Editing Hospital ship (section)

==Other shipborne hospitals==
It is common for naval ships, especially large ships such as [[aircraft carrier]]s and [[amphibious assault ship]]s to have on-board hospitals. However, they are only one small part of the vessel's overall capability, and are used primarily for the ship's crew and its amphibious forces (and occasionally for relief missions). A warship with hospital facilities does not have the protected status of a hospital ship.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/hospital-ships.htm|title=World Wide Hospital Ships|author=John Pike|work=globalsecurity.org|access-date=4 May 2015}}</ref>
A primary example of the varied military-based hospital services available at sea is found aboard several types of US naval ships;
[[File:USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) underway in the South China Sea on 8 May 2006 (060508-N-4166B-030).jpg|thumb|220px|USS ''Abraham Lincoln'', a ''Nimitz''-class aircraft carrier]]
;{{flagicon|USA}} [[United States Navy]];
* {{sclass|Gerald R. Ford|aircraft carrier|1}} – USS ''Gerald R. Ford'', first in the class, has an on-board hospital that includes a full lab, pharmacy, operating room, 3-bed intensive care unit, 2-bed emergency room, and 41-bed hospital ward, staffed by 11 medical officers and 30 hospital corpsmen.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ussgeraldrford.wordpress.com/2016/08/08/meet-the-gerald-r-ford-senior-medical-officer/|title=Meet ''Gerald R. Ford''{{'}}s Senior Medical Officer|publisher=ussgeraldrford.wordpress.com|date= 8 August 2016|access-date= 5 January 2018}}</ref>
* {{sclass|Nimitz|aircraft carrier|1}} – Each carrier has a 53-bed hospital ward, a three-bed [[Intensive care unit|ICU]], and acts as the hospital ship for the entire [[carrier strike group]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/weta/carrier/the_ship.htm|title=CARRIER . The Ship – PBS|work=pbs.org|access-date=4 May 2015}}</ref> In one year, the medical department of {{USS|George Washington|CVN-73|6}} handled over 15,000 out-patient visits, drew almost 27,000 labs, filled almost 10,000 prescriptions, took about 2,300 x-rays and performed 65 surgical operations.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Harwood|first1=Jared L.|last2=Pothula|first2=Viswanadham|date=April 2011|title=The USS George Washington medical department: Medicine in motion|url=http://www.facs.org/fellows_info/bulletin/2011/harwood0411.pdf|journal=Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons|volume=96|issue=4|pages=20–7|pmid=22315888|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110519103740/http://facs.org/fellows_info/bulletin/2011/harwood0411.pdf|archive-date=19 May 2011}}</ref> There is not much variation among the ships of the class. The first ship, {{USS|Nimitz}} has 53 beds, plus 3 ICU beds, and the last ship, {{USS|George H.W. Bush}} has 51 beds, plus 3 ICU beds.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.public.navy.mil/airfor/cvn77/Pages/Departments.aspx|title=Departments|work=navy.mil|access-date=4 May 2015|archive-date=23 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150423070220/http://www.public.navy.mil/airfor/cvn77/Pages/Departments.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref>
[[File:USS Bataan (LHD-5);10080504.jpg|thumb|150px|USS ''Bataan'', a ''Wasp''-class amphibious assault ship]]
* {{sclass|Wasp|amphibious assault ship|1}} (LHD) – These ships have 6 operating rooms, 14 ICU beds, 46 hospital beds, 4 battle dressing stations, [[medical imaging]] (i.e.:X-ray), a fully functional laboratory, and a blood bank.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.public.navy.mil/surflant/lhd1/Pages/Departments.aspx|title=USS Wasp|work=navy.mil|access-date=4 May 2015|archive-date=20 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150420224725/http://www.public.navy.mil/surflant/lhd1/Pages/Departments.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref> The ship can expand its medical complement to 600 beds, making it the second largest hospital at sea, second only to actual hospital ships.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/lhd-1.htm|title=LHD-1 Wasp class|author=John Pike|work=globalsecurity.org|access-date=4 May 2015}}</ref>
* {{sclass|America|amphibious assault ship|0}} amphibious assault ship (LHA) – This is the newest and largest class both in the USN and the world. However, the first two ships of the class, {{USS|America|LHA-6|6}} and {{USS|Tripoli|LHA-7|6}}, had the size of their medical facilities reduced, in favour of larger aviation facilities.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dote.osd.mil/pub/reports/FY2008/pdf/navy/2008lha6.pdf |title=LHA 6 (formerly LHA(R)) : New Amphibious Assault Ship |website=Dote.osd.mil |access-date=2016-03-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304030254/http://www.dote.osd.mil/pub/reports/FY2008/pdf/navy/2008lha6.pdf |archive-date=2016-03-04 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The on-board hospitals of these first two vessels will have 2 operating rooms and 24 beds.<ref name="imef.marines.mil">{{cite web|url=http://www.imef.marines.mil/Portals/68/Docs/IMEF/PAO/ARG-MEU%20Overview%20Pamphlet.pdf |title=Amphibious Ready Group and Marine expeditionary Unit Overview |website=Imef.marines.mil |access-date=2016-03-09}}</ref> It is unknown if this design change will affect the expanded capability for additional beds, nor what size the medical facilities of future ships of the class will be.
* {{sclass|San Antonio|amphibious transport dock}} (LPD) – 24 hospital beds.<ref name="imef.marines.mil"/>
* {{sclass|Harpers Ferry|dock landing ship}} (LSD) – 11 hospital beds.<ref name="imef.marines.mil"/>
* {{sclass|Whidbey Island|dock landing ship|2}} (LSD) – 8 hospital beds.<ref name="imef.marines.mil"/>
* {{sclass|Bethesda|expeditionary medical ship|1}} (EMS) - Will have four  operating rooms and 124  medical beds, separated into acute care, acute isolation, [[Intensive care unit|ICU]], and ICU isolation spaces.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=Naval News |date=2023-05-13 |title=SECNAV Names US Navy's First-in-Class Expeditionary Medical Ship |url=https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2023/05/secnav-names-us-navys-first-in-class-expeditionary-medical-ship/ |access-date=2023-05-15 |website=Naval News |language=en-US}}</ref>

