9 Military Hospitals Receive Top Marks for Patient Safety

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

Nine military medical facilities have received the highest grade for patient safety from a nonprofit watchdog organization that aims to improve quality and care across the nation. The Leapfrog Group released its Hospital Safety Grades on May 1 following assessments of more than 30 performance measures at 3,000 medical centers and hospitals across the country. […]

UK Village Marks Struggle Against US Army Racism in World War II

Clinton Smith is chair of Preston Black History Group.

BAMBER BRIDGE, England (AP) — The village of Bamber Bridge in northwestern England is proud of the blow it struck against racism in the U.S. military during World War II. When an all-Black truck regiment was stationed in the village, residents refused to accept the segregation ingrained in the U.S. Army. Ignoring pressure from British […]