Editing Life Station

{{disline|For the [[Re-imagined Series]] counterpart, see [[Sickbay]].}}


[[File:LifeStation.jpg|thumb|right|Door sign in corridor entrance to the Life Station consultation room {{OS|Saga of a Star World}}.]]

The '''Life Station''' (also referred to as '''Life Center'' and '''Life Sciences Center''') is the primary medical facility on board [[Battlestar (TOS)|battlestar]] ''{{TOS|Galactica}}''.

The Life Station's facilities manage the medical needs of all personnel aboard ship. The staff are qualified in treating anything from a broken bone {{OS|Saga of a Star World}} to more serious ailments, such as battle injuries and life-threatening viruses {{OS|Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I}}. 

After the destruction of the Colonies, every person in the "[[The Fleet (TOS)|ragtag fleet]]" was evaluated to determine their abilities and skills {{OS|Saga of a Star World}}. Some such as [[Cassiopeia]] were drafted as nurses and support staff. Among the existing Life Station staff were several doctors, the most senior being Dr. [[Salik]].

[[File:LifeStationWard.jpg|thumb|The main Life Station ward in a moment of crisis {{OS|Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I}}.]]

There is at least one small consultation room and a laboratory. As well as these, the Life Station has a large ward that can accommodate several patients at a time and be converted for specialist uses, such as the installation of [[cryogen tube]]s {{OS|Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I|Lost Planet of the Gods, Part II}}. 

Private wards are also part of the Life Station, with one such being apportioned for [[Serina]] in the wake of her mortal wound sustained on [[Kobol (TOS)|Kobol]], thus allowing for final visitation by friends and family {{OS|Lost Planet of the Gods, Part II}}. 

A surgical ward is in place, capable of microsurgery, and outfitted with such equipment as the [[finite microlaser]]; its Achilles' heel is that it is reliant on [[Energizer|energizers]] for a constant stream of power, which poses an issue during a much-needed surgery to remove fragments near [[Adama (TOS)|Adama]]'s heart {{OS|Fire in Space}}.

Testing facilities within Life Station also include genetic tracing, notably the ability to record neuro cells and comparing them to subjects in efforts to determine genealogy {{OS|The Man with Nine Lives}}. 

== ''Pegasus'' ==
Cassiopeia reroutes the [[Colonial shuttle|shuttle]] to ''{{TOS|Pegasus}}'' in order to get [[Bojay]] to the Life Station after being shot by a [[Centurion (TOS)|Centurion]] during the [[Battle of Gamoray]], ''Pegasus'' being the closer of the two ships. [[Sheba]] is taken to the Life Station aboard ''Galactica'' to recover after having been evacuated from ''Pegasus'' {{OS|The Living Legend, Part II}}.

== Notes ==
[[File:Lifecentersign.jpg|thumb|right|The sign for the life center {{OS|Fire in Space}}.]]

* '''Life Center''' is an alternate name for this area of the ship, and is seen on a wall sign in {{OS|Fire in Space|prose=y}}.
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== Gallery ==
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File:TOS - LPOG1 - Life Station Nurse Station.jpg|[[Cassiopeia]] operates a monitoring station for [[Cryogen tube|cryogen tubes]] at the entrance way {{OS|Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I}}.
File:TOS - LPOG2 - Serina's Private Ward.jpg|[[Serina]]'s last moments with family in a private ward {{OS|Lost Planet of the Gods, Part II}}.
File:TOS - TMWNL - Life Station Laboratories.jpg|{{TOS|Starbuck}} and [https://media.battlestarwiki.org/Chameleon Chameleon] undergo various tests in ''{{TOS|Galactica}}''{{'|s}} [https://media.battlestarwiki.org/Life_Station Life Station] laboratories {{OS|The Man with Nine Lives}}.
File:TOS - TMWNL - Life Station Laboratories 2.jpg|{{TOS|Starbuck}} and [[Chameleon]] undergo various tests in ''{{TOS|Galactica}}''{{'|s}} [[Life Station]] laboratories {{OS|The Man with Nine Lives}}.
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