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Subject = PREVENT MEDICINE                                                

Parent Organization = ARCENT      

Unit = VII CORPS   

Folder Title = PROVIDE PERFORM CHAPLAIN SUPPORT                                                                

Document Number =          2

Box ID = BX000285


















     J-4 HEALTH CARE OF CORPS SIZE REDEPLOYMENT IN AN AREA GEOGRAPHICALLY
     REMOVED FROM THEIR REAR ASSEMBLY AREA                                  a.

     a.   ISSUE: High quality emergency and primary health tare was achieved
     during.redeplayment. However.' this was achieved only with extensive
     cooperative arrangements, improvisation, and intensive personal
     direction. Even with thisythere was some erosion of the morale of the
     regional medical professionals. (frustrated expectations and stress
     during transitions). Also the need for unanticipated tasking of
     nonmedical commands +or utilization of their medical assets, engendered
     some animosity and conflict within the Corps command. This probably
     could have been avoided if earlier and more extensive medical planning
     and control had been achievable.

     b.,   DISCUSSIONE Unique demands,and limited resources require special
      Tanning and Command control. These concerns should be addressed in
       itail in an extensive study. The present report must be too brief to
     address these details here. However the minimal recommendations
     follow.


     C.   RECOMMENDATIONs
         1. "Primary" (dispensary type) health care should be provided by
         regional medical units.
         2. These units should be under the command and close control of
         medical officers who have professional competence in clinical
         primary and emergency medicine.
         3. Ideally, plans for the redeployment medical mission should be
         made well in advance, In co'njunction with the corps surgeon.
         4. Basic resources for accomplishment of that medical mission
         should be allocated to the regional medical unit.
         5. Medical resources of deploying units should be removed +ram the
         command of the individual redeploying unit and placed under command
         and control of the redeployment command surgeon during redeployment.
         Utilization of medical resources in these circumstances is
         analogous to utilization of players for an all star football team.
         The resources can not be utilized unless the parent teams
         relinquish control.
         6. The redeployment command surgeon should deploy the resources
         under his command in a manner which will maximally enhance the
         overall medical mission.

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File Room = sep96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-60
Box ID = BX000285
Unit = VII CORPS
Parent Organization = ARCENT
Folder Title = PROVIDE PERFORM CHAPLAIN SUPPORT
Folder Seq # = 8
Subject = PREVENT MEDICINE
Doc Seq # = 2
Doc Date =
Scan Date =
Queued for Declassification =
SAGWI Request = 01-JAN-1980
Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 18-APR-1997