The 2010-2011 Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC) base guide is an authorized publication for members of WRAMC community. It is printed by Comprint Military Publications of Gaithersburg, Md., a private firm in no way connected with the Department of the Army, under exclusive written contract with the Walter Reed Army Medical Center Public Affairs Office.

Walter Reed Army Medical Center is named after one of the most famous American physicians in history - Maj. Walter Reed.

The commanding general of Walter Reed Army Medical Center also serves as commanding general of the Northern Regional Medical Command (Provisional), which covers 20 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.

In September 2011, Walter Reed Army Medical Center shuts its doors in order to become the new Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC), which will be located in Bethesda, Md., where the National Naval Medical Center (NNMC) currently resides.

The main campus of Walter Reed Army Medical Center 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 servicemembers 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.

Armed Forces Institute of 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 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 S1 customer service area is in Bldg. T2 in Room 158.

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