ðə fˈiːld hˈɑːspɪɾəl sˈɜːvd æz ðə mˈɪdlˈɛvəl kəmpˈoʊnənt əvə θɹˈiːtˈɪɹ mˈɛdɪkəl kˈɛɹ sˈɪstəm ðæt ˈɔːlsoʊ ɪŋklˈuːdᵻd sˈɪks wˈɛlɪkwˈɪpt fˈɜːst ˈeɪd stˈeɪʃənz æt ðɪ ˌɪndᵻvˈɪdʒuːəl ʃˈɪpjɑːɹdz, ænd ðə mˈeɪn kˈaɪzɚ pˈɜːmənˌɛnt hˈɑːspɪɾəl ɪn ˈoʊklənd, kˌælɪfˈoːɹniə, wˌɛɹ ðə mˈoʊst kɹˈɪɾɪkəl kˈeɪsᵻz wɜː tɹˈiːɾᵻd.
The field hospital served as the mid-level component of a three-tier medical care system that also included six well-equipped first aid stations at the individual shipyards, and the main Kaiser Permanente hospital in Oakland, California, where the most critical cases were treated.