Wounded Warriors
Last year, The Washington Post broke the story about the poor conditions at Walter Reed Medical Center. For many wounded, ill and injured soldiers, care services have been inconsistent and marred by bureaucratic red tape. Thankfully, the Army is slowly starting to change that. 35 Warrior Transition Units have been created worldwide to better help injured soldiers heal and transition back to military duty or civilian life. This is a concrete step in the right direction, but other challenges still abound: from conflicts over disability ratings to inadequate care for post traumatic stress disorder. Today, we take a look back at the past year since we first heard about Walter Reed -- how much has improved, and what still needs to be fixed? Brigadier General Mike Tucker, the U.S. Army's new Assistant Surgeon General for Warrior Care and Transition, will join us to field your questions. If you're in the Army and received care at a military hospital, what was your experience like? Have you seen improvements? And what still needs fixing?
Useful Information:
Wounded Soldier and Family Hotline
Phone: 1-800-984-8523
Email: wsfsupport@conus.army.mil
Website: www.armymedicine.army.mil/amap/amap.html
Tags: Brig. Gen. Mike Tucker | Walter Reed | improvements | warrior transition units | wounded warrior care
1:56 PM ET | 03-19-2008 | permalink
