his work in Cuba around 1900 establishing for the first time the existance of a vector-borne (mosquito-borne) viral disease (viz, yellow fever). ...
 Walter Reed Army Medical Center distinctive unit insignia The Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC) is the U.S. Army's premier medical center on the east coast of the United States. Located on 113 acres in Washington, D.C., it serves more than 150,000 active duty and retired personnel from all branches of the military. The center is named after Major Walter Reed, an army surgeon who led the team which confirmed that yellow fever is transmitted by mosquitoes rather than direct contact. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (840x1298, 95 KB) Walter Reed Army Medical Center distinctive unit insignia from [1] File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
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Major Walter Reed, M.D., (September 13, 1851 - November 23, 1902) was a U.S. Army physician who in 1900 led the team which confirmed the theory (first set forth in 1881 by Cuban doctor/scientist Carlos Finlay) that yellow fever is transmitted by mosquitoes, rather than by direct contact. ...
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Since its origins, what is now the WRAMC medical care facility has grown from a bed capacity of 80 patients to approximately 5,500 rooms covering more than 28 acres (113,000 m²) of floor space.
Congressional legislation authorized construction of Walter Reed General Hospital (WRGH, now known as "Building 1") and the first ten patients were admitted on May 1, 1909. Due to the untiring efforts of Lt. Col. William Cline Borden (d. 1934) who was the initiator, planner and effective mover for the creation, location, and first Congressional support of the Medical Center, it is still referred to by old-timers as "Borden's Dream." Named in honor of the celebrated U.S. Army physician and researcher Major Walter Reed, MD after his untimely death due to appendicitis in 1902, the Walter Reed General Hospital (WRGH) opened in northern Washington, D.C. on May 1, 1909. ...
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In 1923, General John J. Pershing signed the War Department order creating the "Army Medical Center" (AMC) within the same campus as the WRGH. (At this time, the Army Medical School was relocated from 604 Louisiana Avenue and became the "Medical Department Professional Service School" (MDPSS) in the new Building 40.) General John Pershing John Joseph Black Jack Pershing (September 13, 1860 – July 15, 1948) was an officer in the United States Army. ...
Founded by U.S. Army Brigadier General George Miller Sternberg, MD in 1893, the Army Medical School (AMS) was by some reckonings the worlds first school of public health and preventive medicine. ...
In September 1951, "General Order Number 8" combined the WRGH with the AMC; the entire complex of 100 rose-brick Georgian buildings was at that time renamed the "Walter Reed Army Medical Center" (WRAMC). In June 1955, the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP) occupied the new Building 54 and, in November, what had been MDPSS was renamed the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR). 1964 saw the birth of the Walter Reed Army Institute of Nursing (WRAIN). Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower died at WRAMC on March 28, 1969. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...
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 The Walter Reed General Hospital (building with cupola in distance at far left) in September, 1919. The WRGH was precursor to today's WRAMC. Starting in 1972, a huge new WRAMC building (Building 2) was constructed and made ready for occupation by 1977. WRAIR moved from Building 40 to a large new facility on the WRAMC Forest Glen Annex in Maryland in 1999. Subsequently, Building 40 was slated for renovation under an Enhanced Use Lease by a private developer. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2922x588, 330 KB) Walter Reed Hospital, September, 1919. ...
Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2922x588, 330 KB) Walter Reed Hospital, September, 1919. ...
Today, the U.S. President, Vice President, Senators and Representatives may all receive care at this medical center. WRAMC is considered a tertiary care center and houses numerous medical and surgical specialties. It is part of the larger Walter Reed Health Care System, which includes some ten other hospitals. The presidential seal was first used by President Hayes in 1880 and last modified in 1959 by adding the 50th star for Hawaii. ...
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Replacement proposal in 2005 As part of a Base Realignment and Closure announcement on May 13, 2005, the Department of Defense proposed replacing Walter Reed Army Medical Center with a new Walter Reed National Military Medical Center; the new center would be on the grounds of the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, seven miles (11 km) from Walter Reed's current location in Washington, D.C. The proposal is part of a program to transform medical facilities into joint facilities, with staff including Army, Navy, and Air Force medical personnel. The preliminary 2005 Base Realignment and Closure list was released by the United States Department of Defense on May 13, 2005. ...
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The Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC) is to be a tri-service military medical center located on the Bethesda, Maryland campus of the present National Naval Medical Center by September 2011. ...
The National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, also known as the Bethesda Naval Hospital, is considered the flagship of the United States Navys system of medical centers. ...
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On August 25, 2005, the BRAC Committee recommended passage of the plans for Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. August 25 is the 237th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (238th in leap years), with 128 days remaining. ...
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The transfer of services from the existing to the new facilities will be gradual to allow for continuity of care for the thousands of servicemembers, retirees and family members that depend upon Walter Reed AMC. The final closure of the current WRAMC facility has been set for an unspecified date in 2011. 2011 (MMXI) will be a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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In addition to the WRAMC hospital complex, the WRAMC installation hosts a number of other related activities and organizations. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...
