2009, USAMMA deployed medical assets from MMRP in sup- port of 31st CSH deployment to Operation Enduring Freedom. During that period, MMRP provided more than 60 pieces of medical equipment valued at over $4 million to support the 31st CSH. Te most recent use of MMRP was in July 2016, when USAMMA issued three dental medical equipment sets to the 28th CSH, making advanced dental care available to both U.S. and allied forces.


MEDICINE IN THE FIELD


The 21st CSH at Fort Knox, Kentucky, provided medical care to 15,000 personnel at the 2016 Cadet Summer Training, during which Army ROTC cadets spent two months preparing to become second lieutenants. A CSH contains advanced biomedical equipment that degrades if not used and maintained regularly, so the Sierra Army Depot, through MMRP, performs technical inspections and calibrations each quarter. (U.S. Army photo)


Te goal of MMRP is to deliver efficient and sustainable medi- cal readiness. Te MMRP ensures that four centrally managed CSHs are maintained at a maximum state of readiness for their entire life cycle—from when they are assembled throughout their usage until they are modernized or divested. To reduce costs where possible, the MMRP focuses on efficiently man- aging maintenance, inventory, spare parts and storage. When compared with the costs of having to field and sustain all pre- vious active companies and reserve CSHs, MMRP reaps an annual cost savings for the Army of $12.3 million in reduced care of supplies in storage and approximately $500,000 in sus- tainment costs.


CONCLUSION Central management of medical materiel makes sense—both in terms of cost control and sustainable readiness. MMRP is a solution that provides greater value to today’s Army, for which resources are limited and readiness is not an option but rather the No. 1 priority.


For more information or questions and details about the MMRP, contact USAMMA Centrally Managed Programs at 301-619- 4462. Or, see USAMMA Supply Bulletin (SB) 8-75-S7, Chapter 6 and Appendix C – Template for Request for Release of MMRP.


SAVING MONEY TO SAVE LIVES


21st CSH Soldiers provide medical care during a summer 2016 exercise at Fort Knox. Keeping the many moving parts of a 248-bed hospital up to date and ready to be dispatched to the field at a moment’s notice is a complicated and expensive undertaking. MMRP centrally manages four complete CSHs, thereby spreading out the costs of upgrading and maintenance. (U.S. Army photo)


MAJ. NIKKI L. DAVIS is chief of centralized contingency programs at USAMMA, Fort Detrick, Maryland. She holds an M.A. in human services from Liberty University and a B.S. in social work from East Carolina University. She was commissioned a distinguished military graduate through the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps in December 2002 as a Medical Service Corps officer. Her military education includes the Army Medical Department Officer Basic Course; the Medical Logistics Management Course; the Army Medical Service Captains Career Course; and the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. She is Level II certified in program management.


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