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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 10, 2007 No. 07-069 EXPEDITIONARY MEDICAL SUPPORT SYSTEM HOSPITAL BEING SENT TO GREENSBURG The Kansas National Guard’s Expeditionary Medical Support System field hospital is deploying to Greensburg, Kan., to provide medical equipment and operating space for medical personnel in Greensburg. Twelve trucks were loaded with the pre-packaged units at the 190th Air Refueling Wing, Topeka, and will leave for Greensburg at approximately 6 a.m. on Friday, May 11. Upon arrival in Greensburg at approximately 1 p.m., the trucks will be unloaded and the hospital set-up will begin on west Hwy 54 across from the Greensburg John Deere dealership. “The Expeditionary Medical Support System is going down to replace the hospital in Greensburg until a new facility can be constructed,” said Brig. Gen. Deborah Rose, director of Joint Forces Headquarters Kansas. “The hospital lost virtually everything. The Expeditionary Medical Support System has equipment and space for just about any service a regular hospital provides – surgery, dental care, laboratory services, pharmacy, supply and in-patient care.” “We look at this as an opportunity to provide hope to the community and start the rebuilding process,” said Rose. Rose said that support staff from the 190th ARW will accompany the EMEDS to Greensburg to help orient the local medical personnel who will be working out of the facility. Medical services for area residents will start as soon as possible. The EMEDS is based out of the 190th Air Refueling Wing in Topeka. The 190th ARW is the only organization in the country currently with an EMEDS dedicated to homeland security and will be the central location for all EMEDS logistic support throughout the United States. The Kansas EMEDS was first used for relief operations in Louisiana following Hurricane Katrina, which was the first time an EMEDS unit was tasked domestically for a relief or homeland security mission. -30- |
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