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June 4, 2024
Unlock Your Health With Preventive Care
FALLS CHURCH, Va. — Preventive health services play a key role in your long-term physical and mental health. Learn more about the benefits of preventive health care and how TRICARE covers these services.
Walter Reed Medical Support Assistant Receives Values in Action Award
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Md. — When you first enter the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at Walter Reed, you’ll likely be greeted by Shaa Nixon, a San Antonio, Texas native whose southern hospitality often puts patients and their families at ease as they await the birth of a newborn.
June 3, 2024
The Artiss Symposium at Walter Reed: Celebrating Advancements within the Behavioral Health Field
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Md. — Walter Reed National Medical Center will host their annual Artiss Symposium, dedicated to the education and professional development of behavioral health trainees and providers, on June 5, in Clark Auditorium.
May 31, 2024
Walter Reed Hosts Grand Rounds Forum on Organ Donation: Safety, Ethics and Trust
WRNMMC, Bethesda, Md. — Walter Reed National Military Medical Center hosted a Director’s Grand Rounds forum in Clark Auditorium on May 21 to foster a discussion on organ transplanting and emerging ethical concerns related to balancing the interests of donors and recipients.
May 23, 2024
Walter Reed Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Emergency Medical Services Week
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Md. — Emergency Medical Services Week, May 19-25 this year, celebrates the physicians, nurses, corpsmen, medics and other EMS professionals who care for patients in Walter Reed’s emergency department.
U.S. Army Medical Corps chief hosts leadership professional development briefing at Walter Reed
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, BETHESDA, Md. — U.S. Army Brig. Gen. (Dr.) Clinton K. Murray, the commanding general of the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence and chief of the U.S. Army Medical Corps (AMC), provided an update of the corps during a leadership professional development briefing at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, May 15, 2024.
May 20, 2024
Walter Reed's Behavioral Health Team Host Paint and Chat event
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, BETHESDA, Md. — In observance of Mental Health Awareness Month, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center’s Behavioral Health team hosted “Mental Health Paint and Chat”, an event aiming to highlight the therapeutic benefits of art and conversation in mental well-being.
May 15, 2024
Unlock Your Health by Getting Vaccinated
FALLS CHURCH, Va. — Getting vaccinated is one of the most effective and easy things you can do to prevent diseases, serious illness, and disability. It’s easy to get your free vaccines at military hospitals and clinics in the National Capital Region.
Mental Health Awareness Month: You are not alone; reach out for help
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Md. — This year marks the 75th anniversary of Mental Health Awareness Month, observed during May and established in 1949 to increase awareness of the importance of mental health and wellness.
May 14, 2024
Medical researchers present work at Walter Reed's annual symposiums
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Md. — Researchers at Walter Reed carrying on the distinguished medical legacies of Robert A. Phillips (RAP) and Bailey K. Ashford (BKA), presented their investigative projects to judges during the annual research competitions hosted by the medical center’s Department of Research Programs (DRP) on May 6.