COMBAT SUPPORT HOSPITAL TOE 8-123T

This study evaluates the need for a 200-bed combat support hospital based on a justification and concept of operations provided by the Surgeon General, Department of the Army. The combat support hospital and the current combat zone TOE hospitals and their augmentation capabilities are described. A comparative analysis of the current combat zone TOE hospitals and the proposed 200-bed combat support hospital is provided. A general discussion of hospitalization in the combat zone is furnished in the study. An evaluation of the 200-bed combat support hospital is made through the application of computer simulation techniques. The principal conclusions are as follows 1 The 200-Bed Combat Support Hospital, TOE 8-123T, can support an independent brigade to include its combat and combat service support elements. 2 There is a requirement for this unit in the field army medical service organization. 3 Two 200-bed combat support hospitals could be substituted for one of the two 400-bed evacuation hospitals now allocated to field army for the support of a division. 4 The 400-Bed Evacuation Hospital, TOE 8-581, is too large from an economical standpoint, and the 60-Bed Surgical Hospital, TOE 8-571, is too small and specialized for the support of an independent brigade task force.