Army Maj. (Dr.) Walter Reed played a pivotal role in investigating public health diseases, earning him a top spot among military medicine’s most important heroes. Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, bears his name and is one of the nation's largest and most prominent military hospitals.
WRNMMC is world-renowned as a preeminent patient care facility with superior healthcare accreditation ratings, multiple centers of excellence, award-winning medical research, and a patient and family centered care approach. It’s also called the “Presidents’ Hospital” for its unequaled care of our nation’s chief executives since 1942.
The Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, founded in 1893, is in nearby...
For 250 years, military medicine has pushed the boundaries of what’s possible to protect and care for those who serve. Military Health System leaders talk about the innovations, lessons and breakthroughs that continue to advance care on and off the battlefield.
