Military Health Care Facilities Take a New Look at Rehabilitation
By Jessica Porter
Since the United States declared war on Afghanistan in October 2001, more than 11,000 U.S. soldiers have been wounded in the Middle East.
The medical system responsible for caring for these soldiers has been totally revamped in recent years after The Washington Post discovered in 2007 that many soldiers recovering from traumatic injuries at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., were housed in barracks infested with rodents, cockroaches and mold. Also, complicated paperwork processes made it difficult for soldiers to get the continuing care they needed.
Read the entire story in Construction Executive.
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