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Failures in Medical Care for Returning Troops Reports of poor conditions at Walter Reed Army Hospital have highlighted failures to adequately care for service members returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. Concerns about military hospitals, as well as the VA system, have lead to hearings, investigations and resignations.
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Failures in Medical Care for Returning Troops

Concerns about Walter Reed Army Hospital highlight poor care provided for veterans nationwide.

Bush Tours Walter Reed Hospital, and Apologizes

President Bush went to the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington D.C., Friday, his first trip there since revelations six weeks ago about deplorable living conditions for wounded soldiers in the facility's outpatient housing. "We're not going to be satisfied until everybody gets the kind of care that their folks and families expect," the president said.

Bush Tours Walter Reed Hospital, and Apologizes

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Army's Top Doctor Steps Down Amid Hospital Crisis

Lt. Gen. Kevin Kiley, the Army's top medical officer who was chosen to resume command of the beleaguered Walter Reed Army Medical Center, is taking early retirement. But Kiley's exit seems to have been forced; Pentagon officials say he was fired.

Army's Top Doctor Steps Down Amid Hospital Crisis

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Injured Soldiers Protest Redeployment

Some soldiers of the Army's 3rd Infantry at Fort Benning, Ga., say they are being redeployed to Iraq, despite being injured. According to medical records, some of those being sent back into duty are not in good enough condition to wear their body armor.

Injured Soldiers Protest Redeployment

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Paperwork Slows Treatment for Wounded Soldier

Army Sgt. Chase Gean spent months at a Boston Veterans Affairs hospital after he was shot and paralyzed during fighting in Afghanistan. But he hasn't had a therapy session since Thanksgiving. That's because Gean hasn't been officially discharged from the Army.

Paperwork Slows Treatment for Wounded Soldier

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Bob Dole on Investigating Veterans' Medical Care

President Bush has appointed former Sen. Bob Dole and former Secretary of Health and Human Services Donna Shalala to chair a commission to examine veterans' medical care. The panel is a response to a series of Washington Post articles revealing inadequate conditions at Walter Reed and other facilities.

Bob Dole on Investigating Veterans' Medical Care

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Many Veterans Face Health-Care 'Purgatory'

Reports of poor conditions at Walter Reed Army Medical Center also underline obstacles veterans face in obtaining adequate care. Navigating the health-care system can be a nightmare.

Many Veterans Face Health-Care 'Purgatory'

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Reporters Who Broke Story on Conditions at Walter Reed

After a series of articles in The Washington Post, Walter Reed Army Medical Center has been exposed as a facility that left veterans of war stranded in dilapidated housing and bureaucratic red tape. The two Washington Post reporters who broke the story discuss the latest developments.

Reporters Who Broke Story on Conditions at Walter Reed

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Walter Reed Reaction Contrasts with Abu Ghraib

The Bush administration is reacting swiftly with personnel changes and investigations after reports that patients were being treated poorly at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. This is in contrast to the action taken after the Abu Ghraib prison scandal in Iraq three years ago.

Walter Reed Reaction Contrasts with Abu Ghraib

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Bush Announces Panel on Military Hospitals

President Bush announces a bipartisan commission to investigate problems at military and veterans hospitals. The president was speaking to the American Legion in Washington. He said the commission will examine soldiers' treatment through all phases of recovery.

Bush Announces Panel on Military Hospitals

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Committee Says Scandal Goes Beyond Walter Reed

Lawmakers assailed Army leaders Monday for the conditions at Walter Reed Medical Center in Washington, D.C. The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee held a hearing at the hospital.

Committee Says Scandal Goes Beyond Walter Reed

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VA Head Acknowledges Mistakes at Hospitals

Since The Washington Post ran a series detailing poor conditions at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, which is run by the Pentagon, charges have emerged of similar situations at Veterans Affairs hospitals nationwide.

VA Head Acknowledges Mistakes at Hospitals

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Hearings Begin on Conditions at Walter Reed

Wounded soldiers and their family members testify in congressional committee hearings today about Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Veterans Affairs officials are under fire after Washington Post articles reported substandard conditions at the facility.

Hearings Begin on Conditions at Walter Reed

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Army Secretary Harvey Resigns in Hospital Fallout

Army Secretary Francis J. Harvey resigned today over the lapse in outpatient care at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. The secretary resigned one day he fired Maj. Gen. George Weightman, the military commander at Walter Reed.

Army Secretary Harvey Resigns in Hospital Fallout

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Secretary Gates Promises Changes at Walter Reed

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates visited Walter Reed Army Medical Center today. The occasion brought the third press conference held this week by the Pentagon in response to a Washington Post series of reports on squalid conditions at some of Walter Reed's facilities.

Secretary Gates Promises Changes at Walter Reed

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Army Probes Reports of Neglect at Walter Reed

The U.S. Army is investigating conditions at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. The investigation follows a Washington Post report that says many wounded war veterans face neglect in the Army's medical system.

Army Probes Reports of Neglect at Walter Reed

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U.S. Army Hospital Reported to Be in Poor Shape

Conditions are bleak at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, which has been overrun with mentally and physically wounded soldiers returning from Iraq. Those are the findings of Washington Post investigative reporters Dana Priest and Anne Hull.

U.S. Army Hospital Reported to Be in Poor Shape

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