The Landstuhl Regional Medical Center (LRMC) is an overseas military hospital operated by the United States Army. LRMC is the largest US military hospital outside the continental United States. It is near Landstuhl, Germany, and is the nearest treatment center for wounded soldiers coming from Iraq and Afghanistan. In addition, it serves military stationed throughout Europe and Africa, as well as their family members.
The medical center also serves as a stop-over (evacuated via the nearby Ramstein Air Base) for serious casualties from Iraq and Afghanistan before being flown to the United States.
With the United States military's gradual withdrawal from Iraq and Afghanistan over the years, the number of casualties has dwindled and Landstuhl was downgraded to a Level III trauma center in May 2014. The Navy disbanded its Expeditionary Medical Unit later that same year.
The medical center also serves as a stop-over (evacuated via the nearby Ramstein Air Base) for serious casualties from Iraq and Afghanistan before being flown to the United States.
With the United States military's gradual withdrawal from Iraq and Afghanistan over the years, the number of casualties has dwindled and Landstuhl was downgraded to a Level III trauma center in May 2014. The Navy disbanded its Expeditionary Medical Unit later that same year.