TASK FORCE III DESERT SHIELD/STORM

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Appendix A

ATC Workload

	Data on ATC workload is incomplete. Many SME's did not maintain data 
once patient counts were reported to the ATH.  ATH's did not report ATC
 workloads separately. Supported populations continued to grow throughout the 
deployment. Some SME's may have counted immunizations or other services in 
their patient visit totals while others did not.

Findings

-USCENTAF/SG officially reported 132,682 outpatient visits for the period 13 Aug 
90 to 31 May 91. The peak Air Force population supported was approximately 
57,000. 
-Highest demand for care theater-wide occurred during the air war:
	763 outpatient visits/day
	554/day during the ground war
	593/day during the pre-war buildup
	128/day during the post war period
-The highest demand for care from the ATC data was the first two months of the
deployment
-After the second month, patient loads remained relatively consistent throughout
the Operations
-On the average, CENTAF numbers suggest 2.3 outpatient visits per person for
disease/non-battle injury over the course of the Operations, or approximately 8
outpatient visits per day per thousand persons
-When ATC's and ATH's were both present, about 14% of the outpatient visits
were seen at the ATC:
--At Dhahran, 2,315 of 16,708 outpatient visits (14%) were seen at the ATC's
(ATH arrived 4 days after the SME).
--At Jeddah, 1,509 of 10,032 outpatient visits (15%) were seen at the ATC's. 
(ATH arrived 16 days after the SME). -Total patient 
counts as reported:
	Location				Patients			Reporting Period
	Al Minhad+			637			(29 Aug-24 Sep)
	Bateen				6,825			(18 Aug-30 Mar)
	Dhahran+			2,315			(9 Aug-7 Mar)
	Doha+				1,712			(29 Aug-13 Jan)
	Jeddah+				1,509			(14 Aug-28 Feb)
	Khamis Mushait+		2,130			(21 Aug-27 Mar)
	Riyadh+				4,110			(1 Sept-31 Mar) AWACS
	Riyadh+				219			(22 Aug - 23 Oct) SAC
	Shaik Isa			5,240			(18 Aug-31 Mar)
	Sharjah				4,123			(1 Oct-16 Mar)
	Al Kharj+			1,701			(9 Jan 91 - 5 Mar 91)
	Diego Garcia			5,519			(l0 Sep-16 Mar)
	Moron, Spain			2,805			(27 Sep-28 Feb)
				+locations with ATH support