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Controversy
Reports of neglect On February 18, 2007 and following days the Washington Post published a series of articles outlining cases of neglect reported by wounded soldiers and their family members.[1] Although the article focuses primarily on Building 18, a former hotel building just outside the post's main gates, authors Dana Priest and Anne Hull also included complaints of "disengaged clerks, unqualified platoon sergeants and overworked managers" that make navigating the already complicated bureaucracy to obtain medical care at WRAMC even more daunting. Despite the Army's claim of "surprise" at these conditions, they had been exposed by the Internet magazine Salon.com in a series about conditions at the hospital beginning in January 2005.[2] In 2004 and 2005, articles appeared interviewing whistleblower First Lt. Jullian Goodrum on his court martial for seeking medical help elsewhere due to poor conditions at WRAMC, in the Post and in Salon. [3][4] February 18 is the 49th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
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The conditions of Building 18 of WRAMC are described in the article as rodent- and cockroach-infested. Stained carpets, cheap mattresses, and black mold are other signs of neglect. No heat and water have also been reported by soldiers staying at the facility. In addition, security is inadequate and "soldiers feel especially vulnerable." Right outside the unmonitored entry, "drug dealers work the corner at night." Struggling, injured soldiers, most suffering from PTSD, paranoid delusional disorder and traumatic brain injury, are forced to "pull guard duty" to obtain a level of security. Families Blaberidae Blattellidae Blattidae Cryptocercidae Polyphagidae Nocticolidae Cockroaches are insects of the Order Blattodea. ...
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In an attempt to alleviate the toll that Building 18's condition is taking on the wounded soldiers, a staff team headed by a clinical social worker at WRAMC obtained a grant of $30,000 from the Commander's Initiative Account for improvements; however, "a Psychiatry Department functionary held up the rest of the money because she feared that buying a lot of recreational equipment close to Christmas would trigger an audit." By January the funds were no longer available. Christmas is an annual holiday that marks the birth of Jesus Christ of Nazareth. ...
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Renovation of Building 18 had been anticipated in connection with the Enhanced Use Lease of Building 40, but since the post was slated for closure under BRAC in 2005, the anticipated in-kind services by the Building 40 developer did not materialize.
Although the Post's authors are quick to point out that "not all the quarters are as bleak as" Building 18, "the despair of Building 18 symbolizes a larger problem in Walter Reed's treatment of the wounded." "The typical soldier is required to file 22 documents with eight different commands -- most of them off-post -- to enter and exit the medical processing world, according to government investigators. Sixteen different information systems are used to process the forms, but few of them can communicate with one another. The Army's three personnel databases cannot read each other's files and can't interact with the separate pay system or the medical recordkeeping databases." This complicated system has required some soldiers to prove they were in the Iraq War or the War in Afghanistan in order to obtain medical treatment and benefits because Walter Reed employees are unable to locate their records. For other uses, see Iraq war (disambiguation). ...
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Leadership change Less than a week after Defense Secretary Robert Gates visited Walter Reed and said those responsible would be "held accountable," the Army announced it had relieved Maj. Gen. George W. Weightman of command. He is a physician who had headed the hospital for only six months. Robert Michael Gates, Ph. ...
Major General George W. Weightman is in the United States Army and was the commander of North Atlantic Regional Medical Command and Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC). ...
Secretary Gates On Walter Reed Leadership Change:
"I endorse the decision by Secretary of the Army Fran Harvey to relieve the Commander Major General George W. Weightman of the Walter Reed Army Medical Center. The care and welfare of our wounded men and women in uniform demand the highest standard of excellence and commitment that we can muster as a government.When this standard is not met, I will insist on swift and direct corrective action and, where appropriate, accountability up the chain of command."[5] Francis J. Harvey Dr. Francis J. Harvey was sworn in on November 19, 2004 as the 19th Secretary of the Army. ...
Major General George W. Weightman is in the United States Army and was the commander of North Atlantic Regional Medical Command and Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC). ...
In a brief announcement, the Army said service leaders had "lost trust and confidence" in Weightman's leadership abilities "to address needed solutions for soldier outpatient care." It said the decision to fire him was made by Army Secretary Francis J. Harvey.[6] Francis J. Harvey Francis J. Harvey served as the 19th Secretary of the United States Army from November 19, 2004 to March 9, 2007. ...
Maj. Gen. Eric Schoomaker was named the new commander of Walter Reed on March 2. There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ...
Secretary of the Army Francis J. Harvey Secretary of the Army resigned on 2 March 2007 as a result of this scandal. Francis J. Harvey Francis J. Harvey served as the 19th Secretary of the United States Army from November 19, 2004 to March 9, 2007. ...
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Cultural references The hospital has had two famous fictional patients: Klaatu from The Day the Earth Stood Still and Major Steve Trevor, brought there by Wonder Woman. Klaatu is one of the principal characters in the classic science fiction movie The Day the Earth Stood Still. ...
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Wonder Woman is an American television series based on the DC Comics comic book character Wonder Woman (which was co-created by William Moulton Marston and Elizabeth (Sadie) Holloway Marston). ...
Walter Reed is also the focus of the first track of Michael Penn's fifth album, Mr. Hollywood Jr., 1947. Michael Penn (born August 1, 1958, in Greenwich Village, New York City) is an American singer and songwriter. ...
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See also Major Walter Reed, MD was a U.S. Army physician, celebrated for his work in Cuba around 1900 establishing for the first time the existance of a vector-borne (mosquito-borne) viral disease (viz, yellow fever). ...
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