WASHINGTON, DC—A provision in the pending fiscal 2015 National Defense Authorization Act would allow the transfer of a little more than 13 acres at Walter Reed Army Medical Center from the Army to the Children's National Health System.
The House approved its version of the Defense Reauthorization Act in June. If the Senate does not remove the Children's language from a compromise bill, Children's could obtain the site by 2015, according to the Washington Business Journal.
Dr. Marshall Summar, Children's chief of genetics and metabolism, told the Walter Reed Local Redevelopment Authority on Monday that the proposed institute would house up to 400 scientists, pediatricians and support staff, in addition to a center for rare pediatric disease research and care.
The Children's parcels, bounded by Fern Street and Alaska Avenue, would include Building 54, the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology Building and former Military Medical Museum; Building 53, the former post theater; Building 52, a warehouse and outpatient clinic; and a parking garage. See story in the Washington Business Journal.
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