http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Walter_Reed_Health_Care_SystemFind stories, videos, and photos about Walter Reed Health Care System from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:16:18 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Walter_Reed_Health_Care_System14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Walter Reed Health Care System from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/11/20/moverman.soldiers.war/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/11/20/moverman.soldiers.war/index.html#cnnSTCTextThere are dozens of get-well cards on his wall. On his bed, there's another pile from family, friends, high school pals. The patient must be 19 or 20 -- a kid -- and his smile is magnetic.Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:36:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/11/18/fort.hood.hasan.memo/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/11/18/fort.hood.hasan.memo/index.html#cnnSTCTextA memo reportedly written two years ago by Maj. Nidal Hasan's supervisor at Walter Reed Army Medical Center says the accused Fort Hood shooter demonstrated "a pattern of poor judgment and a lack of professionalism" during his residency at the hospital.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:58:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/11/05/fort.hood.suspect/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/11/05/fort.hood.suspect/index.html#cnnSTCTextA picture began to emerge Thursday of the suspect in the Fort Hood shootings as a mental-health professional who had worked to help others in high-stress situations.Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:51:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/11/05/texas.fort.hood.shootings/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/11/05/texas.fort.hood.shootings/index.html#cnnSTCTextA soldier suspected of fatally shooting 12 and wounding 31 at Fort Hood in Texas on Thursday is not dead as previously reported by the military, the base's commander said Thursday evening.Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:49:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/11/06/military.psychiatrists.fort.hood/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/11/06/military.psychiatrists.fort.hood/index.html#cnnSTCTextThey listen to tales of life's worst moments, but they can't go home and tell their spouses about what they've heard. Sometimes no amount of schooling is enough to shield them from taking on some of their patients' suffering.Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:48:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/06/petraeus.cancer/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/06/petraeus.cancer/index.html#cnnSTCTextGen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. military commander in the Middle East, has been treated for early stage prostate cancer and says recent screening tests have delivered "very positive" news.Tue, 06 Oct 2009 23:29:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20295445,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20295445,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn"I'm as happy as I possibly can be on the planet right now," the G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra star tells PEOPLEMon, 03 Aug 2009 15:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/27/starr.extraordinary/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/27/starr.extraordinary/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhere were you on the night of July 15? You may not even remember, but for me it was an extraordinary evening, an evening of unimaginable triumph and unbearable tragedy.Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/04/17/bionic.knee.soldier/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/04/17/bionic.knee.soldier/index.html#cnnSTCTextLt. Col. Greg Gadson is not a bionic man, but he does have a new set of powerful knees.Fri, 17 Apr 2009 19:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/04/09/cnnheroes.ed.nicholson/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/04/09/cnnheroes.ed.nicholson/index.html#cnnSTCTextAmidst the tranquility of a fishing trip at the Rose River Farm in Madison County, a wounded warrior says he almost feels "semi-normal again."Mon, 13 Apr 2009 15:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/04/10/soldier.citizen/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/04/10/soldier.citizen/index.html#cnnSTCTextSgt. Juan Luis Alcivar raised his right hand and pledged allegiance to the Constitution, swearing to protect it against all enemies, foreign and domestic.Sat, 11 Apr 2009 01:40:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/01/27/smallbusiness/electric_healing.fsb/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/01/27/smallbusiness/electric_healing.fsb/index.htmIt may sound like quack medicine, but electricity can help cuts and wounds heal faster. Studies published in the journal Nature in 2005 confirmed it: Our cells work like tiny chemical batteries. Wounds short-circuit them, and a jolt of voltage helps heal them.Mon, 02 Feb 2009 22:41:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/06/28/mccain.obama.latino/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/06/28/mccain.obama.latino/index.html#cnnSTCTextSens. John McCain and Barack Obama took their campaigns back to Washington on Saturday in an effort to reach out to Latinos.Sat, 28 Jun 2008 21:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/06/05/pentagon.firings/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/06/05/pentagon.firings/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe top military and civilian leaders of the U.S. Air Force were forced out Thursday over the handling of nuclear weapons, the Defense Department secretary said.Thu, 05 Jun 2008 23:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/06/02/byrd.hospitalized/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/06/02/byrd.hospitalized/index.html#cnnSTCTextSen. Robert