Walter Reed Army Medical Center will kick-off a weeklong celebration in late April in honor of the medical center's 100 years of care for America's service members and their families.
The festivities will begin April 27 with a volunteer agency appreciation ceremony. On April 28, the Warrior Transition Brigade will host a fun run. The run, open to soldiers and civilians, will include wounded warriors leading the way. The following day (April 29), the medical center will sponsor a history symposium chronicling key events over the past 100 years of medical care at Walter Reed. On April 30, the WRAMC staff will be honored for their dedication to patients and their families. The celebration will continue May 1 with a ceremony in front of the hospital, also known as the Heaton Pavilion. Finally, guests will join Walter Reed's leaders at a centennial ball on May 1, which will honor past Walter Reed commanders, physicians and nurses.
Walter Reed Army Medical Center is the largest Department of Defense military hospital serving the military community from the Washington area and around the world. It is the only Department of Defense facility with a primary care clinic dedicated solely to Warriors in Transition, combat wounded, ill and injured service members. The medical center is also the home of the first and largest Soldier Family Assistance Center-a one stop shop for all administrative support for Warriors in Transition and their families.
It began as an 80-bed hospital.
In 2007, the Military Advanced Training Center opened providing leading edge rehabilitative and prosthetic care for patients with limb loss.
"Walter Reed Army Medical Center is a monument to a long tradition of patient care, medical research, and educational development," said Army Col. Norvell Van Coots, commander, Walter Reed Army Medical Center. "It is a tribute to the vision, intelligence and dedication of the men and women who have worked here through the years."
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