Walter Reed Army Medical Center memorializes one of the most famous American physicians in history — Maj. Walter Reed.

Walter Reed Army Medical Center has a significant history and reputation as one of the leading military medical facilities in the world.

The commanding general of Walter Reed Army Medical Center also serves as commander of the North Atlantic Regional Medical Command, which covers 21 of the northeastern United States plus the District of Columbia.

The Walter Reed Health Care System provides comprehensive health care for more than 150,000 Soldiers, other servicemembers, Family members and retirees in the National Capital Area.

The Walter Reed Army Medical Center was affected by the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) 2005 legislation.

In August 2005, the military medical flag leaders in the National Capital Area (NCA) issued a shared vision of integration between National Naval Medical Center (NNMC) in Bethesda, Md., and Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC).

The main campus of Walter Reed is in a residential area of northwest Washington between Rock Creek Park and Georgia Avenue near the Maryland-D.C. boundary.

Walter Reed supports the Department of Defense in wartime, both by caring for ill or injured service members who are evacuated to the medical center for specialty treatment and by sending its own staff members into harm's way.

Military physicians who are nationally recognized for their skill, training and experience lead Walter Reed's departments and services.

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Walter Reed Army Medical Center has a long-standing reputation as one of the finest teaching institutions in the country.

The Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, a tri-service organization on the Walter Reed campus, is the nation's leading laboratory for pathology.

The Borden Institute, an agency of the U.S. Army Medical Department Center & School, is located on the Walter Reed Army Medical Center campus in Delano Hall, Bldg 11. There is also a satellite office at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. The Borden mission is to publish the Textbooks of Military Medicine, a series of medical books covering the spectrum of applied biomedicine, including the ballistics of wounding; medical aspects of chemical, biological, and nuclear warfare and terrorism; war psychiatry; deployed critical care and anesthesiology; occupational and physical rehabilitation; human physiology in harsh environments; preventive medicine; and unique aspects of healthcare for recruits.

The Department of Ministry and Pastoral Care at Walter Reed provides religious and spiritual support 24 hours a day, seven days a week, through assigned ward chaplains and on-call staff, for all faith groups and individuals.

All newly assigned Walter Reed permanent party Soldiers and students must report to the Medical Center Brigade Personnel Administrative Center (S1) and receive paperwork to complete in-processing.

The Housing Referral Office provides personalized housing locator service assisting DOD Military and Civilian Personnel in obtaining non-discriminating, adequate, affordable housing in the civilian community. All arriving military personnel must contact the Housing Referral Office before negotiating a contract for off-post and non-government housing.

The Army Community Service Center helps the total Army family by providing services to maintain stability and meet the challenges of military life.

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The Washington Metropolitan Area is made up of the District of Columbia and the adjacent areas of Maryland and Northern Virginia.

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