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somebody responded to that article quite forcefully ..
Underway said:Hospital ship for Canada articles coming out of the woodwork now.
http://espritdecorps.ca/why-doesnt-canada-have-military-hospital-ships/2016/5/10/why-doesnt-canada-have-a-military-hospital-ship?rq=hospital%20ship
So, given the inherent value of a national asset like a hospital ship, its contribution to our ability to project soft power, its ability to contribute to Canadian international development and humanitarian response, and its affordability, why doesn’t Canada have a hospital ship?
E.R. Campbell said:It's too bad Bombardier doesn't build ships.
MedCorps said:The Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy has started doing this with some vigor using their new'ish Type 920 hospital ship the "Peace Ark". It is being used for Global Medical Engagement & Diplomacy missions to further the foreign policy and influence of the Chinese government (whilst at the same time doing some good in the world). It is big... like 50 surgeries a day big! You can find it in places close to us like say, Mexico, Barbados, Grenada, Peru, Cuba, Trinidad, Costa Rica and Jamaica as well as the Philippines, French Polynesia and Yemen.
MC
......the ship deployed for five months providing medical and surgical services to nine locations in the Caribbean and Latin America - Jamaica, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Costa Rica, and Haiti. During this mission, the ship's crew set up medical and surgical civil action program sites. These temporary medical clinics included primary care, internal medicine, obstetrics, and pediatric physicians as well as physical therapy, dental, radiology, laboratory, and pharmacy services. On board the ship general surgery, ophthalmology, oral and maxillofacial, and orthopedic surgeries were performed on pre-screened patients......
Blackadder1916 said:For those that may be interested, the latest episode of "Mighty Ships" on the Discovery Channel (today locally at 1900hr MT - in about an hour) will feature the USNS Comfort as it ". . . travels from Colombia and through the Panama Canal on a mission of mercy to the tiny Caribbean island of Dominica . . . "
This document was prepared by the Medical Liaison Team at the Supervisor
of Shipbuilding, Conversion and Repair, . USN, (SUPSHIP) San Diego. It is designed
to familiarize new personnel with the general history, mission, and
physical characteristics of the T-AH 19 Class Hospital Ship. It is not a
statement of medical department or Navy pol icy am should not be represented
as such. Some of its information concerns general ship operation and details
but the primary thrust is toward the hospital functions and capabilities.
The HSR design team would like to sincerely thank the following for guidance throughout the project:
. . .
LCdr Robert D’Eon NSWCCD 2202, Canadian Navy Liaison
. . .
So, essentially the same capacity as the plywood R3MMU in Kandahar. Only useful if you're not expecting more than a handful of casualties at any given time.Old thread renewal
USN new fast Hospital Ships. They are smaller but still have 10 ICU beds, 23 ward beds, and two operating rooms.
Why the Navy is getting fast new medical ships
Unlike large hospital ships like the USNS Mercy, these new vessels will be catamarans that are faster and more nimble.www.popsci.com
Would be interesting for RCN and the HADR and soft power feels of the current government.
Fast to Haiti and back!
OT I had read that there is a bit of we need keep Austral USA open and working. The EFT hull is in production and this a roll we can make a case for it.
AFAIK the Berlin class supported some hospital container modules but we cut out some of the equipment required to support that. So probably not in the SSE to have that on a ship (beyond normal sick bay).Old thread renewal
USN new fast Hospital Ships. They are smaller but still have 10 ICU beds, 23 ward beds, and two operating rooms.
Why the Navy is getting fast new medical ships
Unlike large hospital ships like the USNS Mercy, these new vessels will be catamarans that are faster and more nimble.www.popsci.com
Would be interesting for RCN and the HADR and soft power feels of the current government.
Fast to Haiti and back!
OT I had read that there is a bit of we need keep Austral USA open and working. The EFT hull is in production and this a roll we can make a case for it.
We also paid extra to design out the saunas and beer kegs in the lounges
Fun police strike again!
things got weird when I searched the gifs for fun police! Don't recommend on a work computer.If the were dresses are NWOs that would be an awesome fun police .gif
AFAIK the Berlin class supported some hospital container modules but we cut out some of the equipment required to support that. So probably not in the SSE to have that on a ship (beyond normal sick bay).
We also paid extra to design out the saunas and beer kegs in the lounges, so some choices were made.
That might be the limiting factor. Mere space isn't the only issue.hospital of sorts
This - you need people you can pick and move quickly to staff it...that aren't already tasked somewhere else.That might be the limiting factor. Mere space isn't the only issue.
I wasn't even thinking personnel, but that would be significant. Every time you set something like this up it needs specialized staffing - from somewhere; and the bigger the setup the bigger the demands.This - you need people you can pick and move quickly to staff it...that aren't already tasked somewhere else.