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Landstuhl Regional Medical Center
United States Army
LRMC in October 2008
Geography
Location	Landstuhl, Germany
Coordinates	49°24′15″N 7°33′37″E / 49.40417°N 7.56028°E / 49.40417; 7.56028
Organisation
Care system	U.S. Department of Defense
Funding	Government hospital
Type	General
Network	TRICARE
Services
Emergency department	Level II trauma center
Beds	100
History
Former name(s)	2d General Hospital Landstuhl Army Medical Center
Opened	March 9, 1953; 71 years ago (1953-03-09)
Links
Website	landstuhl.tricare.mil
Lists	Hospitals in Germany

The Landstuhl Regional Medical Center (LRMC) is an overseas military hospital operated by the United States Army. It is the largest American military hospital outside the continental United States. The hospital is located at Wilson Barracks in the southern German town of Landstuhl, and was the nearest treatment center for personnel wounded in the War on Terrorism. It serves members of the United States Armed Forces, military retirees, and their eligible family members.

With America's gradual withdrawal from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan over the years, the number of U.S. military casualties have dwindled and the regional medical center was downgraded to a Level III trauma center in May 2014. The United States Navy disbanded its expeditionary medical unit that same year. In August 2021 LRMC was verified as a Level II trauma center.

History

Opened on March 9, 1953, LRMC was formerly known as the 2d General Hospital and the Landstuhl Army Medical Center (LAMC). In 1980, soldiers who were injured in Operation Eagle Claw were brought to LAMC. During the 1990s, United States Army Europe underwent a reorganization, and hospitals in Frankfurt, Berlin, Nuremberg, and other bases were gradually closed down, or were downsized to clinics. In 1993, a group of 288 United States Air Force personnel augmented the hospital. By 1997, it was the only U.S. medical center in Europe.

Organ donation

LRMC is one of the top hospitals for organ donations in its region in Europe. Roughly half of the American military personnel who died at the hospital from combat injuries from 2005 through 2010 were organ donors. That was the first year the United States Armed Forces allowed organs to be donated by military personnel who died at the hospital from wounds suffered in Iraq or Afghanistan. From 2005 through 2010, 34 donated a total of 142 organs, according to the organ transplant organization, Deutsche Stiftung Organtransplantation (Template:Lang-en).

See also

• Kaiserslautern Military Community
• U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center – Europe

References

1. "History". U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz. U.S. Army. Retrieved April 27, 2021. Wilson Barracks (aka: Landstuhl or LRMC): Named after Cpl. Alfred L. Wilson (Sept. 18, 1919 – Nov. 8, 1944).
2. "With fewer war injuries, Landstuhl becomes Level III trauma center". Stars and Stripes. May 28, 2014.
3. "Navy disbands Landstuhl medical unit as casualties dwindle". Stars and Stripes. September 26, 2014.
4. https://landstuhl.tricare.mil/News-Gallery/Articles/Article/2740041/lrmc-verified-as-only-level-ii-trauma-center-overseas
5. "LRMC History". Retrieved May 29, 2009.
6. Sarnecky, Mary T. A contemporary history of the U.S. Army Nurse Corps. Government Printing Office. pp. 343–4. ISBN 9780160869136.
7. Jones, Meg. "A Soldier's Death Gives Life to Another Man". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

Further reading

• Fichtner, Ullrich (March 14, 2007). "A Visit to the US Military Hospital". Der Spiegel.
• Jones, Meg (April 24, 2011). "A Soldier's Death Gives Life to Another Man". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved May 12, 2011.
• Shanker, Thom (June 10, 2012). "Landstulh Hospital to be Replaced but with What?". New York Times.

External links

• Official website
• Media related to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center at Wikimedia Commons

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