Wartime Medical Requirements Models: A Comparison of MPM, MEPES, and LPX-MED.
Abstract
The end of the Cold War has led to a major reexamination of the requirements for medical personnel and other resources necessary to care for Department of Defense (DoD) beneficiaries. Despite large numbers of peacetime beneficiaries, the primary need for medical resources remains the wartime mission. During the Cold War, the requirement for wartime medical providers was high and could easily justify large number of active duty personnel Today's defense guidance is based on fighting two major regional contingencies (MRCs), and the required number of medical providers has fallen sharply Determining the number and types of medical resources needed to treat casualties of future conflicts is an important and complicated issue. To help shed light on the process of determining wartime medical requirements, N-931 asked CNA to examine the methods and models that are currently in use or may be used in the near future. The current process is in flux. The models used today are being changed. The use of one model was discontinued recently when the Joint Staff changed to a new command-and-control system. The Joint Staff has proposed a replacement, but the new model is still being developed and there is some concern about its adequacy in determining service medical requirements. In this memorandum, we examine the current and proposed theater-level requirements models.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 1996
- Accession Number
- ADA323932
Entities
People
- James E. Grogan
- Laurie J. May
- Robert A. Levy
Organizations
- Center for Naval Analyses