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U.S. Army Col. Kenneth Dwyer (left), Commander of the Leader Training Brigade at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, thanks and recognizes members of Walter Reed's nursing team during a recent nurse appreciation and awards program at the medical center.

June 5, 2025

Walter Reed recognizes nursing excellence

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, BETHESDA, MD — Hit by a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) in 2006 while on his third combat tour in Afghanistan, U.S. Army Col. Kenneth Dwyer said, “I am only here today because of the dedication, excellence, and commitment of practitioners of military medicine, and especially, nurses.”

U.S. Navy Capt. Melissa Austin, Director of Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, and Dr. Stephen Ferrara, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, cut the ribbon at the Roosevelt Pavilion Opening Ceremony at Walter Reed, Bethesda, Md., June 3. The new 530,000 square foot, state-of-the-art facility enhances Walter Reed’s ability to provide advanced, patient-centered care for service members and their families. (DOD photo by Roan Smith)

June 4, 2025

Walter Reed Officially Opens State-of-the-Art Roosevelt Pavilion

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, BETHESDA, MD — Walter Reed continued its modernization journey with a ribbon cutting for the medical center’s new state-of-the-art Roosevelt Pavilion on June 3.

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. (Dr.) Lance Raney, Commanding General of Medical Readiness Command, East, serves as guest speaker during a recent luncheon saluting military caregivers at the USO on Naval Support Activity Bethesda, home to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.

June 4, 2025

Leaders thank military caregivers for selfless service

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, BETHESDA, MD — The support military caregivers provide others is often assumed and frequently goes without thanks, but those gathered recently in the USO on Naval Support Activity Bethesda, home to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, paused to recognize the selfless service and care they render.

Construction is scheduled to begin soon on the next phase of Walter Reed's Medical Center Additions and Alterations (MCAA) project, MCAA North, which will include a new auditorium, the circular building in the artist's rendering of the completed project above.

June 3, 2025

MCAA North construction begins soon at Walter Reed

Walter Reed National Military Medical, BETHESDA, MD — Following the official opening of the Roosevelt Pavilion on June 3 at Walter Reed, the military’s premier medical center is embarking on the next major milestone in its modernization plan -- the start of construction of the Medical Center Addition and Alterations (MCAA) North complex.

The Refractive Surgery team gathers for a group photo at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., on Apr. 28, 2025. The center provides advanced vision correction procedures for active-duty service members to enhance operational readiness.

June 2, 2025

Warfighter Refractive Eye Surgery team at Walter Reed enhances readiness

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, BETHESDA, MD — Walter Reed’s Refractive Surgery Center provides care to enhance the operational readiness of active-duty service members.

Health care providers recommend not only using sunscreen, but also clothing to protect your skin from the sun’s UV rays, not using tanning beds, booths or sunlamps, and doing monthly self-checks in addition to regularly screenings by a doctor.

May 29, 2025

Murtha Cancer Center hosts annual skin cancer summit, screenings

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, BETHESDA, MD — The John P. Murtha Cancer Center (MCC) at Walter Reed, the Department of Defense’s only Cancer Care Center of Excellence, recently hosted its annual skin cancer summit and screenings at the medical center.

Photo of person walking in front of Building 1 of WRNMMC

May 28, 2025

Walter Reed again earns “A" Grade from Leapfrog Group

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Md. — Walter Reed once again earned an “A” grade from The Leapfrog Group for Spring 2025, reflecting the medical center’s continued commitment to patient safety and high-quality care for service members, their families, and other Military Health System beneficiaries.

Lab professionals at Walter Reed ensure readiness and the health of service members and their families with a constant focus on patient safety, quality, and standardization while performing approximately three million reportable lab tests annually.

May 22, 2025

Lab professionals enhance care, ensure readiness at Walter Reed

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, BETHESDA, MD — Walter Reed’s medical laboratory professionals play a critical role in ensuring the readiness of service members and the wellness of all patients at The President’s Hospital every day. They collect, test, and report results related to a range of medical evaluations and screenings.

The Stress Continuum is a foundational tool of the Combat and Operational Stress Control, or COSC program, to help better monitor your stress and the stress of others.

May 21, 2025

Stress Awareness: Help is here

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, BETHESDA, MD — "The only constant in life is change," said Greek philosopher Heraclitus, and with change can come stress.

Occupational Therapy Assistant U.S. Army Sgt. Nathan Brunnquell (right) works with Tramel Westbrook on a stationary hand cycle in the Outpatient Occupational Therapy Clinic at Walter Reed.

May 20, 2025

Occupational Therapy: Healing the body, mind, spirit

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Md. — “Occupational Therapy heals the body, mind, and spirit,” and “We may not have it all together, but together, we have it all,” are messages on two well-crafted wooden signs that hang in Walter Reed’s Occupational Therapy (OT) Outpatient Clinic in the America Zone (Bldg. 19).

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