2 November 2007
Landstuhl Outpatient Facility Makes Good on Promise to Wounded
Posted by darkblue under: LRMC in the news .
LANDSTUHL, Germany (American Forces Press Service, Nov. 1, 2007) - Patients at a new medical transient detachment barracks that opened here several weeks ago, point to the facility as proof that the military is living up to its promises to ensure troops wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan get the best care possible.
When word broke in February of substandard conditions at Washington’s Walter Reed Army Medical Center, outpatients at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center were getting shuttled to their appointments from a barracks almost 20 miles away.
Their 10-person, open-bay rooms at Kaiserslautern’s Kleber Kaserne were noisy and offered little privacy. But the biggest headache was the 30-minute bus ride back and forth to meet with doctors, case managers and liaisons.  ……more
