joint patient movement requirements center


joint patient movement requirements center

A joint force health service support center under the control of the subordinate joint force surgeon, established to coordinate and control, in terms of identifying bed space requirements, the movement of patients within and out of the joint operations area. The joint patient movement requirements center also generates subordinate joint force commander (JFC) plans and schedules to evacuate the subordinate JFC's patients to medical treatment facilities in accordance with the supported combatant commander's theater patient movement requirements center theater plans and schedules for movement of the patient to the medical treatment facility. Also called JPMRC. See also health service support; joint force surgeon; joint operations area; medical treatment facility; patient.