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July 26, 2024

Savi’s Legacy: Inspiring Strength in All

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, BETHESDA, MD — July 19 marked the three-month anniversary of the loss of Savi Redman, diagnosed with a rare form of cancer at the age of 7. Her legacy endures through her positive impact on the pediatric oncology department at Walter Reed and all who had the privilege of meeting her. “She was the light of our lives, just a unicorn. Always positive, always energetic, and [she] found the joy in every single day,” said Shannon Feaster, Savi's mother.

July 26, 2024

Marking the 76th anniversary of the integration of the U.S. armed forces, federal workforce

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, BETHESDA, Md — This year marks the 76th anniversary of Executive Orders 9980 and 9981, signed by President Harry S. Truman on July 26, 1948. These orders prohibit segregation in federal workplaces and the armed forces.

July 25, 2024

Walter Reed Director, leaders recognize military medical officers for emergency, lifesaving care

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, BETHESDA, Md — Walter Reed Director, U.S. Navy Capt. (Dr.) Melissa Austin, awarded command coins to Army Maj. (Dr.) Carlie Cerne and Army Capt. Mark DeJesus during a meeting of the hospital’s board of directors on July 16 for the emergency and lifesaving care Cerne and DeJesus provided on a recent medevac and off base respectively.

July 15, 2024

Walter Reed observes National Therapeutic Recreation Week

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, BETHESDA, Md — Walter Reed has one of the most robust therapeutic recreation programs in the Military Health System (MHS), helping beneficiaries improve and recover from disabilities and illnesses through various of adaptive activities.

July 11, 2024

Walter Reed first in DOD to perform new, safer procedure for AFib

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, BETHESDA, Md. — Walter Reed National Military Medical Center’s electrophysiology laboratory recently performed the Department of Defense’s first pulsed field ablation (PFA) to treat atrial fibrillation (AFib). PFA offers a safer option for AFib, according to retired U.S. Navy Capt. (Dr.) Matthew Needleman, a clinical cardiac electrophysiologist. Needleman led the team that performed the procedure on an active-duty service member with a deployment-limiting arrythmia, enabling the service member to be globally deployable.

July 9, 2024

Walter Reed's new chief of staff onboards, thanks hospital for daughter's care

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, BETHESDA, Md. — U.S. Navy Capt. Juan Rosario recently came onboard as the new chief of staff at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.

July 8, 2024

Murtha Cancer Center hosts Cancer Summit highlighting 'You,' ongoing research

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, BETHESDA, Md. — Highlighting ongoing cancer research and care, the John P. Murtha Cancer Center (MCC) hosted its annual Cancer Summit on June 26 at Walter Reed.

July 3, 2024

UV Safety Month – Protect yourself against the dangers of UV radiation

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, BETHESDA, Md. — July is UV Safety Month, a critical time to understand how to protect yourself and your loved ones from the potential long-term effects of ultraviolet (UV) rays. UV radiation is a form of electromagnetic radiation that can affect the cells in your body. It comes from both natural sources, such as sunlight, and man-made sources, including the sunlamps found in tanning booths.

July 2, 2024

Patients rate Walter Reed providers with 100 percent satisfaction

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, BETHESDA, Md. — Six Walter Reed health care providers and the administrative staff of the Radiation Therapy clinic earned recognition in the Defense Health Agency’s (DHA) Joint Outpatient Experience Survey (JOES) Best of the Best report for the second quarter of 2024, recently released by Military Health System (MHS) officials.

July 1, 2024

Baby born at 22 weeks survives, thrives, thanks to Walter Reed team and parents

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, BETHESDA, Md. — Aida Sall Diop and U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Alioune Diop welcomed their newborn daughter, Mariam Aliyah, who was born October 31, 2023, at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center at just 22 weeks and five days gestation, weighing 460 grams (1.01 pounds). She spent five months in Walter Reed’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) before being discharged.