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Feb. 25, 2026

Walter Reed honors nurses with the DAISY award

BETHESDA, Md. — Recognizing the extraordinary patient care and services its nurses deliver, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center recently celebrated three members of its nursing team with the DAISY award.

Feb. 24, 2026

Children’s dental health awareness: Walter Reed focuses on the continuity of care

BETHESDA, Md. — “It’s Not Just Care, It’s Family” focuses on drawing awareness to the continuity of care service members and their families receive when they come to Walter Reed, and this care includes children’s oral health to enhance troop readiness.

Feb. 19, 2026

Lung cancer survivors share stories during summit at Walter Reed

BETHESDA, Md. — “Nothing could have prepared me for this,” shared retired U.S. Navy Capt. (Dr.) Mark J. Lenart about his 2025 lung cancer diagnosis.

Feb. 18, 2026

Walter Reed launches historic partnership with Kaiser Permanente to bolster military medical readiness

BETHESDA, Md. — Walter Reed National Military Medical Center announced the signing of a historic partnership with Kaiser Permanente of the Mid-Atlantic States. This first-of-its-kind strategic alliance within the Military Health System (MHS) will provide Walter Reed’s clinical staff with greater exposure to complex medical cases, directly enhancing the readiness of America's military medical force.

Feb. 17, 2026

Heart Health Month at Walter Reed serves as a reminder to pay attention to your heart

BETHESDA, Md. — Walter Reed remains at the forefront in providing cutting-edge care to its beneficiaries, including minimally invasive surgery and cardiac care.

Feb. 12, 2026

Clearing the vision barrier: Inside Walter Reed’s refractive surgery program

BETHESDA, Md. — As a U.S. Naval Academy midshipman in the early 1980s, Dr. Joseph Pasternak missed his chance to fly by a single line on the eye chart. He could see well with glasses, but the rule then was more unforgiving than it is now: U.S. Navy pilots needed to see 20/20 without them.

Feb. 11, 2026

Walter Reed’s Interservice Physician Assistant Program graduates look forward to caring for warriors and families

BETHESDA, Md. — First Lts. Alexandra Minth, U.S. Army, and Payton Quinnell, U.S. Air Force, donned their white coats Jan. 30 at the National Mall, becoming the most recent graduates of the Interservice Physician Assistant Program (IPAP).

Feb. 9, 2026

Murtha Cancer Center at Walter Reed hosts Blood Cancer Summit

BETHESDA, Md. — Cancer care is a readiness mission, and that guided discussions as the John P. Murtha Cancer Center (MCC) at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, the Department of War’s only Center of Excellence for Cancer Care and Research, hosted its Blood Cancer Summit recently at the hospital.

Feb. 4, 2026

Walter’s Way: Results Highlight Benefits of Proactive Scheduling Model

BETHESDA, Md. — Months after proactive booking was introduced at Walter Reed National Medical Military Center, early results show the approach is improving how specialty care referrals are processed, scheduled and managed across multiple departments.

Jan. 28, 2026

January is Glaucoma Awareness Month: Walter Reed Has the Treatment

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, BETHESDA, MD — Glaucoma is a leading cause of irreversible blindness in the United States. It is an umbrella term for diseases characterized by a common end state of optic nerve loss. Optic nerve fibers create a “highway,” sending visual input from the eye to the brain and when “lanes” on the highway close, you get glaucoma. The disease usually starts by closing the highway’s outer lanes, leading to loss of peripheral vision. Over time, it can work its way toward the center lane, causing permanent loss of the center of the visual field.