Walter Reed (disambiguation)
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Walter Reed may refer to:
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[edit] People
- Major Walter Reed, M.D. was a U. S. Army physician, celebrated for his work in Cuba around 1900 that established that yellow fever was spread by mosquitoes.
- Walter Reed (actor) (1916-2001), an actor
- Killah Priest (Walter Reed) (1970-), a rapper
[edit] Medical Institutions
- Walter Reed General Hospital (WRGH) (1909-1977), Washington, DC, USA, a general hospital that was replaced by the WRAMC
- Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC) (1977-present), Washington, DC, the U.S. Army's main hospital on the East Coast of the United States
- Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR), Silver Spring (Forest Glen), MD, a research center and tenant unit of the WRAMC installation
- Walter Reed Army Medical Center neglect scandal, a 2007 medical scandal concerning the care of soldiers at the hospital
- Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC), a merger of WRAMC and the National Naval Medical Center (NNMC) projected to open in Bethesda, MD in 2011
[edit] Other
- Walter Reed Medal, a military decoration given to those who participated in the yellow fever investigation.
- Walter Reed Middle School, a school in North Hollywood, California.
- "Walter Reed", a song by Michael Penn
[edit] Not to be confused with...
- Walter Reade, theatre impresario
- The Walter Reade Theatre at Lincoln Center