WTU constantly evolving to meet needs of the wounded

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WTU constantly evolving to meet needs of the wounded
By Charlie Reed, Stars and Stripes
European edition, Tuesday, December 18, 2007

VILSECK, Germany — Like its three sister sites in Europe, the Warrior Transition Unit here is a work in progress.

“We’re evolving on a daily basis,” said Anne Torphy, spokewoman for Bavaria Medical Department Activity, or MEDDAC. “Every day we’re getting things up and running.”

For example, by the end of the week, all 48 soldiers assigned to the transition unit should have ID cards to help them schedule medical appointments more easily. Although transition unit soldiers are considered priority patients — second only to soldiers getting ready to deploy — some have had difficulties getting in to see doctors, Torphy said.

It was an issue that surfaced at the second Warrior Transition Unit forum in Vilseck last week. Citing medical privacy laws, officials said the meeting was closed to the public and the media.

Along with requests for more information about resources for family members of soldiers with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Traumatic Brain Injury, the scheduling problem already was on the command’s radar, Torphy said.


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