European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 06, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday. Decembers. 1985 the stars and stripes Page 9 preparing room Lor a birth in air Force Hospital of the 1980 at Raf upper he lord England. Going to fall Down or crumble or else i would t be Here. Let alone the Weer Bury is gelling a new building with work scheduled to begin next summer. Greece Llull Chikun All in i957. This fac Ilii was a Barracks wings were added later la is designated a seven bed facility although i 5 Beds Are set up. Liners Are stored in the hallways medical offices share space with tables and there is Only one treat ment room per Demist. Some administrative space was being redesigned to make room for computers. I i Klion the Hospital is billed As Usa his Small est. It is designated a two bed facility although it has several Beds made renovation was finished last year on this 1 957 facility. New heal and smoke sensors were installed As Well As hallway fire doors. The cast room has been taken Over by supplies and casting is done in a Corner of the emergency Roucas Hospital officials want to Knock out the Wall in the cast room and Combine it with the sterilized Supply Stor age so sterilized equipment docs i have to be carried through the Halls. A temporary building was put up to give the clinical psychologist and patients privacy. Age i Italy Naples 1 he italians started this building in 1965 As a hotel but partway through agreed to lease it As a Pital to the Nat Bull Amienee accommodated 128 Hospital Beds because o seismic threats the Hospital has removed. From two floors for a capacity of 24 Beds the s cml s2 c i " n " Dot Ortto be there Alth same time is Gantma Sicily. Once a fairly sleeps air Sta Tion Simonelli has become the logistical Suppo. Base for the Eastern Mediterranean. The population has gone from 7,000 in i959 to 8.000 now. The Navy medical facilities Are playing catch up with the increasing population and Mission said a mar. G. Russell Brown officer in charge of the Hospital. A dispensary in the Early years of the base in is now a Branch Hospital of the Naples Hospital. The Navy is seeking s20 million to replace the Branch Hospital and denial facilities. The cd Siling crowded three bed building is being re worked to add offices and exam rooms and to upgrade wiring air conditioning and water lines. Simonella actually is divided into two bases about 12 Miles apart. A satellite facility serves the flight line. The dental clinic worked out of the satellite location while its quarters in the Hospital were being renovated. Vicenia. When this Small facility was accredited in 1961 i was built in 1959 by the . Army it was considered the most modern military Hospital in Europe. Said la. Col. John Reed Deputy commander for administration. But by the 1970s, it could not meet expensive fire and safety requirements. The army did not seek accreditation for hospitals in Europe during the 1970s, and Vic in a did not go after in again until i9s-4. Then Hospital officials invited the experts in to inspect the building and give them inc bad news. Nobody likes to be held up to ridicule but 1 can t help but feel in my gut that in the Long run Well be better off for Reed said. The Hospital Gol the accreditation with qualifications. Vicin a is Noi on the priority Lisi until i9k9. So the Hospital took inc experts report to the Community and resumed with about $70,00 1 for fire barriers. Spain 4k�u original built As a dispensary in i95. It became a Nav Hospital in l%8. In is authorised to have 35 Beds including 10 for alcoholism treatment. Health care providers describe the space As adequate but cramped doctors split their offices Between desks and exam tables. Ground was broken this fall for a new Hospital expected to Cost $6.4 million. The building will be More spacious and allow for a is Fiolo by go belter flow of patients and sterilized equipment. Torre Jon All. This 74-bed air Force Hospital. 13 Miles Northeast of Madrid was built in 1958. Major renovations o. The obstetrics area and surgery suites have Laken place. Surgery was retired last ear to improve infection control. Only the obstetrics Ward has air conditioning and temperatures in some offices climbed into the 90s this summer. The wiring cannot support an air conditioning system. The plumbing is clogged from the High Mineral con tent of the water. Officials also want to install an Auto malic fire alarm system. Storage space particularly for War Reserve equipment is Short. The Hospital May have to secure space off base. Everyone of in warehouses is packed to the said it. Krys Tol mys Kowski director of medical logistics management Turkey in Ciurlik. The on . Hospital in Turkey started out As a clinic in 1962. As the base population grew the clinic expanded into a 24-bed air Force Hospital b Way of modular buildings. The Long hallways of the Hospital arc not efficient. And there Are problems with the Leaky roof. Capi. Robert Sherlock chief of patient affairs said a new Hospital is needed that would be More secure efficient and expandable for contingencies. Col. Robert loll Deputy Usa if. Command surgeon for health services administration said one of the air Force s main construction priorities is a s20 Mil lion 30-bed replace ment planned for fiscal 19sh. It s a Nightmare. It Rains in Loti said. We need in the new Hospital ver badly. It support All of military Medicine on the front
