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Landstuhl Regional Medical Center
Landstuhl Regional Medical Center (LRMC), the largest American hospital outside of the United States, has an important place in the present military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, while remaining the epicenter for peacetime healthcare in Europe.
It receives, stabilizes and treats the wounded warriors from downrange. After treatment, they are returned to the United States, to their home unit or to duty.
Casualties from Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm in 1990/1991 and from the bombings of the USS Cole and the American Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya were also treated at LRMC.
LRMC provides primary care, hospitalization and treatment for more than 45,000 American military personnel and their families within the center's boundaries. It also provides specialized care for the more than 250,000 additional American military personnel and their families in the European Theater.
It operates the only U.S. Emergency Room in the KMC, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The ER is for medical emergencies only, where life, limb or eyesight is at risk.
Ambulatory services include family practice, outpatient clinic, immunizations and physical exams. Medical services include internal medicine, psychiatry, pediatrics, educational and early intervention services and dermatology. Surgical services include orthopedics, general surgery, plastic surgery, neuro surgery, oral surgery, OB/GYN, optometry, physical therapy and occupational therapy.
Inpatient services include operating rooms, delivery suites and birth rooms, medical surgery wards, a newborn nursery, intensive care unit, an in- and out-patient pharmacy, X-ray to include CT scanner, MRI and laboratory services. Social work services are also provided.
Specialties unique to the European Theater include Hematology/Oncology, Pediatric Cardiology, Rheumatology, Burn Stabilization, Neurosurgery, Nuclear Medicine, Addiction Treatment Facility, Neonatal Intensive Care and Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
In peacetime, the hospital has approximately 110 physicians, 250 nurses, 40 Medical Service Corps officers, 900 enlisted personnel and 550 civilian employees. Since the beginning of the Global War on Terrorism, the hospital staff has been augmented by several Army and Navy Reserve units. Veteran's Affairs staff is on site to respond to benefits requests and needs.
There are 142 beds and neonatal bassinets at LRMC, with an expansion capability in excess of 350 beds. There are, on the average, 16 admissions daily, 35,000 outpatient visits monthly, 400 operations monthly and three births daily. LRMC is a fully accredited health care facility, as set forth by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. The Mammography section of the Radiology Department is accredited by the American College of Radiology. The pathology Department and its blood bank each have accreditation by their respective national authorities.
FISHER HOUSES
Landstuhl has two Fisher Houses for families of patients. The first Fisher House outside the United States was opened in 2001, in response to the attack on the USS Cole. Victims of that terrorist assault were treated at Landstuhl. September 11th, led the Fisher House Foundation to open a second facility at Landstuhl.
The Foundation operates 31 homes at military and veterans' medical facilities. It was founded in the early 90s by construction magnate Zachary Fisher and his wife Elisabeth, whose motto was "a home away from home" to house relatives of patients.
Fisher Houses offer less costly and more convenient lodging than guest housing or hotels. Rooms are filled by family members of patients with severe medical conditions. Boarding costs $10 a night and includes private bathrooms and free laundry and kitchen facilities. For availability information please call the Fisher House at DSN 486-6630, CIV 06371-618-3311.
BASE FACILITIES
Though Landstuhl doesn't have a range of non-medical facilities comparable to Ramstein or Vogelweh, those communities are right in the area and available to all.
Landstuhl has an elementary and middle school (K-8) with a very comprehensive curriculum. A behavior management specialist and school psychologist are available for consultation. Video rental is also available from the shoppette, which is open seven days a week until 8 p.m.
There is an APO and a community bank with a 24-hour automatic teller machine (ATM) for deposits and withdrawals from both checking and savings accounts. The Auto Craft Shops offer assistance in performing automotive maintenance and repair. A car wash and a gas station are also available on post.
The chapel offers General Protestant, Catholic and Full Gospel services, while Child Development Services provides center-based child care, and Youth Services operates a sports and fitness program The military club offers fine dining and other social activities, and there is a guest house for visitors.