About Walter Reed Army Medical Center - DCMilitary.com
About Walter Reed Army Medical Center - DCMilitary.com
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North Atlantic Regional<br />
<strong>Medical</strong> Command<br />
The <strong>com</strong>manding general of <strong>Walter</strong> <strong>Reed</strong> <strong>Army</strong> <strong>Medical</strong><br />
<strong>Center</strong> also serves as <strong>com</strong>mander of the North Atlantic<br />
Regional <strong>Medical</strong> Command, which covers 21 of the northeastern<br />
United States plus the District of Columbia. NARMC<br />
is one of the <strong>Army</strong>'s six regional medical <strong>com</strong>mands and is<br />
responsible for about 25 percent of its patient load in the<br />
United States. It provides leadership, planning and support for<br />
approximately 40 <strong>Army</strong> hospitals and clinics, which provide<br />
day-to-day health care in its area. The regional headquarters<br />
coordinates medical readiness with 200 reserve-<strong>com</strong>ponent<br />
units in the region, working through 22 <strong>Army</strong> National Guard<br />
state area <strong>com</strong>mands and six <strong>Army</strong> Reserve regional support<br />
<strong>com</strong>mands. It also provides health-care services in support of<br />
reserve-<strong>com</strong>ponent training at 12 sites in the region. As leader<br />
of NARMC, the <strong>Walter</strong> <strong>Reed</strong> <strong>Army</strong> <strong>Medical</strong> <strong>Center</strong> <strong>com</strong>mander<br />
is responsible for the regional <strong>com</strong>mand as well as for the<br />
<strong>Walter</strong> <strong>Reed</strong> installation. The <strong>com</strong>mander also represents<br />
<strong>Walter</strong> <strong>Reed</strong> in the National Capital Area Military <strong>Medical</strong><br />
Consortium.<br />
4 “Home of Warior Care and So Much More”