MERITORIOUS UNIT COMMENDATION 10 OCT 91

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Subject = MERITORIOUS UNIT COMMENDATION  10 OCT 91                        

Parent Organization = ARCENT      

Unit = XVIII CORPS 

Folder Title = 44TH MEDICAL BDE MERITORIOUS UNIT COMMENDATIONS                                                 

Document Number =          4

Box ID = BX000095








                                       NARRATIVE LIST OF         TAS@.'.S P@RFORMED


                       The 2@th Combat Support Hospital is most deserving of the
                MpritoriOLk-@ Unit Commendation for its exceptionally meritoriouis.
                c.c:)riduc.t in performance of outstanding services dlirjing the p(?r3.(-.,d
                ,::I August 1990 through 12 April 1991 in support a-F, Operations
                          Sliii@ld and Desert Stc.)Y-m.        The 200-bed M.Li.S.'T. (ilr@cij(-,,Al
                Unit     Sel+-Contnined, Transf)ortable) equipped hospital, s-Latioliimc:l
                a t Fort Ili-agg, Nortl,i Caraliii@:i was ti-ie first Army @ospital tr.)
                cic@[itc3y to the Kingdoi7i of Saudi Arabia and served as the sole U..S.
                Army medjr-,-tl tr-r?atfriF.-nt facility in the area of operaticiris Ltntit
                the nE->:t facility opened at the end of SeptefTiber.

                       From the beginning of operations, the 28th C6                    mbat Support
                Hc-jE@l-)ital displayed e,,traordii-iary courage, initiative, arid reletit--
                       dr ive to provldp comprehensive,, quality hc@alth care t@(:) th(-
                E@c)ldier,, of Operation Desert Shield despite the inherent
                t,,-?r-ity imposed by a MEtLtririci -@.hea-tu@i- and Pk hostil.6 erivi.1-C.31irr.-erit.
                Di.trii-ig the first wef-@.,s of cleDloymL-nt, the hospital identified
                problems, brain--,7,torined SOJ.Llt.i.ons, and networl,pd with other
                r,i:ilitary and local resources& @o isolve equipment and supply 7,.-iort--
                                                              I                              '@E3t
                i.(--JITI) I-)gs. As other ho5pi.til,, arri ved in-ti-iL-ater, t@ie             ti (-;(:ifnbFtL
                @,k-i; port Hospital -@har(-(J the,@,r? le     5ons learned.

                       !)Ltr'3rig Oper-,it.ion Deser-t jtii   'eld, the 28th f-,(-7mbat      Support
                Hi:j!@oital treated over 7500 C)[AtPEttients, 1700 inpatients; k-i-ith an
                ,-kv,@r-,Rge daily tied census of i:)vL@r:, E3(.      ind performed 251, sttr,gic:ai
                riroc-edt-tres.    H(-jspit,.kl Pa-tieni: Ad4iinistration personnel WilriL'cl ifi--
                i:t:?i,l,iely wit.1-i higher hc@adqt-tnrl-r@rs@ and Supported i-tri:Lts to @3tr-eaiin--
                I:lne patient      trac@ring ef-for-LT@ ttj: teep combat commanders -Ln+cirinf-,cl
                rl+ soldiers'      disposition.        'I@ie hospital. negotiated the L.ISL' C)i
                -Facilities ii-id sE-rvices', in k:he nearby ultramodern @"ing Fah(.1
                MilitAry Medical ('-'entF2r (Sat.tdi) to augment medical irid d'i.,irinos,@ii-
                caDabiLities not available w3th the ll.U.S.T. equipment bt-tt@
                t-cit.itinely needed 1-.o care foi, XVIII Airborne Cor-pis soldiers.                    I' l-F i
                war; at no cost to the U.S. (jr.)vernment.

                       The -28th Combat Support 140SPii-,Rl hosted the Medical
                nic,nt of Chemical Casi-tELltj.es (-,ar,e COL.irse on two separ@At-6 occF-t--
                @.ion@@, -Ficil2tal:irig the odLtC:@it.ion of o'@;er- 160 Ar-rriy physicians =tn@:J
                r),,trses in preparation for suspected use of Iraqi chemical war-
                          I'he hospital'E: patient decontamination site and pL@,rsc)rini-?)
                were lauded by the Surgeon t.-@eneral'5 consultant and used for, ii-)--
                structional purposes during @l-ie course.
                       The 2f3th Combat SLtpl:)or-t Hospital was c@nver,ted to D@@,'@MEDS
                (Deployable Medical (@-)ystenis) L-quipment in Sa              Iudi Arabia, ti-ie i::Li-s-i-
                active component CofiibzAt Supi-iort Hospital tolbe fielded With the
                rievi generation hospital eqLli.l@iment.            Again, @hey pioneered t-.@)L- ric?14
                accelerated DEPMEI)S fielding and training priogram:                      in thr-ec-,
                wee@,s the old M.U.c@.-l'. facility was disassembled and invei-itcir-ic?(I,

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