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The Army also faced equipment and other logistical supp6rt

problems.  Even with a massive effort to field equipment and

supplies ~o hospital units, hospitals did not receive equipment

and supplies or received only partial shipments.  Shortages of

transportation and material-handling equipment limited the

mobility of hospitals.   In some cases, hospitals were able to

move only a portion of their surgical capability and bed capacity

in order to keep up with highly mobile combat divisions.

Evacuation of casualties was hampered because of long distances,

poor communications, and a lack of navigational equipment.


By most N~counts, the Army was able to provide adequate care for

those s~1~~ers in need.  ~o-~ever, had the predicted number of

casualtits occurred, had th~ ground war started earlier, or

lasted 1~er, t~ Army ~~ not have been able to provide

~equate Cere.


~OMATED~NFORX~~~,-#ON FOR ~IGNING MEDICAL

~SONNEL ~NCOMP~~~ OR OUT OF DATE


L~ring peacetime, ~nits are required to ensure that U.S. Forces

C~unand, the commanding organization for all active duty combat

farces in the conti~ental United States, is kept aware of their

wartime needs for medical personnel.   Forces Command is

responsible for validating and monitoring units' needs and

forwarding information on these needs to Health Services Command,


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