Injured troops find hospital needs rehab
32201
Army Secretary Francis Harvey blamed a failure of leadership for substandard conditions in a building that is part of Walter Reed Army Medical Center and vowed Tuesday to move quickly to fix the problem.
560170
In a show of support for the troops, thousands of Americans pitch in to fund a dazzling new rehabilitation center for severely injured servicemen and women.
215533
Walter Reed Army Medical Center began repairs yesterday on Building 18, a former hotel that is used to house outpatients recuperating from injuries suffered in Iraq and Afghanistan and that has been plagued with mold, leaky plumbing and a broken elevator.
168074
The co-chairman of an independent panel investigating problems at Walter Reed Army Medical Center said yesterday that the hospital may lack adequate funding and staff for rehabilitative services.
659718
Multimedia: Surgeons and medics in an army field hospital struggle to save the lives of Iraqi and American troops
175803
President Bush on Friday named seven more members to the commission investigating the treatment of wounded veterans. Bush has ordered a comprehensive review of conditions at military and veterans hospitals, which have been overwhelmed by injured troops from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
260988
An unexpectedly high number of US soldiers injured in the Middle East and Afghanistan are testing positive for a rare, hard-to-treat blood infection in military hospitals, Army doctors reported on Thursday.
223443
BERLIN - More than 100 American soldiers, seriously wounded during the Falluja offensive in Iraq, arrived at the United States&#39; main European military hospital in Germany on Thursday, a hospital spokeswoman said.
340292
President Bush sent legislation to Congress yesterday to revamp the health-care and disability system for U.S troops wounded in Iraq or Afghanistan by eliminating duplicative bureaucracy and providing more assistance to families dealing with the long-term effects of their injuries.
621932
When wounded troops arrive at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center they often are wearing the same clothes they were wearing when they were injured; usually a dirty desert camouflage uniform, sometimes just a pair ...
579967
As many as 20 percent of U.S. combat troops who fought in Iraq or Afghanistan leave with signs they may have had a concussion, and some do not realize they need treatment, Army officials said Thursday.
670175
LANDSTUHL, Germany, Nov 15  - Wounded US soldiers being treated at the military hospital here on Monday gave a graphic account of the battle for the rebel Iraqi stronghold of Fallujah.
529136
President Bush said Wednesday the bipartisan panel he named to investigate problems at the nation's military and veterans hospitals would work to restore confidence in the system of caring for wounded troops.
403971
RAMSTEIN, Germany The largest US military hospital overseas has had to add beds to handle the number of wounded soldiers coming in from Iraq.
251764
More than 400 wounded US soldiers have been taken to a US military hospital in Germany for treatmentsince last Monday, the hospital said on Monday.
363543
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany Doctors at a U-S military hospital in Germany have been working through the night to stabilize soldiers and civilians wounded in Tuesday's attack in Iraq.
97164
As head of the Armyâs Institute of Surgical Research, Col. John Holcomb is working to change the way the military takes care of its wounded.