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Mobile Army Surgical Hospitals: A history of saving lives on the battlefield
During World War II, the U.S. Army opened its first Mobile Army Surgical Hospitals, changing the way the wounded were treated in battle for several decades — saving lives and increasing warfighter readiness. Combining mobility, surgery, and post-op care, MASH units were known as the front-line surgical hospitals of the future.
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