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MWD-76-127 1 (1976-05-03)

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                COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED S-TATW
                          WASHINGTON. 0.Q. 2050a5                 7


B- 16147 5                              MAY 3  1976






The Honorable George H. Mahon
Chairman, Committee on
  Appropriations
House of Representatives

Dear Mr. Chairman:
     On April 21, 1976, the Subcommittee on Military Construction
asked us to provide it with the results of our analysis of the size
of the proposed Orlando Naval Hospital. Our final report, which will
contain an analysis of all three military hospitals included in the
Department of Defense fiscal year 1977 budget, should be completed
by July 1976.

CRITERIA USED TO PLAN ORLANDO HOSPITAL
     As planned by Defense, the new hospital at Orlando, Florida,
would have 104 acute-care beds: 88 medical and surgical, 8 obstet-
rical, and 8 intensive and coronary care. The size estimate was
based on Defense criteria of providing 4 beds per 1,000 active duty
members, and 4 beds per 1,000 dependents of active duty members, plus
an additional 5 percent to accommodate retirees and dependents of
retired and deceased members.
     We evaluated this criteria during our recent review of the
proposed San Diego Naval Hospital. It did not reflect either
actual or expected demand for medical care services. Our report,
Policy Changes and More Realistic Planning Can Reduce the Size of
New San Diego Naval Hospital (MWD-76-117), was issued on April 7,
1976.
     We recommended that the Secretary of Defense withdraw the
Defense hospital sizing criteria and instead use a hospital size


MWD-76-127

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