Field Hospital Set Up Example
Basic Health Clinic.
Ability to treat 50 to 200 patients per day
The clinic has overnight ward capacity for 20 patients.
1. Gate
2. 4x4 all terrain vehicle
3. 4X4 pickup
4. Waiting area and patient registry
5. Outpatient unit
6. Maternity clinic
7. Maternity ward
8. Overnight ward unit, if needed
9. Latrine
10. Medical warehouse
11. Administration, incl. communication and data traffic
12. Workshop, general stockroom and technical depot
13. Communication antenna
14. Generators
15. Personnel accommodation area
16. Shower
17. Sauna
18. Kitchen
Staffing of fixed location basic health clinic
· 1 Team Leader
· 2 General practitioners
· 2-4 Nurses (one of which is a midwife)
· 1 Administration delegate
· 1 Information delegate
· 2 Technical delegates (specialities: water and sanitation, IT/electricity plus both with strong generalist capabilities)
· In addition, up to 20 local staff
Surgical Field Hospital
Ability to treat 50 to 100 patients per day
Surgeons can perform anything up to 20 operations per day. Standard ward capacity of the hospital is 80 beds.
1. Gate
2. Water point
3. Latrine
4. Ward unit
5. Laundry
6. Showers
7. Kitchen
8. X-ray
9. Morgue
10. Medical warehouse
11. Laboratory
12. Intensive care unit
13. Operation theatre
14. Sterilization
15. Dispensary
16. Administration, incl. communication and data traffic
17. Workshop, general stockroom and technical depot
18. Communication antenna
19. Dressing unit
20. Outpatient unit
21. Water storage
22. Water purification
23. Generators
24. Waiting area and patient registry
25. 4x4 pickup
26. 4x4 all terrain vehicle
27. Personnel accommodation area
28. Sauna
29. Dining area, relaxation area.
Staffing of surgical field hospital
· 1 Team Leader
· 1 Medical coordinator
· 2 Surgeons
· 1 Anaesthesiologist
· 1 Gynaecologist
· 1 Paediatrician
· 1 General practitioner
· 8 Nurses (specialities: OT, anaesthesia, paediatrics, midwife, ward nurses)
· 1 Pharmacist
· 1 Laboratory technician
· 1 X-ray technician
· 1 Administration delegate
· 1 Information delegate
· 5 Technical delegates (specialities: water and sanitation, IT, electricity plus generalists)
· In addition, up to 150 local staff