Medical Readiness

The U.S. Army Can Improve Its Management of POMCUS Hospital Equipment in Europe Gao ID: NSIAD-86-197 September 9, 1986

GAO reviewed the Army's management of Prepositioned Overseas Materiel Configured to Unit Sets (POMCUS) hospital equipment in Europe.

GAO found that: (1) the U.S. Army, Europe, and Seventh Army (USAREUR) may be requisitioning unnecessary equipment for 11 POMCUS hospitals that will continue to have minimal capabilities until they receive deployable medical systems (DEPMEDS); (2) USAREUR cannot effectively manage its POMCUS medical equipment because of systematic weaknesses in the requisitioning procedures; (3) five USAREUR POMCUS general hospitals are capable of providing only limited medical support; and (4) USAREUR needs to more closely monitor the equipment status of its POMCUS hospitals.

Recommendations

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