thedrifter
10-09-07, 10:49 AM
Families can call wounded Marines toll-free
Staff report
Posted : Tuesday Oct 9, 2007 9:11:54 EDT
Immediate family members can use a toll-free number established Oct. 4 to call Marines hospitalized at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany, according to a Corps-wide message.
When family members dial the number (1-866-645-8762), the call will be received by the Marine hospital liaison team office and forwarded to the specific hospital ward where the leatherneck is receiving treatment, according to MarAdmin 583/07.
If the wounded Marine is unavailable to speak, a message will be taken and passed along as soon as possible, according to the message.
Calls must be made during normal operating hours for the hospital liaison team office at Landstuhl, which fall between 6:30 a.m. and 9 p.m. German Central Time on weekdays, and 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on weekends.
Here is a list of the operating times converted to U.S. time zones, with weekday hours listed first and weekend hours second:
Eastern: 12:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.; 3 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Central: 11:30 p.m. to 2 p.m.; 2 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Mountain: 10:30 p.m. to 1 p.m.; 1 a.m. to 9 a.m.
Pacific: 9:30 p.m. to 12 p.m.; 12 a.m. to 8 a.m.
Alaska: 8:30 p.m. to 11 a.m.; 11 p.m. to 7 a.m.
Hawaii: 6:30 p.m. to 9 a.m.; 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.
Calls made during off-duty hours will be auto-forwarded to the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center’s 24-hour information desk.
https://www.manpower.usmc.mil/portal/page?_pageid=278,3106510&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL
Ellie
Staff report
Posted : Tuesday Oct 9, 2007 9:11:54 EDT
Immediate family members can use a toll-free number established Oct. 4 to call Marines hospitalized at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany, according to a Corps-wide message.
When family members dial the number (1-866-645-8762), the call will be received by the Marine hospital liaison team office and forwarded to the specific hospital ward where the leatherneck is receiving treatment, according to MarAdmin 583/07.
If the wounded Marine is unavailable to speak, a message will be taken and passed along as soon as possible, according to the message.
Calls must be made during normal operating hours for the hospital liaison team office at Landstuhl, which fall between 6:30 a.m. and 9 p.m. German Central Time on weekdays, and 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on weekends.
Here is a list of the operating times converted to U.S. time zones, with weekday hours listed first and weekend hours second:
Eastern: 12:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.; 3 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Central: 11:30 p.m. to 2 p.m.; 2 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Mountain: 10:30 p.m. to 1 p.m.; 1 a.m. to 9 a.m.
Pacific: 9:30 p.m. to 12 p.m.; 12 a.m. to 8 a.m.
Alaska: 8:30 p.m. to 11 a.m.; 11 p.m. to 7 a.m.
Hawaii: 6:30 p.m. to 9 a.m.; 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.
Calls made during off-duty hours will be auto-forwarded to the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center’s 24-hour information desk.
https://www.manpower.usmc.mil/portal/page?_pageid=278,3106510&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL
Ellie