WASHINGTON – Army officials are planning to revise the command structure at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, installing a nonmedical general officer as deputy commander to ensure that the administration runs smoothly, in the wake of serious problems with outpatient care at the facility, officials said.
A one-star general, who has not yet been identified, will work with Maj. Gen. Eric Schoomaker, a doctor who was named Friday to head Walter Reed, according to two defense officials. The new deputy likely will be a combat arms general who will bring a nonmedical eye to the operation to “make it run like it’s supposed to run,” said one Army official.
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