Landstuhl Gets Congressional Kudos

By: Health.mil Staff

For Skelton, this visit to Landstuhl carries a bit of personal meaning as well. Skelton was injured in a motor vehicle accident during his visit to Iraq in 2005 and spent several days recovering in Landstuhl’s intensive care unit. Commander Col. John Cho presented LRMC with a framed Congressional statement and described the colonel’s work as “critical…in caring for our warriors wounded in combat.”

Roughly 2,800 personnel at LRMC treat more than 58,000 service members and civilians for injury and illness sustained in Afghanistan and Iraq. They also provide specialized care to roughly 245,000 American military personnel and their families throughout the European theater. The facility averages over 1,000 inpatients per month, with a daily average of about 20 surgical cases.

Skelton closed his visit with a huge kudos to LRMC. “I am proud to know that we have such an immensely capable group of people looking after the health and well-being of service members and their families,” he said. “As Chairman of the Armed Services Committee and as a former patient, I pay great tribute to the excellence and sacrifice of all who serve at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center. They all deserve our thanks and support.”