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A Modern and Transformative Strategy

We are transforming everything about our business and our care model. We are putting our patients and our workforce at the center of our decision-making. By doing so, we will generate more value and more impact, positioning ourselves to adapt and thrive for the long term.

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Our strategy centers around four core focus areas:

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Quality & Safety

We prioritize wellness by emphasizing safe, evidence-based care

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Patient Experience

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U.S. Navy Capt. Melissa Austin, director of Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, greets Darin Selnick, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, during an official visit to the medical center in Bethesda, Md., on March 7.

Top DOD Leaders Address Military Readiness at Walter Reed

March 12, 2025

Walter Reed’s leadership underscored the institution’s role as the military health system's premier medical center.

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Staff Sgt. Savana Neves, an operating room specialist at Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital, conducts the Upper Quarter Y-Balance Test to assess joint stability during the pilot program on March 4, at the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Johnson, Louisiana.
Innovative pilot program aims to prevent soldier injuries at Fort Johnson
March 11, 2025

The initiative focuses on identifying risks early and preventing injuries before they happen so they don’t impact readiness.

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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Spain Bryce, 97th Training Squadron C-17 loadmaster student, represents a wounded person in a Sustainment Operations for Air Force Medical Responders training scenario at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Feb. 27, 2025. In preparation for the upcoming air show, ensuring rapid response capabilities is key to providing medical support for thousands of attendees. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Lauren Torres)
97th MDG enhances readiness through SOAR exercise
March 10, 2025

SOAR prepares teams to deliver quality patient care in high-stakes situations.

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While Legionella bacteria occur naturally in freshwater environments, they primarily cause disease after growing in certain human-made water systems that aerosolize water. Legionnaires’ disease, a severe type of pneumonia was so named in 1976 after a Pennsylvania outbreak of a mystery illness that sickened over 200 and killed 34 in two weeks. (Defense Health Agency-Public Health graphic illustration by Rachel Stershic)
Public health efforts keep Legionnaires’ disease risk low
March 10, 2025

Medical monitoring for cases of communicable diseases such as Legionnaires’ disease is a public health measure that prevents larger-scale disease occurrence.

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Mary Lewis with the 121st Air Refueling Wing Medical Group administers an immunization shot to Lt. Col. Matt Boyle at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base, Ohio, May 18, 2024. Medical readiness is a critical piece of keeping Airmen healthy and prepared to complete the mission. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Wendy Kuhn)
March 19, 2025

Immunization Essentials Course, March 2025

A virtual two-day course that trains healthcare personnel in vaccine policy, vaccine safety, and effectiveness.

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Military Medical Innovation event
April 26, 2025
Military Medical Innovation

Join us for a free event all about the latest in virtual reality, medical simulation, and much more.

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April 28, 2025
2025 Military Health System Conference

The 2025 MHS Conference will be held April 28 - May 2, 2025 at the Huntington Convention Center in Cleveland, Ohio.

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Aug. 26, 2025
2025 Defense Health Information Technology Symposium

Learn about the information technology and information management programs and products used to support the largest healthcare organization in the world.

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