Friday June 23, 10:17 PM
Singapore Armed Forces team to join US Navy hospital ship next
month
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SINGAPORE: A six-man Singaporean medical team plans to join a US
navy hospital ship during its humanitarian mission to
Indonesia.
The hospital ship Mercy is almost 900 feet long, has 1,000 beds and
can provide medical and surgical treatment onboard and
onshore.
The 24 personnel from the Singapore air, navy and army toured the
facilities on the ship and talked with the US medical staff.
The treatment facilities include a dental unit, four X-ray rooms
and an operating theatre.
Some of the operations performed range from dental to
Neurosurgery.
The SAF team joining the ship next month will be working in various
units of the ship.
The team consists of 1 dentist, 2 anaesthetists, 1 surgeon and 2
medics and will be onboard for one month.
The ship has a pharmacy and medical supply centre and can hold
5,000 units of blood. The medicines will be used in helping the
needy.
"We look forward to being able to contribute to the humanitarian
effort together with the members of the military medical community
of other navies. We look forward to providing both surgical care
and dental care to the people in Indonesia," said Major Dr Tang
Kong Choong, Republic of Singapore Navy, Medical Service.
When they arrive in Indonesia, the patients will be flown in by one
of the two helicopters onboard.
The first stop for Mercy is Simelue, followed by Nias island,
before heading for Bandah Aceh. - CNA /dt
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