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File: 102496_aug96_decls1_0023.txt
Subject: COMMAND REPORT OP DESERT STORM 17JAN 91 THRU 17 MAR 91
Unit: ARCENT
Parent Organization: CENTCOM
Box ID: BX000481
Folder Title: COMMAND REPORTS 244TH MEDICAL GROUP COMMAND REPORT
Document Number: 1
Folder SEQ #: 13
d. medical Regulating (MRO)
On 17 January 1991 the 50th General Hospital began to report
666 total operational beds at the Ministry of Defense and Aviation
Hospital (MODA). This increased to 1000 beds on 19 January 1991.
The 382nd Field Hospital and 316th Station Hospital jointly
conducted operations at the Saudi Army National Guard Hospital
(SANG). They began reporting 647 operational beds on
22 January 1991, increasing. to 700 beds on 26 January 1991.
Initially, both hospitals had difficulty breaking down the beds
in'to categories used for Central Command Joint Medical Regulating
Office (CENTCOM JAMRO) reporting. The breakdown was ultimately
accomplished through coordination by the milityar and civilian
patient administrators.
Due to logistical difficulties (i.e. engineering support
requirements, awaiting prepositioning of material configured to
unit sets [POMCUS) equipment, medical supply shortages), the 144th
Evac Hospital, which set up a Deployable Medical Systems (DEPMEDS) ,
was not operational until 7 February 1991. The initial operational
bed report was 50 beds, increasing as follows: 200 beds on 9
February, 320 beds on 10 February; 340 beds on 18 February; and
fully operational at 400 beds on 10 February 1991. Lack of some
equipment limited full Neurosurgical capability.
The 217th Evac Hospital had on hospital mission due to lack of
a Host Nation Facility. They attempted to set up operations in the
King Faisal Hospital, but due to contractual difficulties and the
conclusion of ground hostilities, their operation never commenced.
The hospitals operating in Host Nation Facilities (HNF)
d obstacles not encountered by the 144th Evac. The HNFIS
would not admit all patients regulated to them by JMRO (i.e.
patients requiring only lab tests, convalescing patients), nor
would they provide facilities for a medical hold activity. None of
the military hospitals operating in HNF's brought equipment with
them and therefore could not readily set up a medical hold only
worked within the twelve medical categories and the requirement to
place patients fitting specific criteria in the number of the
"available" beds and an overloading of the regulating system.
A medical hold activity was subsequently set up in Eskan
village and managed by the 50th General Hospital. It handled those
patients who were regulated to but refused admission to MODA and
SANG. operational space and cots were secured by the Group;
however, logistical problems were ongoing (i.e. transportation to
the clinics, equipment shortages, coordination with main body of
50th General Hospital at MODA).
The actual movement of patients into and out of MTF'S, as
regulated by JMRO, was a procedure that improved with each.
employment. Initial difficulties with meeting medical evacuation
missions were due to poor information exchange between JMRO,
Aeromedical Evacuation Control Center (AECC), and the Group MRO.
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Box ID = BX000481
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Folder Title = COMMAND REPORTS 244TH MEDICAL GROUP COMMAND REPORT
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Subject = COMMAND REPORT OP DESERT STORM 17JAN 91 THRU 17
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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 = 11-OCT-1996