Reaction: Walter Reed - "Review At Walter Reed Is Ordered" - Steve Vogel - Washington Post

Defense Secretary Vows Accountability

Byline: Steve Vogel; 2007-02-24; The Washington Post; pages A1

Report: Inside Walter Reed Army Medical Center 2003, 2007 - Salon, The Washington Post

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The eight-member review group appointed by Gates has been charged with taking a broad look at all rehabilitative care and administrative procedures both at Walter Reed and the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda. Panel members "will be given free and unrestricted access" to visit medical facilities and interview personnel, Gates said. 

Description:Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates announces that an independent panel will look into the conditions and quality of care at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center and other VA hospitals in the area.

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