Landstuhl Regional Medical Center

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Landstuhl Regional Medical Center
United States Army
Landstuhl Regional Medical Center (2008).jpg
LRMC in October 2008
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Geography
LocationLandstuhl, Germany
Coordinates49°24′15″N 7°33′37″E / 49.40417°N 7.56028°E / 49.40417; 7.56028Coordinates: 49°24′15″N 7°33′37″E / 49.40417°N 7.56028°E / 49.40417; 7.56028
Organisation
Care systemU.S. Department of Defense
FundingGovernment hospital
TypeGeneral
NetworkTRICARE
Services
Emergency departmentLevel II trauma center
Beds100
History
Former name(s)
  • 2d General Hospital
  • Landstuhl Army Medical Center
OpenedMarch 9, 1953; 68 years ago (1953-03-09)
Links
Websitelandstuhl.tricare.mil
ListsHospitals in Germany

The Landstuhl Regional Medical Center (LRMC) is an overseas military hospital operated by the United States Army. It is the largest American military hospital outside the continental United States. The hospital is located at Wilson Barracks in the southern German town of Landstuhl,[1] and was the nearest treatment center for personnel wounded in the War on Terrorism. It serves members of the United States Armed Forces, military retirees, and their eligible family members.

With America's gradual withdrawal from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan over the years, the number of U.S. military casualties have dwindled and the regional medical center was downgraded to a Level III trauma center in May 2014.[2] The United States Navy disbanded its expeditionary medical unit that same year.[3] In August 2021 LRMC was verified as a Level II trauma center.[4]

History[]

2d General Hospital DUI

Opened on March 9, 1953,[5] LRMC was formerly known as the 2d General Hospital and the Landstuhl Army Medical Center (LAMC). In 1980, soldiers who were injured in Operation Eagle Claw were brought to LAMC. During the 1990s, United States Army Europe underwent a reorganization, and hospitals in Frankfurt, Berlin, Nuremberg, and other bases were gradually closed down, or were downsized to clinics. In 1993, a group of 288 United States Air Force personnel augmented the hospital. By 1997, it was the only U.S. medical center in Europe.[6]

Organ donation[]

LRMC is one of the top hospitals for organ donations in its region in Europe. Roughly half of the American military personnel who died at the hospital from combat injuries from 2005 through 2010 were organ donors. That was the first year the United States Armed Forces allowed organs to be donated by military personnel who died at the hospital from wounds suffered in Iraq or Afghanistan. From 2005 through 2010, 34 donated a total of 142 organs, according to the organ transplant organization, Deutsche Stiftung Organtransplantation (English: German Organ Transplantation Foundation).[7]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "History". U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz. U.S. Army. Retrieved April 27, 2021. Wilson Barracks (aka: Landstuhl or LRMC): Named after Cpl. Alfred L. Wilson (Sept. 18, 1919 – Nov. 8, 1944).
  2. ^ "With fewer war injuries, Landstuhl becomes Level III trauma center". Stars and Stripes. May 28, 2014.
  3. ^ "Navy disbands Landstuhl medical unit as casualties dwindle". Stars and Stripes. September 26, 2014.
  4. ^ https://landstuhl.tricare.mil/News-Gallery/Articles/Article/2740041/lrmc-verified-as-only-level-ii-trauma-center-overseas
  5. ^ "LRMC History". Retrieved May 29, 2009.
  6. ^ Sarnecky, Mary T. A contemporary history of the U.S. Army Nurse Corps. Government Printing Office. pp. 343–4. ISBN 9780160869136.
  7. ^ Jones, Meg. "A Soldier's Death Gives Life to Another Man". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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