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May 10, 2023

Recognizing Excellence: Four Walter Reed nurses honored with DAISY Award

WRNMMC, Bethesda, Md. — Medical Center honored four of its own with the prestigious DAISY Award during the Director's Town Hall on May 9.

May 8, 2023

Walter Reed Holds Blessing of the Hands Ceremony for National Nurses Week

WRNMMC, Bethesda, Md. — Walter Reed National Military Medical Center’s Nurse’s Week Committee hosted a Blessing of the Hands ceremony at Walter Reed as a part of the ongoing National Nurses Week celebration, May 8, 2023.

May 4, 2023

Walter Reed’s Integrated Disability Evaluation System Office sets the bar high in DOD

WRNMMC, Bethesda, Md. — The Integrated Disability Evaluation System (IDES) at Walter Reed, a Medical Board Division of Patient Administration (PAD), has consistently ranked high for its accuracy, consistency, and duty performance metrics when audited by an independent reviewer.

April 27, 2023

Leadership at Walter Reed welcomes prospective USU students to medical center

WRNMMC, Bethesda, Md. — Walter Reed leadership welcomed Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) prospective students to the medical center April 21 for a briefing about “The President’s Hospital,” before taking them to various areas throughout the hospital where they may work during their graduate medical education (GME) careers.

April 25, 2023

Raising Awareness for Limb Loss

WRNMMC, Bethesda, Md. — The Extremity Trauma and Amputation Center of Excellence (EACE) at Walter Reed supports clinicians and beneficiaries with amputation through policy, regulation, data, and research.

April 25, 2023

Saluting Young Heroes: Walter Reed Celebrates Month of the Military Child

WRNMMC, Bethesda, Md. — When 12-year-old Jillian SeGraves was born at Walter Reed National Military Center (WRNMMC), she weighed 2.11 ounces and spent 12 weeks in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Since then, her family has returned to Walter Reed for her care during cancer treatments. “We have moved several places but decided to return for a reason.”

April 25, 2023

Mrs. American 2022 visits Murtha Cancer Center at Walter Reed

WRNMMC, Bethesda, Md. — Mrs. American 2022, Krisdee Clark, a two-year breast cancer survivor, visited Walter Reed National Military Medical Center April 21 to spend time with patients battling cancer.

April 20, 2023

Walter Reed Makes it Easy to Dispose of Prescription Drugs Year-Round

WRNMMC, Bethesda, Md. — This year’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is Apr. 22. However, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center is reminding its beneficiaries that prescription drug take back is year-round at Walter Reed.

April 17, 2023

Working Together to Improve Black Maternal Health

WRNMMC, Bethesda, Md. — “Black Maternal Health Week is a reminder that so many families experience pain, neglect, and loss during what should be one of the most joyous times of their lives. It is an urgent call for action,” states a proclamation signed by President Joe Biden in observance of Black Maternal Health Week 2023, observed April 11-17.

April 17, 2023

Donate Life Month: WRNMMC at the Forefront in Kidney Transplant

WRNMMC, Bethesda, Md. — Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC) is at the forefront of organ transplant services in the Department of Defense (DOD) and is the only DOD military treatment facility (MTF) to perform kidney transplants.