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June 30, 2023

Walter Reed's Dream Team Unveils the Latest Single-Port Robotic System in Milestone Surgeries

WRNMMC, Bethesda, Md. — The atmosphere inside a urological surgical theater at Walter Reed crackles with electricity as a talented multi-disciplinary team prepares for a historic day, deploying the first single-port robotic system used by any hospital in the National Capital Region, according to Navy Lt. Cmdr. (Dr.) Brandon R. Garren – who championed this novel system.

June 28, 2023

Walter Reed Wraps Up Men's Health Month 2023, Encouraging Men to Prioritize Their Health Year-Round

WRNNMC, Bethesda, Md. — As Men's Health Month 2023 wraps up, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center calls on men to prioritize their health throughout the year.

June 26, 2023

Graduation Ceremony Celebrates Physician Assistant Graduates at Walter Reed

WRNMMC, Bethesda, Md. — Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, colleagues, family, and friends witnessed the graduation of three service members from the Interservice Physician Assistant Program (IPAP) Class 21-1, on June 9.

June 26, 2023

National Capital Consortium Graduation Ceremony Celebrates Exceptional Military Medical Achievements at Walter Reed

WRNMMC, Bethesda, Md. — Walter Reed National Military Medical Center hosted the 2023 National Capital Consortium graduation ceremony at The Music Center in Bethesda, Md.

June 22, 2023

Walter Reed Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department All Smiles After Passing Rigorous CODA Inspection

WRNMMC, Bethesda, Md. — The Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC) celebrates the recent success of the Navy Postgraduate Dental School’s (NPDS) Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department (OMSD) in achieving high marks from the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA).

June 22, 2023

Army Col. Wendy Woodall becomes Walter Reed’s Nursing Director

WRNMMC, Bethesda, Md. — Army Col. Wendy G. Woodall recently became the new director for nursing services and chief nursing officer at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. She oversees a staff of approximately 2,000 active duty, GS and contract nurses who serve as caregivers, patient advocates, administrators, researchers, educators, comforters, and confidants to patients, staff, visitors and each other at Walter Reed. They assist in providing care and services to more than 1 million Military Health System beneficiaries every year.

June 22, 2023

Walter Reed recognized by organ procurement agency

WRNMMC, Bethesda, Md. — Infinite Legacy, formerly the Washington Regional Transplant Community, recently recognized Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC) with a Gold Award for WRNMMC’s compliance and timeliness within the organ and tissue procurement network. ​ Walter Reed is the sole Department of Defense’s military medical treatment facility that does organ transplants (kidney). The medical center averages approximately 50 procedures annually and is rated as a 5-STAR program by Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR), a regulatory body that tracks transplant program outcomes, according to Sharriff McGee, a registered nurse and program director for Organ Transplant Service at WRNMMC.

June 14, 2023

Celebrating 100 Years of Future Smiles with Walter Reed’s Naval Postgraduate Dental School Class of 2023

WRNMMC, Bethesda, Md. — Anchors aweigh for the Naval Postgraduate Dental School (NPDS) Class of 2023, joining an esteemed corps of some of the world’s best trained dental surgeons and specialists.

June 14, 2023

Neuropsychiatry/TBI Unit at Walter Reed unique in DoD

WRNMMC, Bethesda, Md. — Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC) has the Department of Defense’s only Neuropsychiatry/Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Unit. It serves as a referral program for Military Health System (MHS) beneficiaries throughout the defense department, as well as for congressional members needing care for the impacts of head injuries and other behavioral health challenges.

June 9, 2023

Bug Awareness Week: Small Bugs Pack a Pathogenic Punch

WRNMMC, Bethesda, Md. — Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC) partners with its Department of Defense stakeholders and the National Institutes of Health to promote Bug Awareness Week, an annual public health campaign held June 10 – 17 to heighten awareness of the potential risks associated with insect-related transmissible diseases.