More examples from various other national navies include;
;{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Argentine Navy]]
* {{ship|ARA|Almirante Irízar|Q-5|6}} – [[Icebreaker]] which can be deployed as a hospital ship.

;{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Royal Australian Navy]]
* {{sclass|Canberra|landing helicopter dock|1}} – This class is based on the [[Spanish ship Juan Carlos I (L61)|''Juan Carlos I''-class]] design,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.laopinioncoruna.es/coruna/2012/08/04/navantia-efectua-exito-encaje-canberra/633833.html|title=Navantia efectúa con éxito el ´encaje´ del ´Canberra´|work=laopinioncoruna.es|date=4 August 2012 |access-date=4 May 2015}}</ref> and has 2 operating rooms and a hospital ward.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/australia/hmas-canberra-3.htm|title=Canberra Class Amphibious Ship|author=John Pike|work=globalsecurity.org|access-date=4 May 2015}}</ref>

;{{flagicon|China}} [[People's Liberation Army Navy]]
* Several armed {{sclass2|Qiongsha|cargo ship|1}}s are fitted out as "ambulance transports".
* ''[[Type 0891A training ship|Shichang]]'' – a multi-role training ship built in 1997. Deck space can accommodate modular medical units and can be used as a medical treatment facility, but the primary role is aviation training. The layout is very similar to RFA ''Argus'' (see below).

[[File:BPC Dixmude.jpg|thumb|150px|''Dixmude'', a ''Mistral''-class amphibious assault ship]]
;{{flagicon|France}} [[French Navy]]
* {{sclass|Mistral|amphibious assault ship|2}} – On board [[Mistral-class amphibious assault ship#Hospital|hospital]] is [[NATO]] Echelon level-3,<ref name=":2">{{cite web|url=http://www.nato.int/docu/logi-en/1997/lo-1610.htm|title=NATO Logistics Handbook: Chapter 16: Medical Support|work=nato.int|access-date=4 May 2015}}</ref> with 69 hospital beds, 7 ICU beds, and an additional 50 beds if needed. The ship also has [[medical imaging]] capabilities, such as X-ray, CT-scan and ultrasound.

