Mission

Los Angeles County's Mobile Hospital is designed to provide a comprehensive level of patient care services during the recovery from a natural or man-made disaster, or any unexpected mass casualty incident. The delivery of life-saving treatment measures and comprehensive medical-surgical care in this type of setting is able to be provided in a clean, clinical environment. The deployment site should be adjacent to affected healthcare facility for logistical support.

Mobile Hospital System (Emergency room tractor/trailer plus tent hospital)

Overview

The Mobile Hospital System consists of two tractor-trailer units and a tent facility. Each facility is self contained and can be deployed together or independently of each other, depending on the type and scale of the incident. The first tractor-trailer serves as a 1,000 squar foot patient care facility. The support trailer holds much of the equipment that will be function in the treatment trailer. The tent hospital consists of (4) 25 person tents planned to shelter ambulatory or delayed patients.

      Components:
                 (2) Tractors: Volvo, length 30 ft. - Photos
                 (2) Trainers 53 ft. length
                 (4) Tent trailers: 30 ft. length
                 (2) Crew cab towing vehicles

      Space required for deployment
                 39,000 square feet (approximately the size of a football field)

      Staff can be obtained from
                 Existing or affected facility
                 Volunteers from ESAR VHP (Emergency System for Advanced Registration
                 of Volunteer Health Professionals
                 DMAT (Disaster Medical Assistance Team)
                 Cal Mat (California Medical Assistance Team)

     Logistic support required
                Security
                Food service
                Environmental services
                Restroom facility  
                Linen service

      53 foot trailer opens into 1,000 square ft. emergency room
      Capacity
                 12 Beds (4 monitored)
                 2 surgical tables in OR suite (150 sq. ft.)
                 1 Dental/ENT chair
                 100 additional minor care patient capacity if tent canopy is deployed

       Equipment
                 Oxygen
                 X-ray
                 Laboratory
                 Pharmacy
                 Ultrasound
                 IV Pumps
                 Surgical trays
                 100 kw generator with 300 gal. diesel fuel tank (one on each tractor)

       Supplies
                 Medical/Surgical supply cache
                 Pharmaceutical cache

       Support trailer (53 foot)
                 Carries the equipment for the mobile emergency room
                 Staff lounge with sink, shower, microwave, satellite TV
                 50 kw generator

       Space required
                 16,000 square feet (slightly larger than a hockey rink)
                 Hard surface

       Response time
                 Probably 2-3 days. This is not an emergency response asset. The EMS Agency must
                 assess the County's health needs, capacity and medical care capabilities prior to
                 dispatching this resource

       Time for set-up
                 Approx. 2 hrs.

Mobile Tent Hospital

       Four 30 ft. trailers
       Capacity
                 100 cots (25 in each trailer)

       Equipment
                 Medical Equipment is shared with the mobile emergency room
                 Oxygen concentrator
                 Cardiac monitor/defibrillator
                 Portable restroom
                 Refrigerator
                 Cots
                 25 kw generator for each trailer
                 HVAC
                 Lighting

       Space required
                 23,000 square feet (4 tents, 100 cots)

       Time for set-up
                 6 - 8 hours