DeWitt Army Community Hospital

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DeWitt Army Community Hospital
Active June 26, 1957 - Present
Country United States
Branch United States Army
Type Hospital
Role Inpatient and Outpatient Services
Size 46 beds
Garrison/HQ Fort Belvoir, Virginia
Motto "Dedicated to Service"
Commanders
Current
commander
Colonel Loree Sutton
Insignia
Identification
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Image:Dewittinsignia.gif

DeWitt Army Community Hospital was named in honor of Brigadier General Wallace DeWitt, a surgeon who served in World War I and World War II.

The Georgian Colonial Revival-style hospital opened in 1957, having cost $4.5 million to construct. It was the second of nine hospitals planned by the Army during the building program following the Korean War. Two additional wings were planned to bring the capacity up to 500 beds.

The hospital today is a 46-bed JCAHO-accredited facility, and is the only military inpatient facility in northern Virginia. Major services include general medical and surgical care, neurology, pediatric medical and surgical care, obstetrics, orthopedics, and emergency department. It is the center of the DeWitt Health Care Network, which features the Rader Army Health Clinic at Fort Myer, Fort A.P. Hill, and the Family Health Centers of Woodbridge and Fairfax. The network joined the Walter Reed Health Care System in 1996.

A new hospital is slated for construction under BRAC 2005, and is expected to open in 2008.[1]

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