Jones Stephen L
US Army Medical Department Center and School, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas.
US Army Med Dep J. 2016 Apr-Sep(2-16):71-6.
The Washington Post articles of February 2007 led to a close examination of the care provided Wounded Warriors at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Subsequent reports by the President's Commission, Independent Review Group, and Defense Health Board all recommended ways to improve care. Joint Task Force National Capital Region Medical was established to implement the recommended improvements in Warrior care, and the recommendations of the Base Realignment and Closure Commission to close Walter Reed and realign the staff into a new Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and Fort Belvoir Community Hospital. It accomplished these tasks, maintained existing wounded, ill, and injured care, and safely transferred patients during the height of the fighting season in Afghanistan. It successfully accomplished its mission through engaged leadership, establishing an appropriate environment for Warrior care, careful management of casualty flow, and robust communication with all parties affected by the changes. The lessons learned in Warrior care should be considered when planning future military medical operations.
2007年2月《华盛顿邮报》的文章引发了对沃尔特·里德陆军医疗中心为受伤战士提供护理情况的密切审查。总统委员会、独立审查小组和国防卫生局随后的报告都提出了改善护理的建议。成立了国家首都地区联合特遣部队医疗小组，以落实在战士护理方面的改进建议，以及基地调整与关闭委员会关于关闭沃尔特·里德并将工作人员重新调配到新的沃尔特·里德国家军事医疗中心和贝尔沃堡社区医院的建议。它完成了这些任务，维持了对现有伤病员的护理，并在阿富汗战斗季节最激烈的时候安全转移了患者。它通过积极的领导、营造适合战士护理的环境、精心管理伤员流动以及与受这些变化影响的各方进行有力沟通，成功完成了任务。在规划未来军事医疗行动时，应考虑从战士护理中吸取的经验教训。
