European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 30, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday november 30, 1993 the stars and stripes Page 3 German hospitals with . Ties listed Heidelberg Germany is since 1989, at least 10 German medical facilities that May have received tainted plasma have also filed medical claims for treating americans according to the . Army s 7thmedical come. Abo plasma a German blood processing company in Munich identified 18 German medical facilities it supplied with fresh Frozen plasma purchased from ui3 plasma of Koblenz. German officials closed us plasma and Haem Oplas another German blood firm earlier this month following disclosures that the companies did not conduct adequate blood screenings for the aids virus and other infectious diseases. The army said in a release that 10 of the facilities had filed claims through the civilian health and medi Cal program of the uniformed services indicating americans were treated in the centers. The centers Are bad Soden Kraken Anstatt Des main Taurus Reises Berlin Augusta Viktoria Krank Enhaus cuts chs Chrz centrum Evangeli Sches Waldran Konhaus Kran Konhaus no Kolln Mari Undorfer we a Kran Konhaus sch Lundorf Karlsbad Limburg St. Vincenz Krank Enhaus Munich Chirurgi Klinick dirt ten Ordens the other eight facilities identified by Abo plasma have not filed claims under champs the release said. They Are Berlin Elisabeth Kran Konhaus a Linimum Buch Kran Konhaus no Kolln re Dower Strasse St. Girt run Den Krank Enhaus Wonc Kubach Kran Konhaus Frankfurt Kran Konhaus nordic St Heidelberg Chirurgi Passau a Linimum Passau the army also has expanded its blood information services. The medical command has established a hot line at the Lan Stuhl army regional medical Center As Well As numbers at military hospitals for concerned callers. The numbers arc Lan Stuhl Mel Trafford Dan 486-8888 or civilian06371-86-8888. Berlin army Hospital Linda Gates Dan 332-4179 or civilian 030-819-4179. Frankfurt army Hospital Karolyn Connell Dan 325 7066 or 6252 or civilian 069-1541-7066 or 6252. Heidelberg army Hospital maj. Bradley Harper Dan 370-2606 or 2823 or civilian 06221-17-2606 or 2823. Nairn Borg army Hospital it. Col. Jane Bell Dan 461-5943 or civilian 0911-653-5943. Vincnza army Hospital it. Col. Shelby Brammer Dan 634-7716 or civilian 00444-51-7716. Wiir Burg army Hospital capt. Darryl Barksdale Dan 350-3522 or 3977 or civilian 0931-889-3522 or 3977. Tech. Sgt. Craig Snyder Waits for his toys a Kevin Dougherty Somalia to wind Down. No sweats out stint in town they Tore up by Kevin Dougherty staff writer Mogadishu Somalia when air Force tech. Sgt. Craig Snyder re turned from his bavarian vacation in late october things began to fall apart. First a bag of fragile souvenirs Acci dentally met the Concrete stoop out Side his Home. After that encounter the keepsakes decorative plates and cups were referred to in the past tense. An hour later Snyder s Holiday plans began to unravel. During dinner he received a Tele phone Call from his Boss at Khein main a Germany and was sent packing for 60 Days of temporary duly in Mogadishu. His family be an referring to him in the past tense six Days later. I m going to try and get Home for Christmas but i m not putting too much Hope into that Snyder said. As far As anyone knows the 33-year old Ohio native is the Only . Airman based in Lairope who is taking part inthe human Lazian Mission in Somalia vial air Force Dpi. John tiles a Mol Ruport a Icsman. And aside front i couple of Al n cd to Lew Anne Oti Sci he May div veil be the univ i i i 11 i t i 11 i i p c a. Cd i me i i i y i. I see Ocean. The Airport is controlled by . Forces but is Home to troops from 12other nations in the . Operation. Not All is harmonious though. The mix of troops and planes from a dozen countries can make the Airport a confusing place. Snyder and his two colleagues must coordinate aircraft belonging to . Air mobility come the unite nations and some civilian lights. The North ramp handles smaller aircraft. On a routine Day the South ramp receives six to eight cargo planes such As c-5s and c-141s, and up to 20 helicopters. It s the most dangerous ramp that i have Ever seen said Snyder referring to the unscheduled arrival of some coalition aircraft. It looks like they had a Nice town Here once Snyder said. Then they Tore up since he arrived oct. 27, Snyder has found himself largely confined to the Airport grounds because of inc civil War. However