When disaster strikes, speed saves lives. At least 85% of survivors requiring critical care will be rescued within the first 72 hours.
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But that’s exactly when the local hospitals are most overwhelmed and understaffed.
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That’s why International Medical Corps now maintains a portable field hospital that can arrive anywhere in the world within 24-48 hours.
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The hospital can be operational within 24 hours after arriving in country, and is designed to operate with minimal support from the affected community.
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Ranging from a two-person surgical trauma advisory team to a full-scale, surgical field hospital with attendant mobile medical triage teams, International Medical Corps can customize the field hospital for small-, medium-, or large-scale responses.
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The field hospital is a self-sufficient and self-contained entity with the capacity to meet the immediate trauma and surgical emergency needs of the affected population for a month, and can be extended up to three months should circumstances require it.
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Our portable field hospital helps International Medical Corps be first there, no matter where, saving lives when disaster strikes.