MEDICAL READINESS ASSESSMENT GROUP OPERATION DESERT STORM MEDICAL LESSONS LEARNED.

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 ODS MEDICAL LESSONS LEARNED

 C3I and TRAINING CATEGORIES

 C3I ISSUE NO. 6 Bed Designations for Contingency Hospitals

 (SGHR ITEM NO. 138)
       
         DISCUSSION: Designating beds in the 12 patient categories based on facility,
         equipment, and staffing, caused confusion about the CONHOSPs ability to care
         for patients in burn, neurosurgery, psychiatric, urologic, etc., categories.
         Commanders could designate beds based on the standard manning document and then
         adjust the designations based on actual staffing, materiel status, etc., over
         course of the deployment.
       
         RECOMMENDATIONS: Determine bed designations for each CONHOSP based on facility
         differences. ,
       
         ACTIONS REQUIRED: USAFE to determine and identify appropriate bed designations
         for CONHOSPs. USAFE is also planning a review of the manpower detail for
         CONHOSP UTCs.
       
         ACTIONS COMPLETED: USAFE is reviewing manpower requirements for CONHOSPs.
         USAFE is reviewing bed designations for CONHOSPs. Current bed designations
         were developed by MUHIO based on standard manpower detail and supplies-and
         equipment in CONHOSP materiel packages. Plans for a CONHOSP manpower UTC
         refinement meeting are being determined.
       
         STATUS: OPEN.