;{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Italian Navy]]
* {{ship|Italian aircraft carrier|Cavour|550|2}} aircraft carrier – Has an on-board hospital with 2 operating rooms, 1 intensive care unit, laboratory, pharmacy and a 32-bed hospital ward.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.marina.difesa.it/uominimezzi/navi/Pagine/Cavour.aspx|title=Marina Militare » Uomini e mezzi » Cavour|work=marina.difesa.it|access-date=10 April 2018}}</ref>
* {{ship|Italian ship|Etna|A5326|2}} logistic ship – On-board hospital is [[NATO]] ROLE-level 2+, with operating room, intensive care unit and a laboratory.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.marina.difesa.it/uominimezzi/navi/Pagine/Etna.aspx|title=Marina Militare » Uomini e mezzi » Etna|work=marina.difesa.it|access-date=10 April 2018}}</ref>

;{{flagicon|Japan}} [[Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force]]
* {{sclass|Izumo|helicopter destroyer|1}} – These ships have 2 operating rooms, 2 ICU beds, 35 hospital beds, 1 battle dressing station and several [[medical imaging]] (i.e.:X-ray) stations.
* {{sclass|Hyūga|helicopter destroyer|2}} – These ships have 1 operating room, 1 ICU bed, 8 hospital beds.
* {{sclass|Ōsumi|tank landing ship|3}} - These ships have 1 operating room, 2 ICU beds, 6 hospital beds.

;{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Spanish Navy]]
* {{ship|Spanish ship|Juan Carlos I|L61|2}} – Has a 40-bed hospital on board.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://theaviationist.com/tag/l61-juan-carlos-i/#.UkmGGl9zbs0|title=The Aviationist » L61 Juan Carlos I|work=theaviationist.com|date=19 October 2012 |access-date=4 May 2015}}</ref>

;{{flagicon|UK}} [[Royal Navy]]
[[File:RFA Argus off the coast of Devonport.jpg|thumb|RFA ''Argus'' (A-135), circa 2007]] 
* [[Royal Fleet Auxiliary]] ship {{ship|RFA|Argus|A135|6}} – This ship would be a hospital ship were it not for its armaments. However, it is instead designated as a 'Primary Casualty Receiving Ship' (PCRS). The vessel is classed as a NATO ROLE 3 Medical support vessel and  is to be replaced in 2024<ref name=":2" />
* [[Royal Fleet Auxiliary]] Bay Class ships have a 14-bed medical facility which has the capability of being expanded in times of crisis as well as an operating theatre. The vessels are a classed as NATO Role 2 Medical support capable vessels.<ref name=":2" />
{{flagicon|Germany}} '''[[German Navy]]'''
* [[Berlin-class replenishment ship|Berlin-class]] replenishment ship [[German ship Berlin|Berlin]] - Equipped with a container based version of the large modular hospital MERZ which stands for ''Marineeinsatzrettungszentrum'' (Englisch: Maritime Rescue Center) capable of holding 45 patients, plus 4 intensive care beds, clinical and microbiological laboratory and sterilisers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Berlin Class Fleet Auxiliary Vessels |url=https://www.naval-technology.com/projects/berlin-class-fleet-auxiliary-vessels/ |access-date=2023-11-02 |website=Naval Technology |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Berlin-class replenishment ship|Berlin-class]] replenishment ship [[German ship Frankfurt am Main|Frankfurt am Main]] - Following a fire destroying the Frankfurt's MERZ, the Navy opted to equip the Frankfurt am Main with a new generation integrated MERZ (iMERZ), build into the hull of the ship. It's equipped with two operating rooms, medical imaging capabilities and a hospital ward. The German Navy plans to equip the Frankfurt's two sister ships with an iMERZ during routine maintenance.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-25 |title=Die "Frankfurt am Main" jetzt mit neuem Rettungszentrum - bundeswehr-journal |url=https://www.bundeswehr-journal.de/2022/die-frankfurt-am-main-jetzt-mit-neuem-rettungszentrum/ |access-date=2023-11-02 |language=en}}</ref>