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June 12, 2025
Peer Connect training available at Walter Reed
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, BETHESDA, MD — Peer Connect is a confidential peer-to-peer support program at Walter Reed that helps military and civilian personnel navigate difficult conversations, including those involving medical errors and workplace stress. The program is available to all team members upon request, facilitated by a select group of leaders who have volunteered to serve as peer support mentors, offering their time, empathetic ears, and wisdom.
June 10, 2025
Poster competition highlights research by Walter Reed staff
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, BETHESDA, MD — Research focused on enhancing the care and readiness of service members and their families again led the way in this year’s poster competition, held annually during May by the Department of Research Programs (DRP) at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
June 9, 2025
Walter Reed pediatric fellow earns national recognition for research
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, BETHESDA, MD — U.S. Air Force Maj. (Dr.) Daniel Hammond, a third-year Pediatric Endocrinology fellow at Walter Reed, recently received multiple competitive awards for his efforts to enhance care for adolescents with diabetes transitioning to care in adult medicine.
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.”
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.