Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
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Walter Reed National Military Medical Center is a major U.S. military medical facility in Maryland that serves as the flagship hospital for the U.S. Armed Forces and provides care to service members, veterans, and the President.
All labels observed (8)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T690593 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Context triple: [Montgomery County, Maryland, hasInstitution, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center]
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Western General Hospital
Western General Hospital is a major acute teaching hospital in Edinburgh, Scotland, providing a wide range of specialist and general medical services.
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NIH Clinical Center
The NIH Clinical Center is the research hospital of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, dedicated to conducting and supporting clinical studies that translate scientific discoveries into medical advances.
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C.
Madigan Army Medical Center
Madigan Army Medical Center is a major U.S. Army medical treatment facility and teaching hospital located in Washington state, providing comprehensive healthcare services to military personnel, retirees, and their families.
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D.
DeWitt Army Community Hospital
DeWitt Army Community Hospital is a U.S. Army medical treatment facility located at Fort Belvoir in Virginia, providing healthcare services to military personnel, their families, and eligible beneficiaries.
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George Washington University Hospital
George Washington University Hospital is a major academic medical center in Washington, D.C., affiliated with George Washington University and known for providing comprehensive tertiary and emergency care.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Target entity description: Walter Reed National Military Medical Center is a major U.S. military medical facility in Maryland that serves as the flagship hospital for the U.S. Armed Forces and provides care to service members, veterans, and the President.
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A.
Western General Hospital
Western General Hospital is a major acute teaching hospital in Edinburgh, Scotland, providing a wide range of specialist and general medical services.
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NIH Clinical Center
The NIH Clinical Center is the research hospital of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, dedicated to conducting and supporting clinical studies that translate scientific discoveries into medical advances.
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Madigan Army Medical Center
Madigan Army Medical Center is a major U.S. Army medical treatment facility and teaching hospital located in Washington state, providing comprehensive healthcare services to military personnel, retirees, and their families.
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DeWitt Army Community Hospital
DeWitt Army Community Hospital is a U.S. Army medical treatment facility located at Fort Belvoir in Virginia, providing healthcare services to military personnel, their families, and eligible beneficiaries.
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George Washington University Hospital
George Washington University Hospital is a major academic medical center in Washington, D.C., affiliated with George Washington University and known for providing comprehensive tertiary and emergency care.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military hospital
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teaching hospital ⓘ |
| affiliatedWith |
F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine
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Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bethesda Naval Hospital
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WRNMMC ⓘ Walter Reed National Military Medical Center ⓘ
surface form:
Walter Reed Bethesda
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| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| designatedAsFlagshipHospitalFor | United States Armed Forces ⓘ |
| formedByMergerOf |
Bethesda Naval Hospital
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surface form:
National Naval Medical Center
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
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| formerName |
Bethesda Naval Hospital
ⓘ
surface form:
Bethesda Naval Medical Center
Bethesda Naval Hospital ⓘ
surface form:
National Naval Medical Center
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
National Naval Medical Center Bethesda
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| governingBody |
Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
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| hasEmergencyServices | yes ⓘ |
| hasHelipad | yes ⓘ |
| hasSpecialty |
amputee care and rehabilitation
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burn care ⓘ cardiology ⓘ neurosurgery ⓘ oncology ⓘ psychiatry and behavioral health ⓘ trauma care ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://walterreed.tricare.mil/ ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bethesda, Maryland
ⓘ
Maryland ⓘ Montgomery County ⓘ
surface form:
Montgomery County, Maryland
Washington metropolitan area ⓘ |
| MajorWalterReedKnownFor | work on yellow fever ⓘ |
| MajorWalterReedWas |
United States Medical Department (Army)
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Army physician
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| mergerCompletionYear | 2011 ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Major Walter Reed ⓘ |
| notableRole | treatment of wounded service members from Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts ⓘ |
| opened | 1940 ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Defense Health Agency
ⓘ
Department of Defense ⓘ
surface form:
United States Department of Defense
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| ownedBy |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
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| partOf |
U.S. military health system
ⓘ
surface form:
Military Health System
National Capital Region Medical Directorate ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
teaching and research hospital
ⓘ
tertiary care medical center ⓘ |
| providesCareTo |
Members of the U.S. Congress
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President of the United States ⓘ Vice President of the United States ⓘ |
| servesPopulation |
active duty service members
ⓘ
military family members ⓘ military retirees ⓘ veterans ⓘ |
| serviceBranch |
United States Air Force
ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Description of subject: Walter Reed National Military Medical Center is a major U.S. military medical facility in Maryland that serves as the flagship hospital for the U.S. Armed Forces and provides care to service members, veterans, and the President.
Referenced by (28)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Montgomery County, Maryland
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
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alsoKnownAs
→
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
Walter Reed Bethesda
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
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formerName
→
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
National Naval Medical Center Bethesda
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
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formedByMergerOf
→
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
subject surface form:
Bethesda, Maryland
subject surface form:
Bethesda, Maryland
subject surface form:
National Naval Medical Center
subject surface form:
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
this entity surface form:
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
this entity surface form:
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (via Rockville Pike)
this entity surface form:
Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
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sharesCampusWith
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Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
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Bethesda, Maryland (through NHLBI headquarters)
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hostsInstitution
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Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
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subject surface form:
Bethesda, Maryland
this entity surface form:
National Naval Medical Center
Bethesda, Maryland (through NHLBI headquarters)
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hostsInstitution
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Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
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subject surface form:
Bethesda, Maryland
this entity surface form:
Walter Reed Bethesda
this entity surface form:
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
this entity surface form:
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center campus
subject surface form:
Walter Reed
this entity surface form:
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
subject surface form:
Walter Reed
Montgomery County, Maryland (public)
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hasInstitution
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Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
ⓘ
subject surface form:
Montgomery County, Maryland