Emergency Preparedness
BLU-MED Supports California's Rough & Ready Exercise
Published in MD Week, September 21st, 2007
BLU-MED Response Systems announced the successful deployment and set up of a 30,000 square foot Mobile Field Hospital (MFH) and Staff Housing complex for California Emergency Medical Services Authority's (CAL EMSA) 2007 Rough & Ready training exercise held August 20-25. Set-up of the complex was completed 12 hours ahead of schedule, under-scoring its flexibility to provide rapid advanced trauma care to seriously injured victims of catastrophic disasters.
The 23,000 square foot, 200-bed Mobile Field Hospital, one of three BLU-MED hospital packages recently purchased by the EMSA, included an operating suite, intensive care units, mobile lab and radiology units, patient...
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Source: MD Week (2007-09-21)
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