Articles

Sept. 1, 2023

Walter Reed Department of Behavioral Health Hosts Rock Painting and Stories of Hope Event for Suicide Prevention Month

WRNMMC, Bethesda, Md. — Walter Reed National Military Medical Center's Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) team is kicking off Suicide Prevention Month by hosting a Rock Painting and Stories of Hope event. The multi-day event will bring together patients, staff, and their families to paint rocks and write messages of hope to raise awareness about suicide prevention.

Aug. 31, 2023

Practical Nurse Course Class 22/009 continues legacy of NCLEX testing success

WRNMMC, Bethesda, Md. — Training today’s Soldiers to deliver tomorrow’s health care can be said about the Practical Nurse Course (PNC), which recently graduated 29 students from phase two at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC).and assigned throughout the Military Health System to provide care to beneficiaries and their family members.

Aug. 31, 2023

Empowering Patients with Pain Management Tools: Walter Reed's Sole Provider Program and Pain & Opioid Safety App

WRNMMC, Bethesda, Md. — Walter Reed National Military Medical Center concludes Opioid Misuse Prevention observance with information about the Sole Provider Program and Pain and Opioid Safety App, a Department of Defense (DOD) approved initiative to provide adequate pain management care for patients who have or may demonstrate drug-seeking behavior and dependence, or both. According to Dr. Christopher Spevak, Director of The Sole Provider Program, the Sole Provider Program “is one of the successful initiatives adopted throughout the Military Health System and the Veterans Affairs health system.”

Aug. 30, 2023

Hearne, Texas Native, Navy Nurse, Passion for Nursing Rooted in Caregiving for Her Grandmother

WRNMMC, Bethesda, Md. — Hearne, Texas native, U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. LaTarya Gulley’s passion for nursing began early on when she became her grandmother's caregiver.

Aug. 29, 2023

Walter Reed’s Dynamic Duo Achieve Defense Health Agency Medical Milestone

WRNMMC, Bethesda, Md. — When you meet retired U.S. Navy Capt. (Dr.) Robert F. Browning and U.S. Navy Capt. (Dr.) Sean McKay, you quickly realize these two talented surgeons have a mutual admiration society, each capable of finishing the other’s sentences after having worked together for more than a decade.

Aug. 29, 2023

Walter Reed Immunization Team Shines Spotlight on Immunization Awareness Month, Stresses Importance of Regular Immunizations

WRNMMC, Bethesda, Md. — To commemorate Immunization Awareness Month, a public service campaign held each August, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center joins stakeholders across the Defense Health Agency in emphasizing the importance of annual immunizations.

Aug. 25, 2023

Walter Reed Hosts LATCH Event in Celebration of National Breastfeeding Month

WRNMMC, Bethesda, Md. — Air Force Capt. (Dr.) Taylor Meyers, a pediatric resident at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, is expecting her first child in September. Because she intends to breastfeed her child, Meyers attended the LATCH event at the medical center on Aug. 23.

Aug. 23, 2023

A Nursing Story: Answering the Call to Serve One Patient at a Time

WRNMMC, Bethesda, Md. — Growing up, U.S. Army Major Abigail Cooper played hard and exceled in many sports - but apparently - never learned to tuck and roll, resulting in multiple injuries requiring stitches and the setting of broken bones.

Aug. 23, 2023

Nurse fulfills long desire to work at Walter Reed

WRNMMC, Bethesda, Md. — “I’ve always wanted a health-care career,” says Amanda Forte, a nurse on 5W at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. “When my dad was diagnosed with prostate cancer, that solidified my decision to pursue nursing,” she added. A West Virginia native, Forte came to Walter Reed after serving a stint in the Air Force and Navy reserves, and a long desire to work at the President’s Hospital.

Aug. 21, 2023

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Performs First Robotic Bronchoscopy Within the Defense Health Agency

WRNMMC, Bethesda, Md. — Walter Reed performed the first robotic bronchoscopy procedure in the Defense Health Agency. Using the robotic bronchoscope to augment our current cutting edge cone beam CT Bronchoscopy program, Walter Reed now offers state of the art services in precision lung biopsy and early lung cancer diagnosis previously unavailable within the DHA.