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The AsSociatecTtWbtik '
Army streamlines care for wounded soldiers
By SEAN HARDER
Morris News Service
FORT STEWART -
Wounded soldiers waiting to
leave the U.S. Army or be
returned to duty will under
go medical evaluations more
quickly under a new stream
lined process at Winn Army
Community Hospital here.
Active-duty and reservist
soldiers who once faced sep
arate and often slow evalua
tions now are assigned to a
“Warrior Transition Unit.”
At Winn, it’s a battalion
siz'e unit of more than 220
soldiers. Some are recover
ing from injuries. Others are
awaiting medical screenings
before deploying to Iraq or
Afghanistan.
Under a new Army-wide
model that took effect June
15, each soldier is assigned
a primary care giver, case
manager and squad leader.
Their focus: quality medi
cal care and overcoming
bureaucratic barriers, said
Col. John P Collins, the hos
pital’s new commander.
“There is a national focus
on this, which is going to
really help us fix processes
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that need to be fixed,” he
said. “This is a nation that is
having to deal with a whole
generation of people who
would not have survived in
previous battles.
“It’s a whole nation wak
ing up to a phenomenon.
From the national level
down, we’re making sure
we have the resources and
processes to take care of
them.”
Winn was one of 11 bases
in seven states the Army sent
surprise inspection teams to
visit after revelations sur
faced of poor conditions at
Walter Reed Army Medical
Center in Washington, D.C.
Fort Stewart made the list
because of its high concen
tration of troops and the
number of soldiers awaiting
medical processing.
The focus now is moving
soldiers found to be unfit for
duty to their final medical
evaluation within 45 days.
Spc. Mohammad Zeshan
suffered a middle-ear inju
ry during a roadside bomb
attack against his Ist
Brigade unit in September
2005. A loss of hearing in his
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left ear, and difficulty keep
ing his balance, has left him
unable to serve.
Now part of the Warrior
Transition Unit, Zeshan is
finalizing his medical evalu
ation and will leave active
duty later this month. He
said his experience at Winn
has been a good one.
“The process has been
going well,” he said. “Squad
leaders are on top of their
game. Basically they work
for the soldiers. If you need
to contact them, they’re
there for you 24-7.”
Spc. Frank Garcia, who
declined to discuss the inju
ries he sustained in Iraq, is
also transitioning to civil
ian life under the Army’s
temporary disability retire
ment list. He said the pres
ence of a U.S. Department
of Veterans Affairs office on
post has helped speed up his
process by three months.
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Dublin 102 74 t-storm
Duluth 96 73 mst sunny
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Helen 94 72 t-storm
Lagrange 98 74 mst sunny
Macon 100 76 t-storm
Marietta 96 74 mst sunny
Milledgeville 99 75 t-storm
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Peachtree City 96 72 mst sunny
Perry 101 76 t-stprm
Rome 97 74 mst sunny
Savannah 96 78 t-storm
St. Simons Island 93 78 t-storm
Statesboro 100 78 t-storm
Thomasville 99 77 t-storm
Valdosta 98 76 t-storm
Warner Robins 100 76 t-storm
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Seattle 70 60 cloudy
St. Louis 98 79 mst sunny
Washington, DC 99 79 mst sunny
“Compared to the sto
ries you hear, it’s gone very
well,” he said. “I have no
doubt I’m going to clear this
post. When I go home to the
VA, I know my medical files
will be there.”
The Army has also worked
to make the medical evalua
tion more transparent to sol
diers and family members.
Monthly town hall meet
ings are now held in which
commanders are available to
answer any questions or con
cerns that might arise, said
Lt. Col. Jim Nold, Winn’s
lead physician.
“They’re open about
expressing their frustrations
or concerns when they have
them and, equally, we have
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Obituaries
BQWMANBHYANT
CENTERVILLE - Arthur Bowman Bryant, 76, passed
away Thursday. Services were held Sunday in First Baptist
Church of Centerville with interment following in Centerville
Cemetery. Flowers are accepted or memorial donations may
be made to the American Heart Association GA Affiliates,
3312 Northside Drive Ste. 140 A, Macon, Georgia 31210-
0429.
GLADYS QLENE CHATHAM
WARNER ROBINS - Gladys Olene Chatham, 94, passed
away Saturday. She was preceded in death by her husband
Woodrow Chatham. She is survived by two sons and two
daughters, nine grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and
one great-great grandchild. Graveside services are at 10 a.m.
today at Glen Haven Memorial Gardens.
JAMES E. HATTAWAY
WARNER ROBINS - James E. Hattaway, 81, passed away
on Friday, August 3, 2007. Mr. Hattaway was born on May
10, 1926 in Walden, Georgia. He was
a member of First United Methodist
Church of Warner Robins. Jim was a
veteran of the United States Navy. He
retired from the Georgia Department
of Agriculture where he worked in
Inspection Services. He and his wife,
Maxine, are the owners of Houston
Bonding Company. His wise counsel
touched the lives of many. Jim always had a positive outlook
and saw the best in everyone he met. He
was a devoted husband, father, grandfather,
and great grandfather. His family was the
most important thing in his life. He taught
them the value of love, honesty, forgiveness,
charity, and to always do the right thing.
He was a loving, honest, and ethical man
of his word. His parents, Frank and Avie
Hattaway, and brothers, John, Robert and
Albert Hattaway, all preceded him in death.
He will be greatly missed by his beloved
wife of 62 years, Maxine Mason Hattaway,
Warner Robins; his loving children, James E. Hattaway,
Jr. (Judy), Fla.; Melissa Ann Camp, Centerville; Karen
H. Callahan (Tim), Centerville; Steven F. Hattaway
(Joann), Texas; Timothy L. Hattaway (Jennifer), Kathleen;
brothers, Arthur Hattaway (Hilda), Ft. Valley; Claude P
Hattaway, Centerville; sisters, Ruth Ford, Macon; Doris
Lacey, Warner Robins; Margaret Rouse, Centerville;
eight grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
Visitation was Sunday. Services were held on Monday, August
6, 2007 at First United Methodist Church of Warner Robins
with entombment in Parkway Memorial Gardens Mausoleum.
Go to www.mcculloughfh.com to sign the Online Registry
for the family. McCullough Funeral Home has charge of
arrangements.
BETTY LOU MINNICK
KATHLEEN - Betty L. Minnick, 69, passed away Friday.
Her mother, Leomara Taylor preceded her in death. Survivors
include her husband, Carlton Gary Minnick, Kathleen;
daughter, Susan Grady, Nashville, Tennessee; son, Mark
Baron, Westfield, Massachusetts. Graveside services were
held Monday at the Georgia War Veterans Cemetery in
Milledgeville.
people who say they’re very
pleased with this process,”
he said.
Lt. Col. Leonard Porter,
commander of Winn’s
Warrior Transition Unit,
said soldiers in his battalion
still carry out daily duties.
Under the new model,
however, a greater emphasis
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