Enterprise (CVN 65) - Naval Cruise Book

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CDR D.J. MAKAIST. MC. USN Senior Medical Officer S!! u is»!s« e9«H«ie?iEaia jSi!.. iii:m serve at all times. This team consists of a Senior Medical Officer (specializing in Aerospace Medicine), two Flight Surgeons, a General Surgeon, a General Medical Officer, a Nurse Anesthetist, a Physician ' s Assistant, a Medical Administrative Officer, a Leading Chief Petty Officer (Admin Assistant), and a total ot 4 ! o! the best corpsmen in the Navy. ENTERPRISE maintains the facilities of a small acute care hospital to care for the needs of all embarked personnel and provides support to the rest of the ISattle Group with consultative services. Included in the Sick Bay complex are a total of 72 beds, a two-bed fully ec uipped intensive care unit, a modernized operating room featuring state-of-the-art anesthesia equipment, a laboratory augmented by a Beckman-42 Blood Serum Analyzer, X-ray, a pharmacy, an emergency treatment room, a physical therapy room including probably the only Hubbard tank on a Carrier, and facilities to perform a host of different types of physical examinations. Augmenting the central facility are a total of seven widely dispersed Battle Dressing Stations. The Medical Department team is dedicatcxf to providing the highest quality of health care. In the case of either large-scale wartime injuries or a mass casualty situation, every man on board ENTERPRISE becomes an extension of the Medical Department through the use of skills developed during an intensive training jrogram taught by all members of the Medical team. The endless lours of training and drilling have served tcj provide all with the confidence that we are rc ady in peacetime and in battle. program. The potable water, for example, is tested for human consumption on a daily basis as are the huge variety of food stores brought on board. Annual physicals, immunizations and sanitary inspections are conducted by the Mc dical Department to ensure the continued health of the crew. The end result is that ENTERPRISE remains one of the cleanest and most habitable ships afloat today. 260 MEDICAL

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LCOR M.|. Grayson IT |.M. Squim IT T.C. Falvo IT I.VV. Taylor CW02 B.C. Ross HMCS C.R. Prater HMC I.E. Brewster HMC A.B. lacobson HMC H.E. Wehry HM1 P. Falcetti HM1 R.M. Llagas H WJT HM1 I.E. Lewis HM1 R. Paden HM1 D.R. Reese MEDICAL 1 26)