We all followed the news as disaster struck Chile and Solomon Islands. However, due to the other recent events, including almost 150 earthquakes in Oklahoma in one month, and crimes including a mass stabbing at a Pennsylvania high school, the current status of Chile and Solomon Island may have been overlooked. Chile’s 8.2 earthquake on…
Read moreMobile Hospital Delivery Options
Do you need a mobile hospital and medical equipment? Does the mobile hospital have to be set-up quickly to respond to an emergency? Do you require a mobile hospital with unusual shipping requirements? Whether your mission location is Mount Everest, the Jordan Valley or anywhere in-between, BLU-MED can deliver to you quickly. Mobile hospital and…
Read moreBLU-MED Mobile Hospital Deployable In Kenya by AmeriCares
A BLU-MED mobile field hospital was recently set up by AmeriCares in Kenya at the new Kambioos Refugee Camp. Once it becomes operational, the hospital is expected to provide surgical and recovery capability for pediatric and maternity patients from the local Somalian refugee population. The hospital is expected to be utilized for several years until…
Read more30,000 Syrians Treated In BLU-MED Field Hospital
In the five months since it opened, the UAE's mobile field hospital in Mafraq on Jordan's border with Syria has treated more than 30,000 patients. The mobile medical system has cared for up to 600 refugees a day, many with war wounds that have festered for months. The UAE Red Crescent had been working…
Read moreBLU-MED Responds To Help Superstorm Sandy Victims
Suffolk County Fire Rescue and Emergency Services rapidly put their BLU-MED deployable medical facilities into action following the devastation of Super Storm Sandy. The portable hospital served local residents near the John F. Foley Skilled Nursing Facility in Yaphank, New York throughout the month of November. The medical shelter system includes field hospital beds with…
Read moreIndonesian President, Australian PM Tour BLU-MED Mobile Hospital
Kirkland, WA July 3, 2012 Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Australia Prime Minister Julia Gillard toured Royal Darwin Hospital's mobile medical facility during a recent leadership summit. The meeting provided an opportunity for the two countries to focus on long-term economic development and cooperation. Australia's National Critical Care and Trauma Response Centre in Darwin…
Read moreNapolitano and Nixon Tour St. John’s Mercy Field Hospital in Joplin
U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano and Missouri Governor Jay Nixon toured St. John's Mercy field hospital in Joplin Thursday, June 9. The DMAT hospital, available through federal funds, is being used until a temporary hospital can be put into place. Secretary Napolitano praised Mercy physicians and co-workers for their quick response to the…
Read moreMissouri DMAT Mobilizes BLU-MED Hospital to Joplin
Considered the deadliest tornado in the U.S. since record keeping began in 1950, the EF-5 with 200 mph winds killed over 130 persons and injured more than 900. About one-third of the town of Joplin remains in complete ruins, with the preliminary damage report showing approximately 7,000 homes destroyed, hundreds more damaged, and a total…
Read moreBLU-MED Hospital Deployed For Chile Earthquake Relief
AmeriCares has deployed a BLU-MED Response Systems mobile field hospital to provide maternal and child health services in Chile in the aftermath of February's 8.8 magnitude earthquake. The 50-bed transitional facility is located on the grounds of the Angol Hospital, one of more than 20 hospitals damaged by the earthquake. AmeriCares has provided the field…
Read moreAmeriCares Purchases BLU-MED Hospital For China Earthquake
This past weekend, AmeriCares, a nonprofit international relief organization, delivered a deployable field hospital to China's devastated city of Qingchuan, where health concerns remain acute following last months deadly 7.8-magnitude earthquake. The portable, durable 15-bed hospital will serve as the interim Rural Health Center in the Sichuan Basin where the earthquake has killed thousands and…
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