10th Combat Support Hospital
The 10th CSH is a modular-designed facility, which consists of a HUB (Hospital Unit Base) and HUS (Hospital Unit Surgical). The CSH has eight wards providing intensive nursing care for up to 96 patients, seven wards providing intermediate nursing care for up to 140 patients, one ward providing neuropsychiatric (NP) care for up to 20 patients. Surgical capacity is based on eight operating room tables for a surgical capacity of 144 operating room (OR) table hours per day. The unit can be further augmented with specialty surgical/medical teams to increase its capabilities.
The 10th Combat Support Hospital was originally constituted on 23 June 1942 in the Army of the United States as the 10th Field Hospital. It activated on 6 July 1942 at Camp Bowie, TX, and inactivated on 4 November 1945 at Camp Myles Standish, MA.
The unit reactivated on 25 August 1949 in Germany before being alloted on 5 May 1951 to the Regular Army.
It was reorganized and designated on 15 June 1962 as the 10th Evacuation Hospital before inactivating on 16 August 1965 in Germany.
The 10th reactivated on 12 July 1967 at Fort George G. Meade, MD. It reorganized and was redesignated on 21 March 1973 as the 10th Combat Support Hospital.
It was once again reorganized and redesignated on 16 August 1983 as the 10th Surgical Hospital, and again on 16 December 1992 as the 10th Combat Support Hospital.
The mission of the 10th CSH is to provide hospitalization support to U.S. Forces within the theater of operation in support of combat operations or operations other than war.
The 10th CSH provides medical support for the Fort Carson Community, Operates two Troop Medical Clinics, provides support personnel to EVANS Army Community Hospital, supports EMT course, conducts Combat Lifesaver Courses and Preventive Medicine Courses, and conducts the installation Expert Field Medical Badge test.
The CSH is equipped with DEPMEDS equipment, which can be set up in various configurations. The major components of a CSH are the expandable tactical shelters, TEMPER Tents, and the military vans. The expandable tactical shelter is a rigid paneled metal unit which unfolds to become an enclosed air conditioned shelter for use as an operating room, central material services, pharmacy, laboratory, blood bank, radiology, or biomedical maintenance. The TEMPER (Tent Extendible Modular Personnel) tent features an aluminum frame and fabric outer skin, which can be quickly assembled and disassembled without, tools. The standard ward is 20' x 64' consisting of eight 8' x 20' TEMPER sections. The MILVAN is a rigid paneled metal storage and transportation container, which is allocated to the functional sections of the hospital. When operational, the CSH can provide climate and environmental control equivalent to that found in any fixed hospital.
