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Walter Red Army Medical Center:
The first permanent Army hospital named after an individual, Walter Reed General Hospital was the Army's premier treatment facility for more than a century. Founded in 1909, it was combined with the Army Medical Center in 1951. The huge complex of 100 buildings was renamed the Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC).
By making important advances in military medicine and providing advanced care for service members injured at home or during deployment, WRAMC earned a reputation as the world's premier military medical facility.
The 1900 Yellow Fever Commission, headed by Maj. Reed, was the first recorded use of informed consent in human research. As this consent form shows, researchers wanted to be certain that all volunteers understood the potential hazards of the research. |