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Walter Reed Ex-Patient, Wife Speak Out on Poor Conditions at Army's Top Medical Facility

Walter Reed Ex-Patient, Wife Speak Out on Poor Conditions at Army's Top Medical Facility

The Army’s Vice Chief of Staff General Richard Cody admitted on Wednesday there has been a “breakdown in leadership” at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center. His comments came three days after the Washington Post revealed that hospital rooms at Walter Reed were infested with mouse droppings, cockroaches, stained carpets, rodents and black mold. We speak with a former Walter Reed patient; the wife of another patient, and a Salon.com reporter who documented the problems at Walter Reed two years ago. [includes rush transcript]

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