the Airport is quieter than it was in the weeks prior to his arrival when mortar and sniper rounds routinely pelted the airs Tnp. Shiv Der spend much of his ice Lime Sii. I Ator a test us the Lull i the lulling has him a Fujiu e to Bone up ii the lest. 1 Livit Muu Al 10 do Imu Ilu to e. Sii,.v-i remaining families face water threat by Mark Kinkade staff writer no Post Exchange no commissary Little Contact with the military outside of their unit. For a handful of americans in Bremer Haven Germany life in t what it used to be. And now an abandoned . Military Hospital May be fouling their water with High Levels of Lead. The . Army s 7th medical com confirmed monday that army Environ mental technicians were to take samples in Bremer Haven today to test drinking water for the 12 families living in a leased housing building near the Hospital. At one time nearly 13,000 americans lived and worked in the Bremer Haven area. Today 120 people work at the Mili tary traffic management come s North Ern Germany port located a few minutes from what was Carl Schurz Cavern. The military Community As Well As the Hospi Tal officially closed in june. A Sample of water from the building tested at Lan Stuhl army regional hos Pital in Early november contained High Levels of Lead said Barbara Slifer a med ical command spokeswoman. The Sample requested by the Bremer Haven military Community contained 280 micrograms of Lead per liter of water nearly 20 limes higher than the 15 Micro Gram per Flitcr Standard that is consid ered Safe Slifer said. A resident of the building said the water looked like iced Tea dutch environmental engineers arc also set to test the water near the Hospi Tal said George Whitley a spokesman for the 54th base support in in Shinnen Netherlands. The battalion supports americans living in Bremerhaven. The previous tests indicate that the once Busy army Hospital is the source of the contamination Slifer said. The Sam Ples tested were drawn from hot and cold water sources. The cold water source which is connected to the Bremerhaven City water Supply was Clear. However the hot water which lows through the Hospital plumbing was heavily contaminated. The problem apparently stems from Lead soldering in the plumbing she said. When the . Army maintained to Active presence in Bremerhaven the hos Pital hushed the plumbing treat gently. List the plumb contract was no1 renewed. The biome Haven Community took the vim plus three weeks alter the contract 11 de Shier Tui. The medical command mud the water , Lelej Ibi iut ,4 no but refills the Weie not . The Anne ii w tier i Imu Miu areas t s kind of a Gray area with the draw Down and All. As of september we let those buildings go. Those people Are just kind of out there on their own Georgo Whitley 54th base support in spokesman each year Slifer said. However the samples arc normally drawn from cold water taps Slifer said because hot water is usually used Only for cleaning. Cold water is used for Cook Lead has been linked to brain damage. And lowered intelligence and aggressive behaviour in children. Old plumbing is often the culprit according to recent medical studies. The use of Lead in plumbing in the . Is now banned but older pipes and systems May still have Lead residue. None of the spokesmen knew of any water related illnesses among the Ameri cans in Bromer Haven. While the army tests the water Resi dents arc using bottled water donated by the european traffic management com Mand Headquarters said Sandra Ancle wig a spokeswoman at the Headquarters in Rotterdam Netherlands. About 1,000 liners of Mineral water were shipped to the residents nov. 24, which should be enough drinking water to last until wednesday and wig said military officials in Dremer Haven have cleared the water for use in bathing Slifer said. The army plans to have the water test results by then. If the water is still not Safe the command will fund local Pur chases of water in Bremerhaven ande Weg said. No one would say what actions were being taken to solve the problem. Ande Weg said the traffic management com Mand has Little involvement in the Day to Day affairs of the Small Community. The housing area is not our responsibility she said. I Don t think we Are the ones who can really address that Whitley said the support battalion Hasa o relinquished control of he american housing areas. Us kind of a area with the draw Down and ail a Lully said. As of sep tember we let buildings go. Those people Are just kind of Mil their on their
