Medical cruiser

A Medical cruiser is a ship designated for primary function as a mobile medical treatment facility or hospital that is capable of interstellar warp travel. Most are operated by the military forces of various governments, such as the Federation and Starfleet, as they are intended to be used in or near war zones.

By the standard of the medical provision available at the time for convalescent crews, medical cruisers and medical frigates are generally superior in their standard of service and sanitation than civilian hospitals.

Starship staff
A medical cruiser has a minimum-standard personnel complement for the ship's engineering department, operations department, science department, security and tactical department and command and conn department. The ship's commanding officer and first officer are medical officers who have undergone extensive bridge officer training and have previously assumed command of standard starships for short durations.

Medical staff
A medical cruiser 's unique features include full medical laboratories, surgery rooms, a large intensive care unit, an emergency medical section, and a standard ward with between 50 to over 100 biobeds. It's medical department is staffed by over a dozen medical officers, including the ship's commanding officer and executive officer, over a dozen enlisted medical technicians and several dozen enlisted medical crewmen.