CMD RPT ODS 25 MAR 91

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Subject = CMD RPT ODS   25 MAR 91

Box ID = BX003208

Folder Title = 803 MED GROUP-COMMAND REPORT ODS

File Cabinet = Week-38

Parent Organization = HSC

























             ADNUACXES/ZNADE2UACIES OF I>OCTRINSO, TACTICS, EQUIPXEXT, ETC.
             1. Normally would not establish five )@VACS Within a fav Miles of
             one another - four of which clustered Within Sight of one another
             under the principle of dispersion. The plan at Kime, botrover,
             did create a medical center that permitted mutual support in
             cqui ant, staffing and provided ease of patient referral and
             physician consultation that was most bous@f ioial.
             2. NBC doctrine, or at least interpretation resulted in
             cneassive masking and doaning of 14OPP. Rethin.%ing of when to
             R.OVO to what level of KOPP is required. More information ngods
             to be shared on the impact of desert condition on chemicals to
             assist in assessment of the threat.

             3.   The effectiveness of Host Nation support and facilities ones
             g:stionable. Permission to occupy land was slow and frustrating.
                ,ahment of an evacuation hospital into a MODA hospital at
             @LKXC'di4 not result in 400 beds-being available to American
             DatieAts. The difficulty of coordinating admissions by the
             Saudi's with the U.S. MRO made identification of available beds
             uncertain. Differences in philosophy and in the practice of
             Medicine required many hours of discussion to jointly render
             decisions. While the modern MODA hospital was wonderful to work
             in, the MODA staff were not a significant force multiplier.
             4. Lack of proper lift capacity hurt set up and additional
             equipment and ration deliveries.
             5. Tents need to be supplied with tent pegs that would be for
             appropriate to terrain.
             6. Evae Hospitals require overhead loud speaker systems and hand
             hold radios for internal communications, copiers and computer
             systems. Their TO&S needs to be changed to reflect this need.


                                    COMM-KNDERIS COMMENTS

             1. Medical units fully complemented or augmented by nurses and
             physicians that were held unproductively at Mobilization Stations
             tina/or staging arease developed morale problems that challenged
             the command elements.

             2. if evacuation hospitals are deployed with the expectation of
             receiving and quickly moving patients to other treatment
             facilities, 160 non-environmentally controlled minimal care beds
             are of little value. Since staffing/equipment is not available to
             convert these beds to intermediate or intensive care, Evae Hospitals
             have essentially 200 beds each.
             3. Co-location of an Army medical clearing platoon (2 platoons
             for 24 hour coveragg)t an AOF and XASF creates an efficiency in
             evacuation of patients. This reduces the need to readmit patients
Unit = OTSG        
Parent = HSC