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Navy Medical Personnel to Deploy to Landstuhl Military Hospital

Navy NewsStand

Story Number: NNS060721-11
Release Date: 7/21/2006 12:01:00 PM

By Christine Mahoney, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery Public Affairs

WASHINGTON (NNS) -- Operational Health Support Unit Great Lakes (OHSUGL) will deploy to Landstuhl medical center in November 2006.

“Plans are underway to support the seamless integration of Navy Medicine Reservists into the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center team. This will enable the medical staff at Landstuhl to continue providing a superior level of medical, surgical, and preventive healthcare to wounded warfighters,” said Capt. C. W. Stiles, director, Total Force Support, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED).

343 positions will be filled by Navy active and reserve medical personnel. Reservists will make up the majority of the personnel, filling 315 of the positions. The tour of duty will last for one year.

“Navy Medicine is a global enterprise and is ready to go wherever we are called upon to serve. We have the right people, with the right capabilities, and are ready to deploy in support of the Navy/Marine Corps team and our other sister services,” said Stiles.

Landstuhl is currently, and will continue to be, under the command of the Army. Air Force medical personnel are also currently serving at the medical treatment facility. This joint military medical team of Air Force, Army and Navy medical personnel will further enhance the already top-quality medical care warfighters are receiving at the hospital.

“At Landstuhl, we will be part of a multiservice integrated team of medical healthcare providers, whose primary goal is to provide world-class medical care to every wounded warfighter coming through the door,” said Stiles. “Both the reservists and their active-duty counterparts have trained all of their professional careers to take care of the wounded. The Landstuhl mission will certainly give them the opportunity to practice those skills, directly impact patient care, and then send those Sailors, Marines, Soldiers, and Airmen home to their families where they can look forward to a continued recovery with their loved ones’ support.”

The influx of medical personnel will not disrupt the delivery of health care services. This will be a seamless transition period. Patients will not notice any changes in provided services.

“The benefit will be to our patients, who will continue to receive top-notch medical care,” said Stiles. “For the Navy Medicine medical personnel, they have trained for their entire career to take care of our wounded warfighters, and they are going to have a chance to do that with patients coming in directly from Afghanistan and Iraq.”

According to Stiles, the current commitment of Navy medical personnel is for one year. He stated there is a possibility that commitment can change, but it is too early to make that call.

For related news, visit the Naval Medicine Navy NewsStand page at www.news.navy.mil/local/mednews/.