Medical

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Starfleet Medical was a department of (United Earth) Starfleet dedicated to biological research and treatment of its personnel. Based out of San Francisco on Earth, Starfleet Medical oversaw all Starfleet medical personnel and facilities, which included exercising co-authority, besides the captain, over starship sickbay personnel.

As its emblem, the department carried, from the mid-2150s onward, a stylized version of the double-snaked medical caduceus symbol from ancient Greek mythology. With the launch of the NX-class, Starfleet Medical asserted its co-authority over sickbay, by having its symbol prominently featured on the transparent access doors to sickbay, something repeated two centuries later with the Galaxy-class. In the 2270s and the 2280s (when the emblem was shortly replaced with a variant design), the emblem was worn by starship medical personnel on their garments, when on duty in sickbay. Source: Memory Alpha

Sickbay

Sickbay is an old Navy term for "ship's hospital", which in continued even into the 24th Century. Here we will discuss the various parts of the USS Theurgy Sickbay.

Cut-away of the CMO Office
Cut-away of Primary Surgical Bay

Number of Primary Care Biobeds: 12
Number of Intensive Care Biobeds: 8
Number of Recovery Beds: 12
Number of Surgical Beds: 2
Number of Isolation Units: 2
Number of Decontamination Chambers: 2
Number of Medical Replicators: 7 (1 for each area except for the morgue)

Recovery Ward

Pretty much where you'll end up if your illness or injury is not too life-threatening but the doctor requires you to hang around overnight for treatment and/or monitoring. Also is where non-critical patients are placed after surgery. Includes 12 biobeds with overhead monitors, sanitized pillows and sheets for each bed, 1 replicator, and supply storage cabinet close by.

Primary Care Unit [PCU]

This is most likely where you'd be treated for bumps, bruises, common diseases, and anything else that doesn't look to be particularly life-threatening. Includes 12 scanning biobeds.

Intensive Care Unit [ICU]

Here's where you go if the doctors aren't sure whether you'll die soon or not and there's little more they can do about it but watch and wait. Each biobed is rigged for constant 3-dimensional scanning and monitoring of the patient. Includes computer link-up to an adjustable "Code Blue" alarm system that sounds the instant a patient's life-signs fall out of acceptable parameters. Also includes 1 replicator, additional life support hardware for each bed, back-up battery power on a separate power grid from the ship, atmospheric isolation systems, and a supply storage closet can be found near by.

Medlab 01

The primary laboratory for Sickbay's use. Includes 1 replicator, material diagnostics stations, a centrifuge, gene analysis terminal, a table for post-mortum examinations, and stasis field drawers for storage of biological samples, corpses or patients requiring treatment not available on the ship. [Also Medlab 02]

Surgical Suite 01

If you need surgery to save your life, correct an illness, fix a serious injury, or to just have yourself cosmetically altered for an undercover assignment this is where they'll have you laid out. Along with the usual surgical tools the room includes mobile life support equipment, a replicator, atmospheric isolation systems, and scanning/monitoring readout station. [Also Surgical Suite 02]

Holographic Projection Grid

Mark I
Mark II


Two EMH programs are currently available, the longer term Mark II and the short term Mark I. Developed to act as the Chief Medical Officer as and when required, these programs can also be activated to provide additional assistance to the real Chief Medical Officer. the EMH are programmed with all current medical knowledge and has the ability to learn as required. Additionally the EMH can take on any other medical role as required by the ship/facility.

Unlike previous EMH systems with primary emitters inset into ceiling every 1.5 meters and larger back-up emitters inset into centre of each ceiling over the Recovery Ward, Primary Care Unit, Medlab-1, and both operating rooms being fully integrated with Sickbay's computer hardware to prevent accidental loss of the EMH at critical moments, the Theurgy-class takes the EMH one step further, having holo-emitters in every area of the ship, allowing the good doctors to venture outside of Sickbay to treat the wounded more efficiently just like the Ship AI Hologram.

Battle Sickbays

Because of the Theurgy's MVAM-mode, many main areas of the ship have been duplicated, this includes the Sickbay. Vector 02 and 03 sections both contain a full Sickbay. Vector 01's Sickbay (the saucer section) is the Main Sickbay area [discussed above], while the other two Vectors have one Battle Sickbay each. These are much larger than the Main Sickbay, and with its open layout that gives the medical personnel more freedom of moment, it is designed specifically for battle conditions.

Battle Sickbay