Courtesy Photo | Office of the Assistant Secretary of War for Health Affairs/Military Health System | 02.01.2025
Aging infrastructure and deferred maintenance due to underfunding in recent years led to flooding in January 2025 at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, a hub of urgent, high-priority care for wounded service members and the facility at which the President of the United States is treated. High waters and loss of steam pressure impacted the capacity of services delivered, but the......
Courtesy Photo | Office of the Assistant Secretary of War for Health Affairs/Military Health System | 02.01.2025
Aging infrastructure and deferred maintenance due to underfunding in recent years led to flooding in January 2025 at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, a hub of urgent, high-priority care for wounded service members and the facility at which the President of the United States is treated. High waters and loss of steam pressure impacted the capacity of services delivered, but the......
Courtesy Photo | Office of the Assistant Secretary of War for Health Affairs/Military Health System | 02.01.2025
Aging infrastructure and deferred maintenance due to underfunding in recent years led to flooding in January 2025 at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, a hub of urgent, high-priority care for wounded service members and the facility at which the President of the United States is treated. High waters and loss of steam pressure impacted the capacity of services delivered, but the......
Courtesy Photo | Office of the Assistant Secretary of War for Health Affairs/Military Health System | 02.01.2025
Aging infrastructure and deferred maintenance due to underfunding in recent years led to flooding in January 2025 at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, a hub of urgent, high-priority care for wounded service members and the facility at which the President of the United States is treated. High waters and loss of steam pressure impacted the capacity of services delivered, but the......
Photo by Kim Farcot | Defense Health Agency | 01.24.2025
Dr. Stephen L. Ferrara, a retired U.S. Navy captain and decorated physician, has been appointed as the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs....
Photo by Robert Hammer | Defense Health Agency | 01.14.2025
In her last interview before departing the Military Health System, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs Seileen Mullen talks about achievements that she is most proud of during her time in the Department of Defense....
Photo by Kim Farcot | Defense Health Agency | 01.14.2025
Three distinguished Military Health System leaders have been recognized for their exceptional contributions to federal service and health policy leadership with the Presidential Rank Awards. (From left) Dr. David J. Smith, acting principal deputy assistant secretary of defense, office of the assistant secretary of defense for Health Affairs; Mr. Robert L. Goodman, assistant director for......
Photo by Robyn Mincher | Defense Health Agency | 12.19.2024
Leaders from the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs recently toured the Defense Health Agency Joint Pathology Center in Silver Spring, Maryland, the largest repository of disease- and cancer-related medical data in the world and the premier pathology reference center for the federal government. Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs Ms. Seileen......
