Army to move hundreds of wounded troops as Walter Reed closes

Army to move hundreds of wounded troops as Walter Reed closes
By CHRIS CARROLL
Stars and Stripes
Published: July 19, 2011

WASHINGTON — Hundreds of wounded and sick servicemembers will be on the move in August as Walter Reed Army Medical Center enters its final weeks in existence.

About 445 troops currently are recuperating at the 102-year-old facility in Washington, D.C., which is slated for closure next month. Two-thirds of patients will be transferred in August to the new Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., opening on the current grounds of Bethesda National Naval Hospital.

The remaining one-third will go to the soon-to-open Fort Belvoir Community Hospital, which is replacing the nearby DeWitt Army Community Hospital at the northern Virginia Army base.
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Army to move hundreds of wounded troops as Walter Reed closes