CONCEPT OF MEDICAL OPS

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Subject: CONCEPT OF MEDICAL OPS                                          

Unit: COMNAVCENT  

Parent Organization: COMUSCINCCEN

Box ID: BX300052

Folder Title: NAVAL MEDICAL MESSAGES CNA 2915                                                                 

Document Number:          9

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      FORCES XND WILL BE UNDER THE OPERATIONAL CONTROL IF COMU,3%AVLIGSUPFOR
      (CTG 150.3).
      B.      AHRAIN HAS GRANTED HOST NATION (HN) MEDICAL SUPPORT AT
      SALMANIYA MEDICAL CENTER AND BAHRAIN DEFENSE FORCE: HOSPITAL (RDF)O
      ESTIMATED BEDS AVAILABLE ARE: 25@ AT SALMANTYA AND 100 AT BDF. THE
      MEDICAL STAFFS OF SALMANTYA AND 9DF ARE CURRE4TLY Br-ING AUGME14TED BY
      TWO U.S. NAVY MEDICAL SURGICAL I     'CAMS*
      C. @ QATAR HAS GRANTED 150 HN BEDS IN HAMAD GENERAL HOSPITAL AT
      DOHA. U.S. STAFFING OF HAMAD GENERAL HOSPITAL IS NOT REQUIRED* BUT
      U.S. NAVY MEDICAL LIAISON PERSONNI@-L WILL BE ASSIGNED.
      D. @ HOSPITAL SHIP CONCEPT OF FMPLOYMr.4T:
        (1)  @PRE-HOSTILITTFS: THE HOSPITAL SHIPS WILL ROTATE ON AN
      APPROXIMAT@-- TWENTY-ONE DAY CYCLE WITH ONE ALWAYS BEING AVAILABLE FOR
      RECEIPT OF PATIENTS @40 FURTHER SOUTH THAN BAHRAINI. DURING THE "O@l
      STATIO'4" PERI')DG THE HOSPITAL SHIP WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR DECK LANDING
      QUALIFICATIO@4S/FAMILIARIZATION FOR AIR AMBULANCES AND ORGANIC ALLIED9
      MARINE9 NAVYI ARMY AND AIR FORCE HELICOPTERS.           THE "()FF-STATTON"
      HOSPITAL SHIP WILL 9@ SCHEDULED FOR MAINTENANCE AVAILAOTLITIES9
      R@PROVISID14I@@IG9 REFUELING9 PORT VISITS AND ASSIGNMENT IN THE VICINITY
      OF XND T@.1 SJDPORT OF OTHER FLEET LJNIT'S AND EXERCTS@-ST AL14AYS
      RR-TXTNING A TREATMENT CAPABILITY*
        (2) @ HOSTILITIRS: THE FORWARD DEPLOYED HOSPITAL SHIP SHALL BE
      STATIONED FOR CASUALTY TRANSFER '40 GREATER THAN 30 MINUTES HELD
HE SECOND HOSPITAL
      SHIP @ITLL THE4 BE STATIONED TO PROVIDE EXPEDITIOUS RELIEF TO THE
      FORWARD HOSPITAL SHIP. WHEN PATIENT DENSITY DICTATES9 THE FORWARD
      DEPLOYED HOSPITAL SHIP WILL BE RELTEVED ON STATION BY HER SISTER SHIP
      AND TRANSIT TO A, DESIGNATED LOCATION FOR CASUALTY EVACUATION
      UTILIZI,VG DESIGNATED SHORE EVACUATION ASSETS (E.(7,.- BXHR@ING
      DHAHRAN).
      50 @   MEDICAL 7-VACUATTONt:
      Al @ A FIFT.EN) DAY PRE-HOSTILITTRS THEATER EVACUATION POLICY rs
      ESTABLISHED*    IN THE EVENT OF HOSTILITIESV THE THEATER EVACUATION
      POLICY HAS BEEN Or:SI3NATED BY CI@ICCENT AS SEVEN DAYS. ALL SUITABLE
      MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION IN THE AOR WILL PE USED FOR PATIENT
      EVACUATIO'4* AEROMEDICAL EVACUATION OF PATIENTS IS THE PRIMARY MEANS
      OF PATIENT EVACUATION OUT OF THE AOR WITH AUGMENTATION BY SURFACE
      EVACUATION WHEN NECESSARY. THE PRIMARY STRATEGIC AEROMEOTCAL
      EVACUATION POINTS IN THE AOR9 IN PRIORITY ORDER9 ARE DHAHRAN
      INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT9 SA; BAHRAIN; RIYADH INTERNATIONAL ATRPIRT* SA;
      AND JEODAH9 SA. DHAHRANG SA AND BAHRAIN ARE THE PRIMARY STRATEGIC
      MEDEVAC APO-LS. AL JUBAYL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT9 SA TS ALSO BEING
      CONSIDERED FOR A STRATEGIC MEDEVAC APOE.          TWO ARMY XIR AMBULANCE
      SQUADRONS ISTX (6) ARMY BLACKHAWK HELOS PER SODN) HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED
      TO SUPPORT USNS MERCY AND USNS COMPORT MEDICAL TREATMENT FACILITIES.
      90TH ARMY AIR AMBULANCE SQUADRONS ARE ASSIGNED TO THE 44@H MEDICAL
      BRIGADE AND WILL OPERATE FROM DHAHRAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT* FLEET

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Document 4 f:/Week-36/BX300052/NAVAL MEDICAL MESSAGES CNA 2915/concept of medical ops:0925961702197
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Box ID = BX300052
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Folder Title = NAVAL MEDICAL MESSAGES CNA 2915
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Subject = CONCEPT OF MEDICAL OPS
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Queued for Declassification = 01-JAN-1980
Short Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 25-SEP-1996