Argentine Air Force Mobile Field Hospital
| Argentine Air Force Mobile Field Hospital | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Government of Argentina,  Argentina |
| Coordinates | 18°34′42″N 72°16′33″W / 18.57844°N 72.27593°W |
| Organisation | |
| Funding | Government hospital |
| History | |
| Opened | August 21, 1981 |
| Links | |
| Website | argentina.gob.ar/hospitalreubicable |
The Argentine Air Force Mobile Field Hospital (Spanish: Hospital Reubicable de la Fuerza Aérea ) is a field hospital operated by the Argentine Air Force. Established on August 21, 1981, it is one of three health centres of its kind worldwide.[1]
Description
[edit]The unit has a 64-member staff personnel between military and civilians and is made up of 14 containers Pictorial[permanent dead link] which, when fully assembled, occupy an area of 360 m2. Fourteen flights of C-130 Hercules aircraft are needed to fully deploy the Hospital.[2]
Among the services provided by the Hospital are general clinic, surgery, dentistry, pharmacy, etc. The Hospital has its own laboratory, water purification plant and power generation engine.[2]
Thanks to its isolation, the construction can withstand temperatures from -15 to 40 degrees Celsius and can endure harsh tremors as demonstrated when it remained operational after the earthquake of January 2010 in Haiti.[1]
Deployments
[edit]- 1981 : San Luis Province
- 1982 : Comodoro Rivadavia during the Falklands War
- 1983 : Chaco and Formosa provinces
- 1984-1986 : Buenos Aires province
- 1993-1995 : Mozambique under United Nations mandate
- 2000-2003 : Kosovo Force (KFOR) under NATO mandate [3][4][5]
- 2004 : Deployment to Afghanistan aborted due Hurricane Jeanne: Deployed to Haiti instead.
- 2004–2017 : MINUSTAH medical facility in Haiti ( Google Maps, picture[permanent dead link])
- 2010 feb/sep : Curicó after the Chile earthquake[6] video Chile
2010 Haiti earthquake
[edit]On January 12, 2010 while deployed at Port-au-Prince serving as medical facility for MINUSTAH troops the hospital was the only one still opened following the earthquake treating nearly 1,000 people on the first night[7][8]
Both U.S. presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton congratulated Argentina for the Hospital quick response in the first critical hours after the earthquake [9] The same did Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during her visit to Buenos Aires on 1 March 2010 [10]
References
[edit]- La Fuerza Aérea dará apoyo sanitario en Puerto Príncipe
- El hospital argentino en Haití, un reflejo de los dramas cotidianos
- Un hospital es blanco del conflicto étnico
- ^ a b "El hospital argentino es el único centro de atención para las miles de víctimas del terremoto" [The Argentine hospital is the only center of attention for the thousands of earthquake victims]. January 14, 2010. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
- ^ a b "Hospital Reubicable" [Relocatable Hospital]. Archived from the original on 2009-10-16.
- ^ "Official FAA report". Archived from the original on 2012-04-19.
- ^ "Militares argentinos intervienen en Kosovo" [Argentine military intervene in Kosovo]. October 11, 1999.
- ^ "Los argentinos que trabajan por la paz en Kosovo" [Argentines who work for peace in Kosovo]. March 21, 2000.
- ^ "Partió Hacia Chile Avión Hércules Con Ayuda Humanitaria" [Partió To Chile Aircraft Hércules With Humanitarian Aid]. 1 March 2010. Archived from the original on 2011-09-28.
- ^ "Only one hospital open in Haiti's quake hit capital". Courier Mail. 2010-01-13. Archived from the original on 2010-02-01. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
- ^ "Cnn Haiti Earthquake news". CNN. 2010-01-13.
- ^ "Obama y Clinton elogiaron la labor humanitaria de Argentina" [Obama and Clinton praised the humanitarian work of Argentina]. 16 January 2010.
- ^ "I thanked the president for the excellent work that is done by the Argentine doctors and peacekeepers in Haiti". March 1, 2010. Archived from the original on 3 June 2011.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Hospital Reubicable at defesanet.com.br (in Portuguese)
