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Operation Desert Storm: Army Medical Supply Issues

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date Aug. 11, 1993
Report No. NSIAD-93-206
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Summary:

Of 15 Army hospitals that GAO reviewed, the 10 with available data reported shortages of some medical supplies during the build up for the ground offensive for Operation Desert Storm. Items in short supply included flu vaccines, morphine, and antibiotics, as well as certain lab reagents and X-ray film. The initial shortages arose because hospitals were shipped to the Persian Gulf without their full complement of medical supplies. Commercial medical suppliers filled most requisitions during the Gulf War, but they could not meet the deadlines for some large orders. Four medical items--three of which are related to nerve agent exposure--posed problems for the industrial base, although none of the hospitals GAO reviewed reported shortages of these four items. The Army plans new initiatives for meeting hospital supply needs during future contingencies.

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