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NEWS | Feb. 8, 2016

Yongsan Medics Conduct Live Surgery Exercise

By Mr. William Wight

YONGSAN, South Korea -- For the Soldiers and medical personnel assigned, here, at the 121st Combat Support Hospital (CSH), being able to transition to their wartime mission, in the event of potential hostilities, means an abundance of training.

On January 28, 2016 the 121st CSH conducted a Live Surgery Exercise within the confines of its Critical Care Corridor.

The Critical Care Corridor consists of the Operating Room (OR), an Intensive Care Unit (ICU), a Recovery Ward, along with Patient Administration, Radiology and Pharmacy sections.

Once the corridor was established, surgeons, nurses, anesthetists, and laboratory and OR technicians conducted two live surgeries on the Brian Allgood Army Community Hospital (BAACH) campus.

The exercise demonstrated an integrated training approach to maintain "Fight Tonight" readiness by offering armistice healthcare with a tactical transition to field medical care equipment.

"The 'stand up' training of our critical care corridor, the lifeblood of the CSH, is a key component to our "Fight Tonight" mission," said Col. Mark Reeves, Commander, 121st CSH. "We demonstrated and validated our capability in providing patient care, using real live patients in these elective surgeries."

Reeves added, "Pushing patients through the critical corridor stressed our patient flow processes and validated the readiness of our OR capabilities to conduct live surgery in the event we transition to hostilities."