Byrd was hospitalized Monday night, a spokesman said.Tue, 03 Jun 2008 19:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/06/03/byrd.hospitalized/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/06/03/byrd.hospitalized/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. Sen. Robert Byrd, the chamber's longest-serving member, will remain in a Washington hospital for "several more days" for treatment of a mild infection, his office said Tuesday.Tue, 03 Jun 2008 19:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/05/19/cancer.soldiers.baldricks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/05/19/cancer.soldiers.baldricks/index.html#cnnSTCTextUnder a huge tent just outside the medical unit at Camp Liberty, shielded from the blazing sun, soldiers watch and cheer as two men at a time get their heads shaved. Clumps of hair fall to the hot sand below.Mon, 19 May 2008 15:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/05/08/vet.segways/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/05/08/vet.segways/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. Army Sgt. Jacque Keeslar lost both legs in Iraq nearly two years ago. To get around, he relies on a wheelchair and a pair of artificial legs, which help him walk in short bursts.Fri, 09 May 2008 20:19:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/03/17/pf/injured_vet.moneymag/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/03/17/pf/injured_vet.moneymag/index.htmFollowing last year's exposés of neglect at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, one might get the impression that soldiers injured in action are simply dumped by the armed forces with little care or compensation.Thu, 20 Mar 2008 21:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/03/19/mirror.therapy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/03/19/mirror.therapy/index.html#cnnSTCTextArmy Sgt. Nick Paupore was in the lead Humvee in a convoy rolling through Kirkuk City, Iraq, when the vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb. Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/26/byrd.hospitalization/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/26/byrd.hospitalization/index.html#cnnSTCTextSen. Robert Byrd, the Senate's longest-serving member, was admitted to Washington's Walter Reed Army Medical Center for observation Tuesday after a fall at his home Monday night, his spokesman said.Wed, 27 Feb 2008 01:52:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/02/13/gates.arm/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/02/13/gates.arm/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates returned to work Wednesday afternoon after breaking his upper right arm in a fall on the ice outside his Washington home, a Pentagon spokesman said. Wed, 13 Feb 2008 23:55:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1708624,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1708624,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsNew research suggests that post-traumatic stress disorder may be linked to concussions suffered in battleThu, 31 Jan 2008 15:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/01/25/bluetooth.legs/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/01/25/bluetooth.legs/index.html#cnnSTCTextMarine Lance Cpl. Joshua Bleill lost both his legs above the knees when a bomb exploded under his Humvee while on patrol in Iraq on October 15, 2006. He has 32 pins in his hip and a 6-inch screw holding his pelvis together.Sat, 26 Jan 2008 01:35:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/12/22/cards.troops/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/12/22/cards.troops/index.html#cnnSTCTextAmid concerns about terrorism and mail threats in a post-September 11 world, two organizations and hundreds of volunteers have stepped in to make sure wounded U.S. troops receive some much-needed holiday cheer.Sun, 23 Dec 2007 02:09:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1683751,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1683751,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA new study shows that the Army reserve suffers disproportionately from depression and mental illness. But Congress hasn't found a way to fund treatmentWed, 14 Nov 2007 04:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/07/09/wounded.jobs/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/07/09/wounded.jobs/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.S. troops brought to Walter Reed Army Medical Center are among the military's most severely wounded from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.Mon, 09 Jul 2007 05:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/07/03/pysk.baker/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/07/03/pysk.baker/index.html#cnnSTCTextPeggy Baker said she never gave much thought to the military before her son enlisted in the Army shortly after September 11, 2001.Tue, 03 Jul 2007 11:37:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1633625,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1633625,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe Department of Veterans Affairs knew for months that shower heads, handrails and other fixtures posed serious suicide risks to Seattle-area psychiatric patients, but refused to fix the problemsMon, 18 Jun 2007 16:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/03/13/pysk.folsom/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/03/13/pysk.folsom/index.htmlThe recent disclosure of the deplorable conditions at Walter Reed Army Hospital highlighted the emotional and physical needs of the more than 25,000 Americans wounded in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.Tue, 13 Mar 2007 22:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/03/12/kiley.retire/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/03/12/kiley.retire/index.htmlLt. Gen. Kevin Kiley has lost his