Sept. 13, 2024 Landstuhl Regional Medical Center reverified as only U.S. Level II Trauma Center overseas Through a rigorous and comprehensive evaluation process that spanned 14 months, the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma recently reverified Landstuhl Regional Medical Center as the only U.S. Level II Trauma Center, military or civilian, overseas.
Sept. 10, 2024 Airman awarded Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement The critical care expertise of U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Matthew Parker was pivotal to the safe transportation of 11 multi-national and joint service members, including three ventilated critical care patients, eight non-critical patients and five attendants to higher echelons of care.
Jan. 21, 2022 Contract awarded for largest overseas U.S. military hospital The contract to build the largest U.S. hospital outside the United States has been signed, marking a significant step forward in progressing the Rhine Ordnance Barracks Medical Center Replacement project.
Sept. 14, 2021 Saving lives and starting lives: Medical efforts in Operation Allies Refuge The medical Pods at the temporary Joint Mobility Processing Center at Ramstein, Air Base, German, are just the first stop for medical care for newly arrived evacuees during Operation Allies Refuge.
April 2, 2021 86th MDS Airman recognized as top in field Over 250 service members at the U.S. Army-commanded Landstuhl Regional Medical Center don a different military uniform and serve under the U.S. Air Forces’ 86th Medical Squadron, side-by-side with Army counterparts. In a testament to his proficiency, one joint-environment Airman was recently
Dec. 15, 2020 Airman enhances care through innovation It’s been said that a crisis can be viewed from two aspects, that of danger and another for opportunity.Over the past several months, COVID-19 has transformed business practices, social gatherings and patient care processes. While many of these changes are an expansion of technology to continue the
July 6, 2020 NPC completes first operational patient movement The NPC is the latest isolated containment chamber developed to transport individuals with infectious diseases, like the novel coronavirus. This operation brings the total number of patients retrieved by the mobility Air Force using an isolation containment chamber to more than 100 across 18
Sept. 11, 2019 TBI conference targets assessments, capabilities on front lines For centuries, head injuries have been a consequence of war and violence, sometimes leading to unexplained physical and behavioral changes in patients. Landstuhl Regional Medical Center’s Traumatic Brain Injury and Rehabilitation Clinic hosted medical professionals during a three-day TBI Champion
Feb. 20, 2019 Air Force liaison officer recognized as Airlifter of the Week An 86th Medical Squadron Airman was recognized by the 86th Airlift Wing commander as the Airlifter of the Week at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany, Feb. 14.