“We do everything from patient care, to … the things that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) does, to making sure they’re administratively taken care of,” said Ramos.
“So whatever a medical facility does, whatever an air terminal does, that’s what we do in combination.”Īs patients arrive, ERPS medical technicians and nurses prepare themselves to provide not only medical care, but expedited immigration services to ensure patients get the treatment they need as quickly as possible. Reagan Ramos, 379th EMDSS ERPS Facility flight commander. “We accept in-transit patients from the aircraft, we take care of them here, and then it’s our responsibility to get them to their next aircraft, their next destination, and even their final destination,” said Lt. Medics from the ERPS combine medicine with mobility, working at both the base clinic and flightline to ensure safe transport and care is provided to patients waiting for transportation to locations that can provide the appropriate level of care. Central Command’s area of responsibility who require various degrees of medical treatment often find their way to Al Udeid, where they are met with open arms from Airmen of the 379th Expeditionary Medical Support Squadron’s En Route Patient Staging Facility.
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