job as Army surgeon general, another casualty of the care scandal at Walter Reed Medical Center.Mon, 12 Mar 2007 16:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/03/08/walter.reed/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/03/08/walter.reed/index.htmlThe Army has created a new post to help address problems at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, the Army's vice chief of staff announced Thursday.Thu, 08 Mar 2007 21:29:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/03/06/walter.reed/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/03/06/walter.reed/index.htmlPresident Bush on Tuesday named Democrat Donna Shalala and Republican Bob Dole to head a commission to investigate problems at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.Tue, 06 Mar 2007 14:02:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/03/05/congress.reed/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/03/05/congress.reed/index.htmlWitnesses told a House panel Monday that wounded U.S. soldiers are forced to struggle against a nightmarish and untrustworthy Army medical system that leaves veterans stranded in unfit conditions.Mon, 05 Mar 2007 08:35:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/03/02/army.secretary/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/03/02/army.secretary/index.htmlSecretary of the Army Francis Harvey resigned Friday in the wake of recent reports of substandard conditions at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, a key facility treating troops wounded in Iraq.Fri, 02 Mar 2007 21:10:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/03/01/walter.reed/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/03/01/walter.reed/index.htmlThe top general at Walter Reed Army Medical Center was fired Thursday, the military announced, following revelations of poor conditions in the building where troops who were wounded in Afghanistan and Iraq are treated.Thu, 01 Mar 2007 19:10:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/02/20/walter.reed/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/02/20/walter.reed/index.htmlArmy Secretary Francis Harvey blamed a failure of leadership for substandard conditions in a building that is part of Walter Reed Army Medical Center and vowed Tuesday to move quickly to fix the problem.Tue, 20 Feb 2007 22:16:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2006/10/01/8387303/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2006/10/01/8387303/index.htmWhen Jeff Brandt contacted us for a makeover nearly a year ago he was eager to expand his prosthetics and orthotics business. He had two small offices providing artificial limbs and braces but want... Tue, 24 Oct 2006 13:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/09/05/rumsfeld.surgery/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/09/05/rumsfeld.surgery/index.htmlDefense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld underwent elective surgery Tuesday morning for a torn rotator cuff in his left shoulder, Pentagon officials said.Tue, 05 Sep 2006 17:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/12/23/iraq.us.wounded.ap/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/12/23/iraq.us.wounded.ap/index.htmlThe commander of a U.S. military hospital said Thursday she hopes many of those wounded and sent here for treatment after a suicide bombing on an American base in northern Iraq will be able to return to the United States for Christmas.Thu, 23 Dec 2004 23:05:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/09/17/bush.protester/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/09/17/bush.protester/index.htmlThe mother of a soldier killed in Iraq was arrested Thursday in Hamilton, New Jersey, after interrupting a campaign speech by first lady Laura Bush. As police hauled her away, she shouted "police brutality."Fri, 17 Sep 2004 12:59:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/09/17/bush.protester/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/09/17/bush.protester/index.htmlThe mother of a soldier killed in Iraq was arrested Thursday after interrupting a campaign speech by first lady Laura Bush. As police hauled her away, she shouted, "Police brutality."Fri, 17 Sep 2004 08:32:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/05/10/overdue.debate/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/05/10/overdue.debate/index.htmlBecause the nation was at peace during my own time on active duty in the United States Marine Corps, I -- like every man I know -- have often wondered whether, faced with the terror and the horror of combat, my own courage and honor would have met the test and been affirmed. I can only hope so. I will never know.Mon, 10 May 2004 12:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/03/18/bush/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/03/18/bush/index.htmlPresident Bush will mark the one-year anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq with a high-profile speech on Friday touting the coalition's accomplishments there before broadening into a review of global progress in the war against terror, administration officials said.Thu, 18 Mar 2004 21:23:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/02/06/sprj.irq.pentagon.dead/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/02/06/sprj.irq.pentagon.dead/index.htmlEight U.S. troops were not counted in the overall casualty numbers for operation in Afghanistan and Iraq, according to Pentagon officials, who cited an audit by the Department of Defense.Fri, 06 Feb 2004 01:21:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/01/07/sprj.irq.dav.complaint/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/01/07/sprj.irq.dav.complaint/index.htmlOne of the nation's leading veterans' service organizations accuses the Pentagon of "severely restricting" its counselors from visiting wounded and injured service members at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.Wed, 07 Jan 2004 20:24:00 EST