Bagram by the numbers

By now, you all know that I am a "numbers" person .... I like to crunch them, analyze them, and manipulate them to show what I want! So here's a different take on a blog post - one that includes some statistics which you might find surprising!

General and Trauma Statistics

# of trauma patients seen in the ER in the month of June = ~206

# of outpatient appointments at our hospital in the month of June = ~2240

% of trauma admissions that are US military members = 51%

# of total admissions to our hospital in June = 228

# of total admissions to our hospital in February = 114

# of beds available on the medical-surgical ward = 28

# of patients admitted to the ward this morning = 32

# of discharges from the ward today = 15



Medevac Statistics

# of blackhawk medevac helicopters at the Bagram dust-off = 4

# of medevac missions in eastern Afghanistan yesterday = 27

# of soldiers per room at the dust off living quarters = 1

# of airmen and soldiers that currently live in my room = 6

Maximum # of daytime flying hours before the medevac crews must rest = 8

Maximum # of nighttime (e.g. night vision goggle) flying hours before the medevac crews must rest = 6

Maximum # of work hours before hospital medical personnel must rest = infinity

# of weapons integral to the medevac blackhawk = 0

# of personal weapons carried by each flight medic = 2



Hospital Staff Statistics

# of clinical surgeons assigned to Bagram hospital = 11

# of clinical nonsurgical physicians assigned to Bagram hospital = 18

# of pediatricians assigned (as pediatricians) to Bagram hospital = 1

# of Army pediatricians assigned (as general medical officers) to Bagram hospital = 3

Minimum # of doctors on shift at the hospital = 3



Fun Stuff

# of gyms at Bagram = 4

# of hours the gyms are operational per day = 24

# of miles around the perimeter of the base = ~8

# of weekly yoga sessions on base = 5

# of weekly salsa sessions on base = 5

# of Green Bean coffee shops on base = 2



Personal Statistics

# of days spent at Bagram = 145

# of minutes spent at Bagram = 209,587

# of days I have worked at Bagram= 143

# of scheduled days left in my tour = 43

# of days left in my tour (with an extension through early October) = 69

# of inpatients I have cared for and discharged = 120

# of outpatients I have seen in clinic = 455