The USNS Mercy departed the Port of Los Angeles Friday morning after seven weeks supporting COVID-19 relief efforts in the region. The 1,000-bed U.S. Navy hospital ship arrived in Los Angeles on March 27 to serve as a referral hospital for non-COVID patients so local hospitals would be available for the expected surge of coronavirus patients. Despite its 1,000 bed … [Read more...]
USNS Comfort Leaves New York After Treating 182 Patients
The U.S. Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort heads past lower Manhattan and the World Trade Center building under heavy fog as it leaves to return to its home port of Norfolk, Virginia, April 30, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Segar The USNS Comfort has departed New York City after supporting Department of Defense’s COVID-19 response efforts to New York and New Jersey residents during the … [Read more...]
Hospital Ship USNS Comfort to Return to Virginia
The USNS Comfort arrives in New York Harbor, March 30, 2020. U.S. Coast Guard Photo The U.S. Navy hospital USNS Comfort has been ordered to return to its homeport in Virginia less than a month after arriving in New York to offer surge capacity for overwhelmed New York area hospitals, U.S. President Donald Trump said in a coronavirus task force press briefing on … [Read more...]
Navy Hospital Ship Joins Frontline of U.S. Coronavirus Battle
U.S. Coast Guard Photo By Stephanie Kelly and Daniel Trotta NEW YORK, March 30 (Reuters) - In a hopeful image that captured the spirit of a national mobilization against the coronavirus, a Navy hospital ship docked in New York on Monday as the city pleaded for more help to stanch the deadly outbreak at its U.S. epicenter. Painted a gleaming white and adorned with giant … [Read more...]
PHOTOS: USNS Comfort Arrives in New York Harbor
The USNS Comfort passes Manhattan as it enters New York Harbor during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in New York City, U.S., March 30, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Segar The USNS Comfort arrived in New York Harbor on Monday in support of the nation’s Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) response efforts. The U.S. Navy Military Sealift Command hospital ship, with … [Read more...]