Army Medical Center on the Mend
Charles Johnson
Mon Mar 19, 2007 at 8:34 am PDT • Views: 144
Here’s an interesting piece at the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review on the scandal at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, featuring interviews with soldiers who had been living at the now-infamous Building 18: Army medical center on the mend, patients say.
During Geren’s visit, Army officials talked up some of the most critical changes of the last two weeks.
They include the creation of the Wounded Warrior Transition Brigade, which assigns no more than nine soldiers to a platoon sergeant who helps them with appointments and paperwork.
“We just want to make sure we can take care of them as smoothly as possible,” said Col. Terry McKenrick, who leads the brigade.
At the heart of the overhaul is the expansion and restructuring of a one-stop center where soldiers and their families receive guidance immediately after being discharged from the main hospital into outpatient facilities.
Instead of having to walk to six different offices and deal with mountains of paperwork, soldiers are seen in the same room by the center’s staff, who provide answers about medical records, lodging, travel and other personnel matters.
“We know we have a huge black eye, but so much good is coming out of it,” said Col. Ladonna W. Howell, who is overseeing the center. “The mind-set has changed.”
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