Originally Posted By: mpb
the NG medics and MASH unites can cover.
THEY are already paid and equipped to handle most everything.
Duplication of services is expensive and wastefull.


1) Are there NG medics and MASH units in California with these capabilities?

2) Can these NG medics and MASH units respond as quickly as the "hospital in a box" units?

3) How susceptible are they to being deployed overseas?

4) Is there sufficient capacity for expected requirements? Including interstate mutual aid?

Without the answers to these questions it's hard to form an opinion. Given all the natural disasters that California is subject to and the parlous state of hospital capacity there, I have to wonder if there are other programs that should be cut first.