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\nUSNS Comfort<\/p>\n
\nUSNS Comfort<\/p>\n
US Navy Mercy Class Hospital Ship USNS Comfort, T-AH-20, is the third United States Navy ship to bear the name Comfort, and the second Mercy-class hospital ship to join the U.S. Navy’s fleet. The USNS prefix identifies Comfort as a non-commissioned ship owned by the U.S. Navy and operationally crewed by civilians from the Military Sealift Command and the Merchant Marine.<\/p>\n
USNS Comfort FB Link<\/a><\/p>\n By Greg Norman<\/strong><\/p>\n The USNS Comfort has arrived at the front lines of the coronavirus<\/a> fight in the United States. The Navy<\/a> hospital ship, which contains 1,000 beds, a dozen operating rooms, a medical laboratory, a pharmacy and more, sailed into New York City harbor on Monday after departing from Virginia<\/a>over the weekend.<\/p>\n \u201cThere she is,” New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said as the ship docked at Manhattan’s Pier 90.<\/p>\n \u201cIf there is ever a time that we need to work together it is today,” he added. “The president is right \u2013 this is a war. And what does this nation do when it\u2019s at war? It comes together and it acts as one.\u201d<\/p>\n The White House said the 1,200 \u201cdoctors, nurses, anesthesiologists, X-ray technicians, orderlies and other medical staff\u201d on board the vessel \u201cwill augment and support New York City\u2019s medical community and conserve hospital capacity by treating some non-COVID-19 patients.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n