2nd General Health Battalion (Australia)
The 2nd General Health Battalion (2GHB) was a unit of the 17th Sustainment Brigade. It was based at the Gallipoli Barracks in Enoggera, Queensland. The battalion was rapidly deployable to provide field medical support for land-based forces. This includes initial wound surgery, resuscitation and medium to high intensity nursing care, (surgical resuscitation) and medium to high intensity nursing care in the area of operations.[1]
The unit was initially designated the 2nd Health Support Battalion, but was redesignated to 2GHB in late 2011.[2]
As part of the Army Health Services restructure, as of 2022 the unit has been re-labelled as the 2nd Health Battalion.
References
- ^ p80-84 ADF Health Sept 2001
- ^ "2nd General Health Battalion". Who We Are. Australian Army. Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
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