Seconds count in any medical emergency. Whether a person is hurt in a crash, or a mother is giving birth sooner than expected, a medical team can provide care in a matter of minutes. News 4 went above the city in St. Louis‘ mobile hospital. It’s called Kids Flight 2, a four-blade, two-engine. 8,000-pound helicopter....Continue Reading

The US military on Friday deployed the USNS Comfort hospital ship to assist with FEMA’s response efforts in Puerto Rico a week after Hurricane Maria smashed the island as a Category 4 storm, the U.S. Department of Defense said. The Comfort is a seagoing medical treatment facility “capable of providing resuscitation and stabilization care; initial...Continue Reading

The Finnish Red Cross (FRC) has sent a mobile hospital to Bangladesh, where 480,000  Rohingya refugees took shelter in makeshift camps after being ousted from their own country Myanmar by the law enforcing authorities of the country. The joint mobile hospital by Finnish and Norwegian Red Cross contained tents, technical equipment, an operating room, medical...Continue Reading

The long-awaited mobile cath lab, which is seen as a step towards improved cardiology services for the South East, arrived at University Hospital Waterford last night. The unit will cater for around 30 – 45 patients per week from the current outpatient list and is expected to make a big impact on waiting lists during...Continue Reading

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is sending a mobile, five-bed emergency department, a six-bed inpatient ward, and diagnostic equipment to Florida’s Marathon Key after Hurricane Irma heavily damaged a 25-bed hospital. The N.C. Office of Emergency Medical Services, part of DHHS, put the equipment and staff on the road Tuesday. A team...Continue Reading

A temporary field hospital is open in Fishermen’s parking lot in Marathon. Fishermen’s Hospital will be rebuilt, representatives say. That’s the message from Baptist Health South Florida about Fishermen’s Hospital in Marathon. Whether that means the structure will be demolished, or thoroughly renovated, or possibly relocated, there will be permanent and consistent medical care available...Continue Reading

A team of doctors, medic and paramedic staff of NDRF Guwahati organized a mobile hospital at Gobardhana Kharija Bijni college under Barnagar revenue circle of Barpeta district. 690 patients with chronic and seasonal diseases including Hepatitis B & C were diagnosed, blood group of school children of High School Bogbar was checked by the team....Continue Reading

Luis Hospital, which once hoped to open Thursday for hemodialysis patients, instead will be evacuated. “The roof at the Juan Luis Hospital is breached,” Gov. Kenneth Mapp said during a press conference Thursday night at Government House in Christiansted. “There’s water everywhere. The roof has been pretty much destroyed.” That contrasts with the message from...Continue Reading

A mobile hospital with surgical capabilities will be stationed at the 2018 World Equestrian Games (WEG) as well as many other emergency stations as part of planning for the event next September at the Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC). The Polk County Board of Commissioners met Tuesday, Sept. 5 and heard from Polk County Emergency...Continue Reading

Soldiers assigned to C Company, 63rd Expeditionary Signal Battalion, 35th Theater Tactical Signal Brigade move vehicles and equipment onto a C-17 Globemaster III to deploy to Texas in support of the Hurricane Harvey relief effort. Having seen extreme weather events like Hurricane Harvey in the past, I can both sympathize and empathize with the citizens...Continue Reading