On 27 October 2023, Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced that the ship would be named after Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD), which is informally known as "Balboa Naval Hospital", to "honor the legacy and commitment of Navy doctors, nurses, corpsmen, and staff of Balboa Naval Hospital in caring for the needs of U.S. Service Members". The name dates back more than a hundred years, when a naval medical tent was first erected in the middle of San Diego's Balboa Park (on the site of the present day NMCSD), for the Panama-California Exposition in 1915. Also announced was ship sponsor Deborah Paxton, RN, MSN, wife of General John Paxton, the 33rd Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps.[2]
Expeditionary Medical Shipedit
Beginning with EPF-14, the ships will be designated as EPF Flight II, with increased health services capabilities while still maintaining most of the original mission of the ship.[3] The Flight II variant is designed to bring enhanced medical capabilities at the request of Combatant Commanders, and allows patients to recover onboard rather than in a higher-level facility. They can respond faster, and to more places than the Navy's larger, slower and unarmed hospital ships.[3][4] The EPF Flight II design includes upgrades to the medical facilities for resuscitation and surgery, enhanced support of V-22 flight operations, and enhanced launch and recovery of 11-meter rigid inflatable boats.[5]
In January 2023, the Navy announced that three Expeditionary Medical Ships (EMS) had been approved in the 2023 military budget. These will be T-EMS-1, T-EMS-2, and T-EMS-3. These are planned to be about 118m versus the earlier ships 103 metres (338 ft), and have a draft of 4.5 metres (15 ft) for operations in "austere ports". The EMS will have four operating rooms and 124 medical beds, separated into acute care, acute isolation, ICU, and ICU isolation spaces.[6] Two 11-meter rigid-hulled inflatable boats allow for the transfer of patients from other ships or water rescue; the flight deck has room for a single V-22, or an H-53 or H-60 helicopter.[7]
Referencesedit
^"SECNAV Names Navy's First-in-Class Expeditionary Medical Ship after National Naval Medical Center Bethesda" (Press release). United States Navy. 15 May 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
^ abcde"SECNAV Del Toro Names Future Medical Ship USNS Balboa (EMS 2)". Navy Medicine (Press release). 6 November 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
^ ab"New Details of Austals EPF Hospital Ship Emerge". 5 March 2021.
^"Speedy 'Ambulance Ships' a High Priority for Navy Medicine, Admiral Says". military.com. 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
^"Austal USA Engineering Team Recognized by Mobile Area Council of Engineers" (Press release). Austal USA. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
^Staff, Naval News (2023-05-13). "SECNAV Names US Navy's First-in-Class Expeditionary Medical Ship". Naval News. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
^"These Speedy New Navy Medical Ships Are Designed with the Pacific in Mind". military.com. 17 January 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
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usns, balboa, confused, with, balao, will, eighteenth, overall, spearhead, class, expeditionary, fast, transport, second, bethesda, class, expeditionary, medical, ship, will, operated, united, states, navy, military, sealift, command, usns, spearhead, lead, sh. Not to be confused with USS Balao USNS Balboa T EMS 2 will be the eighteenth overall Spearhead class expeditionary fast transport and second of the Bethesda class Expeditionary Medical Ship She will be operated by the United States Navy s Military Sealift Command USNS Spearhead the lead ship of the class Balboa will likely be marked the same as a hospital ship with the hull and superstructure painted all white and bearing large red crosses 1 HistoryUnited StatesNameBalboaNamesakeNaval Medical Center San Diego also known informally Balboa Naval Hospital 2 OperatorUnited States Navy s Military Sealift Command 2 BuilderAustal USA 2 Sponsored byDeborah PaxtonIdentificationHull number T EMS 2StatusAnnounced 2 General characteristicsClass and typeBethesda class Expeditionary Medical ShipLength118 0 m 387 ft 2 in Beam28 5 m 93 ft 6 in Draft4 5 m 14 ft 9 in Propulsion4 MTU 20V8000 M71L diesel engines 4 ZF 60000NR2H reduction gearsSpeed43 knots 80 km h 49 mph Troops312CrewCapacity of 41 22 in normal serviceAviation facilitiesLanding pad for medium helicopterOn 27 October 2023 Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced that the ship would be named after Naval Medical Center San Diego NMCSD which is informally known as Balboa Naval Hospital to honor the legacy and commitment of Navy doctors nurses corpsmen and staff of Balboa Naval Hospital in caring for the needs of U S Service Members The name dates back more than a hundred years when a naval medical tent was first erected in the middle of San Diego s Balboa Park on the site of the present day NMCSD for the Panama California Exposition in 1915 Also announced was ship sponsor Deborah Paxton RN MSN wife of General John Paxton the 33rd Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps 2 Expeditionary Medical Ship editBeginning with EPF 14 the ships will be designated as EPF Flight II with increased health services capabilities while still maintaining most of the original mission of the ship 3 The Flight II variant is designed to bring enhanced medical capabilities at the request of Combatant Commanders and allows patients to recover onboard rather than in a higher level facility They can respond faster and to more places than the Navy s larger slower and unarmed hospital ships 3 4 The EPF Flight II design includes upgrades to the medical facilities for resuscitation and surgery enhanced support of V 22 flight operations and enhanced launch and recovery of 11 meter rigid inflatable boats 5 In January 2023 the Navy announced that three Expeditionary Medical Ships EMS had been approved in the 2023 military budget These will be T EMS 1 T EMS 2 and T EMS 3 These are planned to be about 118m versus the earlier ships 103 metres 338 ft and have a draft of 4 5 metres 15 ft for operations in austere ports The EMS will have four operating rooms and 124 medical beds separated into acute care acute isolation ICU and ICU isolation spaces 6 Two 11 meter rigid hulled inflatable boats allow for the transfer of patients from other ships or water rescue the flight deck has room for a single V 22 or an H 53 or H 60 helicopter 7 References edit SECNAV Names Navy s First in Class Expeditionary Medical Ship after National Naval Medical Center Bethesda Press release United States Navy 15 May 2023 Retrieved 15 May 2023 a b c d e SECNAV Del Toro Names Future Medical Ship USNS Balboa EMS 2 Navy Medicine Press release 6 November 2023 Retrieved 27 December 2023 a b New Details of Austals EPF Hospital Ship Emerge 5 March 2021 Speedy Ambulance Ships a High Priority for Navy Medicine Admiral Says military com 21 April 2021 Retrieved 21 April 2021 Austal USA Engineering Team Recognized by Mobile Area Council of Engineers Press release Austal USA 4 February 2022 Retrieved 6 February 2022 Staff Naval News 2023 05 13 SECNAV Names US Navy s First in Class Expeditionary Medical Ship Naval News Retrieved 2023 05 15 These Speedy New Navy Medical Ships Are Designed with the Pacific in Mind military com 17 January 2023 Retrieved 18 January 2023 nbsp This article about a specific ship or boat of the United States Armed Forces is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USNS Balboa amp oldid 1208936075, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
