MED-1—Saving Lives Across the Globe

As more and more healthcare professionals discover the benefits of complete, mobile medical care, MED-1 Partners is surging to the forefront of the global health initiative.

Check this section often for the latest press releases, news articles and special events concerning MED-1.

Links to Articles

• Mobile ER begins treating patients
  June 24, 2008
  The Republic
• Doctors treat Columbus residents in mobile hospital
  June 23, 2008
  WISH TV 8
• Mobile emergency unit sets up in Columbus / (Video)
  June 22, 2008
  WTHR
• No Malulani, but Roz Baker Proposes 'Portable Hospital' for Maui
  October 4, 2007
  Hawaii Reporter
• L.A. County to Acquire New Mobile Hospital for Disaster Response
  June 13, 2007
  Supervisor Don Knabe, County of Los Angeles, Fourth District, Press Release
• Mobile Med Center Used in Katrina Awaits New Duty
  May 2007
  Surgery News, Practice Trends
• Use of an innovative design mobile hospital in the medical response to Hurricane Katrina
  May 2007;49(5):580-8
  Annals of Emergency Medicine
• Burr Hosts Carolinas MED-1 Mobile Hospital Demonstration at U.S. Capital
  September 2006
  U.S. Senator Richard Burr, Press Releases
• Front Line Trauma Care
  April 2006
  Philips Medical Systems, Medical Publications, Sound Advice
• Prototype Mobile Hospital Providing Care to Hurricane Victims in Gulf Coast
  September 2005
  Carolinas HealthCare System, Press Release

Video Clips

• New Ideas for Disaster Preparedness: The Carolinas MED-1 Story
  Cerner eSeminar Library

Additional Recommended Reading

• Bolster, C. J. Mobile Hospital Provides Care When Disaster Strikes. Healthcare Financial Management, 60(2): 114-118.
• Voelker, R. Mobile Hospital Raises Questions About Hospital Surge Capacity. JAMA, 295(13):1499-1503.

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