Central Medical Services

Central Medical Services is the English translation of the German "Zentraler Sanitätsdienst" (in short: "Sanitätsdienst") which is the term for the medical services of the German armed forces. Medical professionals in the German forces are part of a central command common to all the various branches rather than commissioned or appointed to serve as a member of any one of them, in contrast systems employed in most other nations, in which medical personnel are assigned to the various branches (Army, Navy, etc.). This system is considered by the German government to be more efficient as the duties of the medical services personnel are seen as being as primarily medical rather than primarily military in nature.

Personnel:

17,690

Structure

Just like the other branches of the German Armed Forces, the Central Medical Service is divided into two divisions, one administrating the operative units whilst the other is in charge of schools and facilities. Furthermore, the area of responsibility is divided into four Medical Regions, each commanded by a central authority and identical to the four Wehrbereichkommandos (Defence District Commands) of the Armed Forces.

* Inspekteur des Sanitätsdienstes (Currently: Generaloberstabsarzt Dr. Kurt-Bernhard Nakath)
* Staff of the Central Medical Service at the Federal Ministry of Defence

* XXX Medical Service Command

** 1st Medical Regional Command
*** Medical Hospital in Bad Zwischenahn
*** Medical Hospital in Hamburg
*** 11th MASH Regiment
*** Medical Reserve Group Regiment
** 2nd Medical Regional Command
*** Central Hospital of the Bundeswehr in Koblenz
*** 21st MASH Regiment
*** 22nd Medical Regiment
*** Medical School
** 3rd Medical Regional Command
*** Medical Hospital in Berlin
*** 31st MASH Regiment
*** 32nd MASH Regiment
** 4th Medical Regional Command
*** Medical Hospital in Ulm
*** 41st MASH Regiment
*** 42nd Mountain Medical Regiment
** Rapid Reaction Forces Command

* XXX Medical Office of the Armed Forces

** Medical Academy
** Medical School Regiment
** Central Medical Institute in Koblenz
** Central Medical Institute in Kiel
** Central Medical Institute in Munich
** Institute for Radiology and Biology
** Institute for Microbiology
** Institute for Pharmacology and Toxicology
** Institute for Medical Employment- and Environment Protection
** Institute for Medical Statistics and Reports
** Institute for Physical Examinations
** Centre for Medical NBC Protection

Ranks of the Central Medical Service

Army and Airforce

Navy

ee also

*Military medicine

External links

* [http://www.sanitaetsdienst-bundeswehr.de/ Official website]