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point near the battlefield and a drop-off point in the rear near

hospitals.


The inability of the medical regulators to manage the evacuation

of patients could have led to an inefficient use of hospi~al beds

since ambulances took patients only to the hospitals whose

locations they knew.   The unmanaged evacuation system could have

led to the under use of some hospitals while others would have

been overwhelmed--a potentially tragic situation if the numbers

of projected casualties had occurred.


CONCLUSION


In conclusion, Madam Chairman, the Army is aware of the issues we

discussed today.   In some cases the Army has started initiatives

to deal with the issues.   We believe that key to an efficient

operation is more aggressive management attention and not

necessarily more money.   Specifically, the Army must


--    establish effective controls to ensure more accurate and

      complete information in PROFIS;


--    establish controls to ensure that commanders accurately

      report the personnel conditions of their units;


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