text: Appendix D
  by military operations and the analysis of services provided by nongovernmental organizations and other
  intergovernmental organizations.
  Table D-2. Checklist for assessing foreign medical treatment facility capabilities and services
  Is the medical treatment facility a private, public, or military institution?
  Is the medical treatment facility a hospital, clinic (such as outpatient, emergency, or substance abuse),
  doctor’s office, or long-term/rehabilitative care facility?
  Where is the medical treatment facility located? How accessible is it (such as on a major thoroughfare,
  on side streets, or accessible by air)?
  What type of care does the medical treatment facility provide (such as emergency and general medicine,
  surgical, orthopedic, maternity/obstetrics, and psychiatric, pediatric, rehabilitative, or long-term care)?
  What are the number and types of beds (such as surgical, intensive care, intermediate care, minimal
  care, or general medicine)?
  What ancillary services are available (such as physical therapy, occupational therapy, respiratory therapy,
  diagnostic x-ray, nuclear medicine, pharmacy services, or diagnostic laboratory services)?
  What is the staffing level of the medical treatment facility?
  Does the medical treatment facility provide outpatient services? If so, what types of care?
  What is the standard of care provided at the medical treatment facility? How does it compare to U.S.
  facilities?
  How are medical professionals credentialed? What is their scope of practice?
  What is the nosocomial infection disease rate for the medical treatment facility?
  Does the medical treatment facility have the capability to isolate infectious disease patients?
  What is the patient accident or injury rate for the medical treatment facility (such as falling out of bed,
  injury caused by faulty equipment, or the like)?
  What types of medical equipment are available in the medical treatment facility (such as diagnostic
  computed tomography scan or magnetic resonance imaging, rehabilitative, or patient care [ventilators,
  respirators, or orthopedic])?
  What types of support services are available (such as laundry, housekeeping, or food service)? Are
  these services shared services with another medical treatment facility? If not, how are patients fed (such
  as by relatives)?
  Does the medical treatment facility have an emergency room? Is it staffed and equipped to provide
  trauma care?
  What is the capacity of the medical treatment facility to respond to a mass casualty situation (resulting
  from urban operations, terrorist incidents, man-made or natural disasters, or employment of CBRN
  weapons)?
  What is the level of medical supplies maintained within the medical treatment facility (days of supply)?
  How is the medical treatment facility resupplied with expendable and nonexpendable medical supplies?
  Are medicines readily available or must they be obtained on an individual case basis? Is local vegetation
  collected and used for medical purposes?
  Does the medical treatment facility have the capability to collect, test, and store blood? What diseases is
  the blood tested for?
  If the medical treatment facility cannot collect and test blood, where do blood and blood products come
  from? Has it been tested? Does the medical treatment facility have a refrigerated storage capability?
  What is the maximum number of units of blood which can be stored?
  Does the medical treatment facility have its own ambulances (number and type [air and ground]) or is this
  a service which is provided by another agency/business?
  Is the medical treatment facility accredited by its parent nation and or hospital organization (such as in the
  U.S. by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Health Care Organizations)?
  Does the medical treatment facility perform its own medical equipment maintenance or must it be sent out
  for repair?
  Does the medical treatment facility have dependable electric service? Does it have a backup generator
  for power outages?