European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 19, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday november 19, 1993 the stars and stripes alcohol addiction program reopening. 0 r " Kwh 30 to be available at Lan Stuhl Center by Steve scholar Katoen Mautern Bureau Lan Stuhl Germany an inpatient alcohol addiction treatment program is being resurrected at Lan Stuhl army regional medical Center less than two years after it was closed. The 30-bed program which Wilt be the Only army facility of its kind in Europe is scheduled to open dec. 1. It replaces inpatient treatment facilities at the army hospitals in Niernberg and Frankfurt which Are scheduled to close before the end of 1993 because of the draw Down spokeswoman Marie Shaw said  air Force runs a similar inpatient treat ment program at Raf Lakenheath  Navy s equivalent is at Navat station Rotas the program is structured so that about eight patients will be admitted every two weeks Evans said. A typical Day in the program is much like military Basic training Maxon said. People will be up at 5 30 . And spend time clean ing before they go to breakfast. After breakfast there will be group therapy meetings and various classes be fore lunch. After lunch is More therapy physical train ing and More meetings Maxon said. Patients will be required to attend alcoholics Anonymous meetings three times a week he said. At the end of a person  stay a genesis ceremony is held Evans said which will Mark a new beginning for those who completed the program. Such medical treatment for military members often occurs on the Brink of discharge from the service Evans said. There is nothing beyond this program for Active duty people. This is a last ditch Effort and the last level of care Evans said. It s usually some crisis in their life that brings their problem to the surface and to this Point Maxon said. Both Evans and Maxon said that heavy drinking inthe army has t declined Over the past 20  payment program. While the Lan Stuhl facility will accommodate Only social drinking has gone Down Evans said. "but30 people the facilities in Nairn Borg and Frankfurt a alcoholics Are still drinking As much As  36 facilities that possibly got tainted plasma listed Heidelberg Germany is seventh medi Cal come officials say they have identified 36 health facilities in Germany that received potentially tainted blood plasma but they cannot determine whether americans were treated in  stars and stripes previously listed 29 German facilities known to have treated military personnel or their families both lists identify German hospitals or clinics that used products from us plasma of Koblenz one of two companies that German Federal officials have close following disclosures of failures to conduct adequate screening of blood products for the aids virus another infectious diseases. On thursday the stars and stripes provided a Liston hospitals that dealt with us plasma and also were named on civilian health and medical program of the uniformed services claims since 1989, indicating that americans were treated there. However other americans such As civilian employees Are covered under other health programs. Those americans May have sought care at medical facilities that have not treated champs patients but did use us plasma products. That list As provided by 7th med ical come is below. . Military medical officials have stressed that the risk of his infection in americans who have been treated in German hospitals is Low. Most patients who receive blood transfusions Are transfused with packed red blood celts said or. It. Col Mike Newcomb a 7th medical come  when a patient has had a massive blood loss needing eight to 10 transfusions or More of packed re blood cell units would a plasma unit be  unlike packed red blood cell units plasma is Rich i clotting factors Newcomb said. Meanwhile German health care officials Are compiling a similar list of facilities that received plasma products from Haem Oplas a company in Osterode that was also shut Down for failing to properly screen blood  hospitals and health clinics in Germany that re army offers free screening to people at risk Heidelberg Germany is the army is government including department of defense offering free his screening tests to people who generally pay for medical care at . Military facilities and who received blood transfusions in German health facilities since 1985. The 7th medical come announcement on thursday stemmed from the recent suspension of two German firms that were suspected of using improper testing procedures for his the virus that causes aids and other infectious diseases according to the statement. Us plasma of Koblenz and Haem Oplas of Osterode distributed their plasma products throughout Germany according to the statement. Officials in the army s surgeon general s office anticipate that the defense department will authorize other services to follow suit in the no charge testing according to the statement. Among those who May now be evaluated an screened without charges Are current civilian employees of the . Government dependents schools teachers and staff members. Employees of . Government contractors. Family members of those eligible. Those seeking the tests should have som documentation of their affiliation with the . Government in Europe and if possible medical records from the German facilities for evaluation and testing according to 7th medical come. People who have been identified at risk of having the tainted blood Are those who May have received us or Haem Oplas blood plasma according to a 7thmedical come official. Blood plasma which is the liquid portion of blood with the cellular material removed is rarely transfused. Only when a person who has had massive blood loss requiring eight to 10 units or More of packed red blood cells will a unit of plasma ordinarily be transfused according to the statement. Plasma is Rich in clotting factors which Are no present in units of packed red blood celts. Cei Ved us plasma products but have not previously been listed in the stars and stripes Are dad enu Parac Cecul Klinick. Bad Homburg labor Krank Enhaus. Bad Rapp Canaii Vulpius Klinick. Bochum August Krank Enhaus. Coppard Hospital sum Heiliger Gist. Bottrop . Bruchal Krank Enhaus Bruchal. Chemnitz stall Kuniken. Donten is. Elisabeth Frankc Nhari. Dortmund Knap Schafte Frankc Nhari. Erfurt me Kuinisch academic. Frankfurt nordic st Krank Enhaus. Friedberg Cec Tien Krank Enhaus. Gelson Kirchen st. Hodwig Hospital. Ger suit Klinken Cera. Glad tick st. Barbara Hospital. Glauche Rudolf Virchow Kranke Haua. Hamburg Marten Frankc Nhari. Hemr lung a Klinick. Krefeld Cecilien or Ank Enhaus.  Kretia of Ank Enhaus. Leshci Nvsart st. Jowitt Krank Enhaus. Magdeburg a Cwirka Krank Enhaus. Marl Evange Lischen Krank Enhaus. Mulh Cia Ruhr is. Marten Hospital.  . Otchak . Remagen Maria Stem or Ank Enhaus. Rheum Jacobik Ank Enhaus Mathias Hospital. Rostock a Cicirka Kran Kchau. Schonebeck Kreivi Krank Enhaus.  is. Mahen Krank Enhaus. Sling a Stadt Kraal Enhaut. Tougau Kreivi Krank Enhaus. Waltrop is. Iuen Tiki Stift. V corps soldiers in midst of Central fortress Frankfurt Germany is about 6,000 v corps soldiers Are being put to the test in the computer simulated exer Cise Central fortress 94. The exercise began nov. 12 and end monday according to a statement from v corps Headquarters in Frankfurt. The exercise is designed to test v corps Battle staff soldiers and brigade command ers said it. Col. Quentin Banks v corp spokesman. We be got some new com Manders in the corps Banks said thurs Day. It s a Way to train the staff to think things through  other Headquarters units joining corps in the exercise Are 3rd corps support come in Wiesbaden 1st army div in  22nd signal brigade in Darm Stadt and 3rd inf div in Wurzburg. The Berlin brigade is the opposing Force Banks said. The exercise is being controlled from the Battle simulation Center in Frank Furt. Units Are deployed to Giessen Banks said. Residents in the state of Hessen will see increased military Convoy traffic from Mon Day through nov. 25, according to the statement