Closing Walter Reed
Supporters from the D.C chapter of Free Republic send off the final patients from Walter Reed Army Medical Center on Saturday.
'Change Is Hard': Army, Navy Hospitals Merge
()The new Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, on the grounds of the Navy's campus in Bethesda, Md., combines two flagship military hospitals in an effort to improve patient care. Combining two institutions with their own long — and separate — cultures and history won't be easy.
Walter Reed: Where Soldiers Heal, Move On()
August 29, 2011 The last doctors and patients are leaving Walter Reed Army Medical Center, which is closing after more than 100 years of reshaping military medicine. For patients like Lt. Tyson Quink, the historic hospital in Washington, D.C., is where he's rebuilding his body, and his life.
Walter Reed Timeline: An Army Hospital's Storied History()
August 28, 2011 For more than 100 years, Walter Reed Medical Center has served thousands of service members. Along the way, it helped change the face of military medicine.
When Will Closing Walter Reed Pay Off? Maybe 2018()
August 31, 2011 When Walter Reed was slated for closure back in 1995, the goals were to improve care for the wounded, and to save money. The final patients left this past week. So was shutting the base a good deal for taxpayers? The cost of closing it has tripled.
