European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 5, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday decembers 1985 the stars and stripes Page 9 seismic smarts help out in Naples Merican military a petals be cramped and old. Butt Good scum. Of humor can help in in com fort Able situation belter. Witness the smurf doctor of Naples Italy and his smurf Seismograph. . Officials have reduced Llie patient Load of the Navy Hospital because no the danger when w fall off. I Don t count anymore Buckman said. His children started ins smurf collection about three christmases ago. Since then patients and friends have contributed. He stopped keeping track after my. Buckman has a Box of duplicates that he gives to his Young patients. A worker renovates the heating system in a gutted Section of the army Hospital at Lan Stuhl Germany. The report of a Blue ribbon panel generally recommended that medical readiness be the primary criterion for determining the sic of peacetime facilities and that facilities and construction funding should be reviewed by the assistant Secretary for health affairs who should rank the projects by importance. Mayer said the panel s report ultimately will help us facilities in Liuro pc. Although some military Mudica officials arc concerned about the eventual interpretation of the findings. He said he will set priorities for construction projects in time for the Fisca iw7 budget which goes into effect oct i but he the process will need refinement. That s bound to run into political with a capital pc a Buthe said he a work closely we . Ofor Picaso. Of or said win ease a is Many Many Herald j i non in in Europe should t Start spending but medical Ofta s in Ulrop Fol. My Jsu met fical construction Money tight. "1 Don t want to hold up false Hopes so that even Hospital catchment area in fume save of. Whoopee finally we re going to get a Brand new Hospital there in t that much Money for one thing Mayer said. Ihk a i m a i Mones gets tied up in Washington was illustrated by the House appropriations committee report on the fiscal we military construction Money Bill 1 he panel said it was deterring s7 4 million for a new health and dental clinic at Raf i air Ford. England until the defense department suggests plans for consolidating bases in i Europe. The air i orce wants to replace the pro world War ii quonset huts that make up the clinic. One place that was successful this year in getting Money was the Arm Hospital at Weer Burg Germany Congress approved million a the fiscal i s6 Nuli tar construction Bill for a new building. Work also is under was in Rota. Spain where the Navy broke ground this fall Lor a new Hospital. The Navy also wants to replace its hospitals at Naples Italy and Simonella Sicily but must wait on funding from Congress. We feel they Are functionally in need of replace said capt. Daniel b. , commander of the . Naval medical come. European Region and the Fleet medical officer . Naval forces a Uroic. If the air Force got everything it wanted for Hospi tals clinics and War Mobili action facilities it would need Ianul 5.vjo unt n ils nigh 1991.edie.i Mician said. And the army has More than of million Worth � f construction projects under a at hospitals and medical and dental clinics i m trying to fight fur Eer Dollar i can legitimately compete said Mai Cien i rank f. I Edford jr., commander of the army s 7th medical Cynd. Although grim appearances i a and Lack of privacy upset patients some agree with health care providers that a Hospital is More than buildings Shirley Williamson and her husband. Air Force it. Col. Cd Williamson assigned to the european come. Chose had Cannstatt for her major surgery this summer despite the surroundings. We heard it was a super least. We did t care what it looks she said. I could t have gone to Wauer Reed army medical Center and gotten belter despite the conditions of the facility staplers work hard to provide Quality care officials of had Cann Salt and other military hospitals in liar pc said. We feel we Are furnishing Good care. We have prob lems that Are out of our Driver of had Cann stall said. Things Are looking up at had Cann Salt. The Community has assigned an architect to work full Lime with the Hospital to help get the project done and the contractor has said thai work on the main budding will be finished in May
