Army Officials Respond To News Reports On Poor Conditions At Walter Reed Army Medical Center
The following are summaries of editorials addressing the conditions at Walter Reed.
Boston Globe: The Post series pushed "a darker side" of Walter Reed "into the limelight," a Globe editorial states. According to the Globe, the Army "has responded immediately to the articles with overdue repairs" and has "said it would also consider moving some of the outpatients to other military medical centers." However, "if nothing is done to speed up the process of making decisions about the outpatients' futures, relocating them would simply make them less visible to reporters," the Globe states (Boston Globe, 2/22).
Miami Herald: It is "appalling" that soldiers are "languishing" in Building 18, a Herald editorial states. "Putting these soldiers' lives on hold because the Army is stretched thin is an outrage" the editorial states, adding, "The plight of Reserve and National Guard members is especially poignant." The editorial concludes, "These soldiers fall through bureaucratic cracks that must be sealed -- for them and all of those who follow" (Miami Herald, 2/23).
New York Daily News: "Following the newspaper exposé, the Pentagon moved into action," and as a result, "accommodations will be improved, staff will be increased, medics will be stationed where they should have been stationed, case managers will actually talk with the wounded and other corrections will be made," a Daily News editorial states. "Let us hope that the chain of command and communication will also be fixed, along with the attitude that led to this situation in the first place," the editorial concludes (New York Daily News, 2/22).
St. Petersburg Times: "No doubt Walter Reed Army Medical Center works miracles with the severely injured soldiers who lost their limbs or their sanity on Iraq's bloody streets," a Times editorial states, adding, "Once they are stabilized by the best of modern medicine, however, those soldiers enter the 'Other Walter Reed,' a place of bewildering bureaucracy and countless humiliations." The editorial continues, "The nation can't rely on the military to fix this problem. It is too busy fighting an endless war with too little manpower and resources." It concludes, "Congress needs to investigate the situation at Walter Reed, and do so quickly. America owes these soldiers a great debt for their sacrifice, and it is a sin to withhold or delay payment" (St. Petersburg Times, 2/23).
Broadcast Coverage
Several broadcast programs recently reported or are scheduled to report on conditions at Walter Reed. Summaries appear below.
C-SPAN's "Washington Journal": The program on Friday was scheduled to include an interview with Kelly Kennedy, a medical and health reporter for the Army Times who has written articles on conditions at the medical center ("Washington Journal," C-SPAN, 2/23). Video of the segment will be available online after the broadcast.
NPR's "News & Notes": The segment includes a discussion on the investigation into conditions at the medical center, among other topics. Guests on the program include author Yvonne Bynoe; Ron Christie, vice president of the lobbying firm DC Navigators; and political consultant Walter Fields (Chideya, "News & Notes," NPR, 2/22). Audio of the segment is available online.
PBS' "NewsHour with Jim Lehrer": The segment includes discussions with two Iraq war veterans who received outpatient care at Walter Reed; Rep. Bob Filner (D-Calif.), chair of the House Veterans Affairs Committee; and Rep. Christopher Shays (R-Conn.), a member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee (Woodruff, "NewsHour with Jim Lehrer," PBS, 2/22). Audio and a transcript of the segment are available online.
PBS' "Washington Week": The program on Friday is scheduled to include a discussion with Dana Priest, one of the reporters who wrote the Post series on conditions at Walter Reed ("Washington Week," PBS, 2/23). Video of the segment will be available online after the broadcast. A transcript of the complete program also will be available online after the broadcast.
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