Since the Vietnam War, hospitalization has evolved and changed to better support tactical operations. Various modular hospitals were developed to meet requirements identified in national policies and numerous updates have been made to organizations, equipment, shelter systems, and medical capabilities within deployable hospitals. The most recent of these updates converts combat support hospitals to hospital centers, which include five modular components that allow commanders and planners to employ specific capabilities to meet mission requirements. EVOLUTION OF DEPLOYABLE MEDICAL SYSTEMS 1-1. A deficiency identified in the Battlefield Development Plan was the theater Health Service Support's (HSS) inability to provide the deployability and flexibility required to support projected patient workloads.
DesignationTC 8-13
EditionFeb 2021
StatusActive
ProponentTRADOC
Pages154
FunctionMedical TCCC
CollectionCurrent Doctrine
Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. *This publication supersedes TC 8-13, dated 7 December 1990. He