Argentine Air Force Mobile Field Hospital

Argentine Air Force Mobile Field Hospital
Argentine Air Force Mobile Field Hospital
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; 43 years ago
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

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

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

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

^ ^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

Official website
Hospital Reubicable at defesanet.com.br (in Portuguese)

[infobae.com-1] "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.

[official-2] "Hospital Reubicable" [Relocatable Hospital]. Archived from the original on 2009-10-16.

[3] "Official FAA report". Archived from the original on 2012-04-19.

[4] "Militares argentinos intervienen en Kosovo" [Argentine military intervene in Kosovo]. October 11, 1999.

[5] "Los argentinos que trabajan por la paz en Kosovo" [Argentines who work for peace in Kosovo]. March 21, 2000.

[6] "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.

[7] "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.

[8] "Cnn Haiti Earthquake news". CNN. 2010-01-13.

[9] "Obama y Clinton elogiaron la labor humanitaria de Argentina" [Obama and Clinton praised the humanitarian work of Argentina]. 16 January 2010.

[10] "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.

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