Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center is a United States military medical center located in Bethesda, Maryland. It is one of the largest and most prominent military medical centers in the nation and has provided medical care for several United States presidents since its opening in 1940.
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in June 2011
U.S. President Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan wave from a Walter Reed hospital window after his cancer surgery in 1985
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center looking east
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center looking southwest
Bethesda is an unincorporated, census-designated place in southern Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. It is located just northwest of Washington, D.C. According to the 2020 census, the community had a total population of 68,056. It takes its name from a local church, the Bethesda Meeting House, which in turn took its name from Jerusalem's Pool of Bethesda. The National Institutes of Health's main campus and the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center are in Bethesda, in addition to several corporate and government headquarters.
From top: Bethesda Meeting House, Bethesda's Madonna of the Trail statue, the National Institutes of Health, downtown Bethesda near the Bethesda Metro station, Bethesda Avenue at night, Bethesda Theatre, and the Connie Morella Library.
Aerial view of downtown Bethesda (bottom right) with the National Institutes of Health campus (upper left) and Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (right)
Bethesda looking southwest at the downtown area
Bethesda looking north at Wisconsin Avenue