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Transcript: Analysis: Walter Reed may close after nearly 100 years
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- NPR All Things Considered
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- August 25, 2005
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MELISSA BLOCK
All Things Considered (NPR)
08-25-2005
Analysis: Walter Reed may close after nearly 100 years
Host: MELISSA BLOCK
Time: 8:00-9:00 PM
MELISSA BLOCK, host:
More now on the long and distinguished history of Walter Reed Army Medical Center. The hospital was named for the Army doctor who figured out the cause of yellow fever. As NPR's Joseph Shapiro reports, it's taken care of veterans and the wounded going back to World War I.
JOSEPH SHAPIRO reporting:
There's been an Army hospital at Walter Reed for 96 years. The decision to close comes when Walter Reed is as busy as it's ever been. Doctors and staff have treated nearly 4,700 injured troops from Iraq and Afghanistan. ...
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Transcript: WALTER REED TO CONTINUE LEGACY AT NEW LOCATION, ...
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May 2, 2006 ;
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... ... world-class treatment reputation of Walter Reed Army Medical Center will continue under ... Defense Department initiative to close Walter Reed on May 13, 2005. The famed military ... continue its legacy under the name of the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. The ...
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