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Hospital in Government of Argentina, Argentina
Argentine Air Force Mobile Field Hospital
Geography
LocationGovernment of Argentina,  Argentina
Coordinates18°34′42″N 72°16′33″W / 18.57844°N 72.27593°W / 18.57844; -72.27593
Organisation
FundingGovernment hospital
History
OpenedAugust 21, 1981; 43 years ago (1981-08-21)
Links
Websiteargentina.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.

Description

The unit has a 64-member staff personnel between military and civilians and is made up of 14 containers which, when fully assembled, occupy an area of 360 m. Fourteen flights of C-130 Hercules aircraft are needed to fully deploy the Hospital.

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.

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.

Deployments

2010 Haiti earthquake

Main article: 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

Both U.S. presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton congratulated Argentina for the Hospital quick response in the first critical hours after the earthquake The same did Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during her visit to Buenos Aires on 1 March 2010

References

  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.
  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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