Walter Reed Army Medical Center

Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Walter Reed Medical Center's Building 1 prior to its 2011 closing
Founded	1 May 1909
Disbanded	27 August 2011
Country	United States
Branch	United States Army
Type	Hospital
Role	Militarized healthcare
Motto(s)	"We Provide Warrior Care"
Commanders
Notable commanders	LTG Kevin C. Kiley (2002 – June 2004; 1–2 March 2007) MG Kenneth L. Farmer Jr. (June 2004 – 25 Aug. 2006) MG. George W. Weightman (25 Aug. 2006 – 1 March 2007) MG Carla Hawley-Bowland (final commander)

Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Walter Reed Health Care System
The WRAMC distinctive unit insignia
Geography
Location	6900 Georgia Avenue NW, Washington, D.C., United States
Coordinates	38°58′30″N 77°01′48″W / 38.975°N 77.03°W / 38.975; -77.03
Organization
Care system	Military
Type	General
History
Opened	1 May 1909
Links
Website	Walter Reed National Military Center
Lists	Hospitals in Washington, D.C.
Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC) Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
NRHP reference No.	15000061
Added to NRHP	9 March 2015

The Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC), officially known as Walter Reed General Hospital (WRGH) until 1951, was the U.S. Army's flagship medical center from 1909 to 2011. Located on 113 acres (46 ha) in Washington, D.C., it served more than 150,000 active and retired personnel from all branches of the United States Armed Forces. The center was named after Walter Reed, a U.S. Army physician and sergeant who led the team that confirmed that yellow fever is transmitted by mosquitoes rather than direct physical contact.

Since its origins, medical care at the facility grew from a bed capacity of 80 patients to approximately 5,500 rooms covering more than 28 acres (11 ha) of floor space. WRAMC combined with the National Naval Medical Center at Bethesda, Maryland in 2011 to form the tri-service Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC). The grounds and historic buildings of the old campus are being redeveloped as the Parks at Walter Reed.^[1]