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Feb. 13, 2024

Harlem Globetrotters visit Naval Support Activity Bethesda/Walter Reed

WRNMMC, Bethesda, Md. — With the faint sound of “Sweet Georgia Brown” playing in the background, a couple of Harlem Globetrotters stopped by Naval Support Activity Bethesda (NSAB), home to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, on Feb. 12 to spread some cheer and share a little bit of their basketball prowess with patients, their families, and staff on base.

Feb. 12, 2024

Walter Reed’s Clinical Neuropsychology Fellowship Program Reaccredited by the APA

WRNNMC, Bethesda, Md. — Walter Reed National Military Medical Center celebrates the recent reaccreditation of its Clinical Neuropsychology Fellowship Program after the COVID-19 pandemic caused a two-year delay in onsite inspections by the American Psychological Association (APA).

Feb. 8, 2024

Walter Reed Black History Month Observance Features Renowned Surgeon

WRNNMC, Bethesda, Md. — Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC) hosted a Black History Month observance featuring retired U.S. Army Brig. Gen. (Dr.) Norvell “Van” Coots. Coots served as the last commander of the Walter Reed Health Care System, headquartered at Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC), before the Base Realignment and Closure Act (BRAC) of 2005, which consolidated the National Naval Medical Center and (WRAMC), culminating in the opening of WRNMMC .

Feb. 7, 2024

Walter Reed Pediatric Dentistry Team Provides Dental Screenings at Child Development Centers in National Capital Region

WRNMMC, Bethesda, Md. — Walter Reed National Military Medical Center's pediatric dentistry team is taking proactive efforts to improve dental health among children within the military health system throughout the National Capital Region (NCR). Riding on the annual observance of Children's Dental Health Month, the team will provide dental screenings to children ages 3 to 5, at five Child Development Centers (CDCs) across the NCR.

Feb. 6, 2024

Walter Reed celebrates 123rd birthday of Army Nurse Corps, DAISY Award winner

WRNMMC, Bethesda, Md. — Past and current nurses, along with others, celebrated the 123rd birthday of the Army Nurse Corps (ANC) during a ceremony at Walter Reed on Feb. 2. The nursing team also recognized its most recent recipient of the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses at the celebration.

Feb. 6, 2024

Walter Reed Cardiology Service observes Wear Red Day, American Heart Month

WRNMMC, Bethesda, Md. — Walter Reed National Military Medical Center’s Directorate of Medicine/Cardiology Service’s staff members came together Feb. 2, 2024, wearing red in observance of National Wear Red Day and American Heart Month. “The Cardiology Service wants to highlight the month and raise awareness about heart disease prevention,” stated Joan LoepkerDuncan, chief nurse officer in charge of Cardiology Service.

Feb. 1, 2024

National Children’s Dental Health Month: Walter Reed dentists encourage brushing up on oral hygiene

WRNMMC, Bethesda, Md. — Feb. 1 begins National Children’s Dental Health Month, observed to bring awareness to the importance of oral hygiene and “how it can positively impact the entire body,” said Navy Cmdr. (Dr.) Bradley Bennett, Hospital Dental Department chief, Pediatric Dentistry at Walter Reed.

Jan. 31, 2024

The Human Experience is Re-imagined at Walter Reed

WRNMMC, Bethesda, Md. — More than 100 Walter Reed staff members attended Walter Reed National Military Medical Center’s first of its kind “Human Experience Re-imagined” training course, concluding the third training day on Jan. 31. The course was designed and facilitated through the Chief Experience Office, a first within the Military Health System. The newly launched monthly course kicked off with five sessions offered between Jan. 18 and Jan. 31.

Jan. 30, 2024

Walter Reed Leads the Way Celebrating National Women Physicians Day

WRNMMC, Bethesda, Md. — Walter Reed National Military Medical Center joins a global community of stakeholders celebrating National Women Physicians Day, also known as Women Physicians Day or Women in Medicine Day, an annual observance held on February 3.

Jan. 29, 2024

Earlier Cancer Diagnoses Inside Military Health System Inspire Public Confidence

WRNMMC, Bethesda, Md. — Researchers at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, the Murtha Cancer Center Research Program, and the Uniformed Services University (USU) recently published a groundbreaking, collaborative study indicating that cancer patients treated within the Military Health System (MHS) generally received earlier cancer diagnoses than privately insured or Medicaid patients.