Kuwait military hospital moving into building

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Kuwait military hospital moving into building
By Vince Little, Stars and Stripes
Mideast edition, Wednesday, February 13, 2008

CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait — U.S. Military Hospital Kuwait is folding up its tents.

The staff will move into a building across the street but retain a mobile status, Navy officials said. The new medical facility is expected to open within the next month.

The Level 3 field hospital that went up here three years ago following the closure of Camp Doha is the last tent compound used by U.S. forces in the Middle East, according to Dr. (Navy Capt.) Kevin Moore, commander of the Medical Task Force Kuwait and head of Expeditionary Medical Facility Kuwait.

It remains fully operational and capable of treating trauma patients with a crew of more than 350 Navy doctors, nurses and corpsmen blended into a unit from 32 different commands around the world. Personnel come to Kuwait on six-month rotations but some extend for a year.

Moore said all sections are being transferred into the larger facility, which will enable “us (to become) more of a sustainment operation where we can accommodate patients for a longer time.”


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