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115th CSH continues chemical, biological training.
FORT POLK, La. - Fort Polk's 115th Combat Support Hospital continued its preparations for operations in biological and chemical environments March 5 by learning how to care for casualties in contaminated areas.
The 115th CSH conducted initial training on the Collectively Protective Deployable Medical System, developed for use by medical personnel in chemical and biological contaminated enviroments, Nov. 2-13.
The 115th CSH was selected by the Army Medical Department to be the first CSH trained on the CP DEPMEDS, the Army's system of protecting combat support hospitals from chemical or biological weapons.
115th ‘Warrior Medics’ head downrange
115TH DEPLOYMENT CEREMONY
A gray, rain-filled sky echoed the sentiments of damily, friends and co-workers who gathered at Fort Polk’s 1st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade Gym Dec. 29 to bid Godspeed to members of the 115th Combat Support Hospital, 1st Medical Brigade, during a ceremony for the unit’s upcoming deployment to Afghanistan.
“If you’re a Warrior medic, this ceremony was probably not on your list of things to do,” Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk commander Brig. Gen. James Yarbrough said. “You’ve reached a point where you get what I call the Nike attitude about deploying — you’ve talked about it, thought about it, trained for it, now let’s ‘Just Do It.’
Medical IT Pre-deployment Training Pays Off.
As a professional filler system (PROFIS) member of the 115th Combat Support Hospital (CSH), I understand some of the pains temporary members of a unit go through to support mission training requirements. Great communication with the 115th CSH commander, U.S. Army Col. Patricia Darnauer, helped me play an active role in the unit's pre-deployment planning process and focus on preparing the staff to use the clinical and operations systems in theater.