In February 2010, BLU-MED Response Systems donated a 50-bed mobile hospital in the city of Léogâne, Haiti. This was in response to the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that devastated Léogâne and neighboring capital city of Port-Au-Prince on January 12th, 2010. The air-conditioned […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]