VA mobile field hospital · Customer story
Medical capacity that can move with the mission
At Orlando VA Medical Center in 2020, a FORTS medical system became a proof of concept for a practical question: how can healthcare capacity move to meet an emergency?
Published May 13, 2020 · Approximately 4 minutes
Watch the full customer interview ↗
The interview features Dr. Paul Kim, then director of the Veterans Health Administration’s Office of Emergency Management. His explanation focuses on flexible deployment, supporting utilities and the people who would operate the facility.
A facility shaped around the emergency
Kim described a system that could be deployed as a complete hospital or in smaller units, depending on the response. He discussed using that flexibility for hospital relief and for disasters such as hurricanes and earthquakes.
Interview · 0:44–1:34 ↗The shelter was one part of the solution
The interview describes a medical facility with supporting water and electrical systems, backup generation and equipment for clinical work. For buyers, it illustrates why planning a mobile hospital involves more than selecting a building.
Interview · 0:54–1:10; 1:44–2:37 ↗The operating team helped evaluate readiness
The 2020 segment presents a proof of concept. ICU nurses, physicians and IT staff had walked through the facility to identify needs and help staff become familiar with it.
Interview · 3:33–3:47 ↗Explore the hospital layouts and deployment
Explore VA hospital walkthroughs, deployment footage and a connected hospital configuration from the FORTS website. Layouts and equipment vary by configuration and deployment.
VA hospital · Interactive 3D walkthrough
Look inside the VA Hospital MICU
Move through the hospital layout in the walkthrough published in the FORTS virtual gallery.
Real hospital deployment · Video
See the hospital deployment
Watch VA-marked hospital units being unpacked in this original FORTS deployment footage.
Watch the deployment video ↗
Medical configuration example
Connected C-FORTS hospital configuration
A medical-facility photograph from the FORTS website shows connected shelters, access ramps and exterior support equipment.
Explore mobile field hospital configurations ↗Documented use · Separate deployments
What later VA reports document
Separate VA reports describe clinical deployments. They provide useful operating context; they do not establish that every deployment used the same configuration shown in the interview.
Official VA report
Hines, Illinois · VA report, June 2020
VA reported that VHA and OIT teams turned a parking lot at Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital into a functioning C-FORTS ICU in two and a half days. The space supported separate care for COVID-19 patients, with VA teams integrating communications and medical equipment.
Read VA’s Hines deployment report ↗Official VA report
Orlando, Florida · August 2021
VA’s later Orlando report describes a Mobile ICU supporting hospital surge needs. Components arrived August 20, followed by system connections and testing, equipment installation, simulations and training. VA reported that patient care began August 31, 2021.
Read VA’s Orlando deployment report ↗Plan the facility around your clinical mission
Tell FORTS about the work the facility must support, the rooms and equipment required, how often it will move, and the utilities available at the site. Those details help define the right shelter configuration and supporting systems.
Historical customer example. Equipment, configuration, preparation and operating responsibilities must be defined for each project.