COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS GEORGE H. MAHON, Texas, Chairman JAMIE L. WHITTEN, Mississippi GEORGE E. SHIPLEY, Illinois ROBERT N. GIAIMO, Connecticut DAVID R. OBEY, Wisconsin EDWARD R. ROYBAL, California TOM BEVILL, Alabama BILL CHAPPELL, JR., Florida BILL D. BURLISON, Missouri BILL ALEXANDER, Arkansas YVONNE BRATHWAITE BURKE, California JOHN P. MURTHA, Pennsylvania BOB TRAXLER, Michigan ROBERT B. DUNCAN, Oregon JOSEPH D. EARLY, Massachusetts MAX BAUCUS, Montana CHARLES WILSON, Texas LINDY (MRS. HALE) BOGGS, Louisiana ADAM BENJAMIN, JR., Indiana NORMAN D. DICKS, Washington MATTHEW F. MCHUGH, New York ELFORD A. CEDERBERG, Michigan J. KENNETH ROBINSON, Virginia WILLIAM L. ARMSTRONG, Colorado CLAIR W. BURGENER, California KEITH F. MAINLAND, Clerk and Staff Director MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1979 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 1978. DEFENSE MEDICAL CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM WITNESSES DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MAJ. GEN. BENJAMIN R. BAKER, USAF, MC, DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (HR&P), OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (HEALTH AFFAIRS) COL. THEODORE D. WOOD, MSC, USA, DIRECTOR, RESOURCES ADMIN- MAJ. SANDERS W. GRADY, USAF, DEPUTY DIRECTOR FACILITIES DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY MAJ. GEN. ENRIQUE MENDEZ, JR., MC, USA, DEPUTY SURGEON GENERAL OFFICE OF THE SURGEON GENERAL MAJ. GEN. SURINDAR N. BHASKAR, MC, USA, ASSISTANT SURGEON GENERAL FOR DENTAL SERVICES, OFFICE OF THE SURGEON GENERAL MAJ. GEN. WILLIAM R. WRAY, ASSISTANT CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS ALLEN M. CARTON, PROGRAM DIVISION, OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT CHIEF OF ENGINEERS JAMES V. ALLRED, ENGINEERING BRANCH, OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS LT. COL. HAROLD V. HOOKS, PROGRAMING DIVISION, OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT CHIEF OF ENGINEERS COL. JAMES J. GENOVA, DENTAL REPRESENTATIVE, U.S. ARMY HEALTH FACILITY PLANNING AGENCY LT. COL. NEAL H. WALLS, DIRECTOR, U.S. ARMY HEALTH FACILITY PLANNING AGENCY BRIG. GEN. QUINN H. BECKER, DIRECTOR OF HEALTH CARE OPERATIONS, OFFICE OF THE SURGEON GENERAL DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY REAR ADM. ALMON C. WILSON, ASSISTANT CHIEF FOR MATERIEL RESOURCES, BUREAU OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY REAR ADM. DONALD G. ISELIN, COMMANDER, NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING COMMAND DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE COL. ROBERT R. ROLFS, USAF, MSC, CHIEF, FACILITIES DIVISION, DIRECTORATE OF HEALTH CARE SUPPORT, OFFICE OF THE SUR GEON GENERAL COL..ERNEST D. STRAIT, USAF, DIRECTORATE OF ENGINEERING AND SERVICES LT. COL. CHARLES L. SILLIMAN, USAF, MSC, OFFICE OF THE SURGEON GENERAL MAJ. EARL D. McCLAIN, USAF, MSC, OFFICE OF THE SURGEON GENERAL JAMES R. PENNINO, DIRECTORATE OF ENGINEERING AND SERVICES Mr. MCKAY. The committee will come to order. This morning the committee will review the Fiscal Year 1979 request for medical facilities for the Department of Defense. This request includes hospitals, health clinics, dental clinics and other projects totalling $230 million. We are pleased to have with us this morning Major General Benjamin R. Baker, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Resources and Programs, and representatives from each of the Services. This will continue the committee's efforts to conduct combined hearings on issues of a common nature, which we feel has value in coordinating and getting an attitude as to where we are going with the Services. We are supposed to have a "United Service". I guess we have to put that in quotes. We still think everybody is separate in our forces, but we try to get a coordinated effort. The committee will consider today the progress which the Department of Defense has made in developing adequate standards for sizing of military hospitals, the sharing of medical resources. and coordinated planning of medical facilities. Throughout its review of medical facilities the committee will be looking carefully at each of the proposals to assure that proper coordination and long-term justification has taken place. The committee feels that providing modern, safe and professional medical facilities should be a high priority of the Defense Department. Because of the limited funds that are available, it becomes increasingly important for us to assure that funds for medical projects are appropriated for the most needed purposes. General Baker, we will now turn to you for your statement. Please introduce any support staff you have with you and feel free to call upon them as necessary at any point you so choose. At this point, a summary of each of the fiscal year 1979 Medical Proiects will be placed in the record. [The information follows:] |