jimnyc
05-01-2020, 09:19 AM
50k or 182, they always answer the call. No matter which virus, or even which country. Our military is the most powerful and destructive on earth. They can also be the most helpful and caring. They do it all.
These folks came to help NY without hesitation, simply took the call and off they went. Now their business is done, and they will quietly go elsewhere to help.
:saluting2::saluting2::saluting2::salute::salute:: salute:
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USNS Comfort Saluted Goodbye After Treating 182 Patients
First responders saluted the USNS Comfort on Thursday as it departed New York City, the U.S. epicenter of the Chinese coronavirus, after just 182 patients were treated on board.
The U.S. Navy ship, sent to relieve New York City hospitals overwhelmed by the drastic rise in coronavirus cases, departed on Thursday after spending a month docked at Manhattan’s Pier 90.
“The NYPD and FDNY had a major display of vehicles and boats to salute the ship as it departed,” NBC News reported.
The ship triumphantly arrived March 30 as the peak of the pandemic approached the city. However, after spending a solid month on standby, the 1000-bed Navy hospital ship only treated 182 patients. Those patients have been transferred back home or to a hospital, Navy Spokesperson Mary Cate Walsh told NBC News.
“Even as USNS Comfort plans to depart NYC, the ship and its embarked medical task force remain prepared for future tasking,” Walsh stated.
“The Navy along with U.S. Northern Command dedicated forces, remains engaged throughout the nation in support of the broader COVID-19 response,” she added.
The ship made headlines in early April after reports surfaced, indicating that it only had 20 patients aboard.
“We’re bringing them on as fast as we can bring them on,” Navy spokeswoman Elizabeth Baker said at the time.
Officials originally planned for the ship to take non-coronavirus patients only, hoping to lessen the demand on local hospitals facing an influx of coronavirus patients. It switched course in early April, designating 500 beds for coronavirus patients. Despite that, the ship never came closed to reaching its capacity, treating a total of 182 patients over its month-long presence in the city.
Similarly, a 250-bed field hospital set up by the Army in Seattle’s CenturyLink Field Event Center shut down this month after just three days, never seeing a single patient.
Rest - https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/04/30/usns-comfort-saluted-goodbye-after-treating-182-patients/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6M1ONWu8CA
These folks came to help NY without hesitation, simply took the call and off they went. Now their business is done, and they will quietly go elsewhere to help.
:saluting2::saluting2::saluting2::salute::salute:: salute:
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USNS Comfort Saluted Goodbye After Treating 182 Patients
First responders saluted the USNS Comfort on Thursday as it departed New York City, the U.S. epicenter of the Chinese coronavirus, after just 182 patients were treated on board.
The U.S. Navy ship, sent to relieve New York City hospitals overwhelmed by the drastic rise in coronavirus cases, departed on Thursday after spending a month docked at Manhattan’s Pier 90.
“The NYPD and FDNY had a major display of vehicles and boats to salute the ship as it departed,” NBC News reported.
The ship triumphantly arrived March 30 as the peak of the pandemic approached the city. However, after spending a solid month on standby, the 1000-bed Navy hospital ship only treated 182 patients. Those patients have been transferred back home or to a hospital, Navy Spokesperson Mary Cate Walsh told NBC News.
“Even as USNS Comfort plans to depart NYC, the ship and its embarked medical task force remain prepared for future tasking,” Walsh stated.
“The Navy along with U.S. Northern Command dedicated forces, remains engaged throughout the nation in support of the broader COVID-19 response,” she added.
The ship made headlines in early April after reports surfaced, indicating that it only had 20 patients aboard.
“We’re bringing them on as fast as we can bring them on,” Navy spokeswoman Elizabeth Baker said at the time.
Officials originally planned for the ship to take non-coronavirus patients only, hoping to lessen the demand on local hospitals facing an influx of coronavirus patients. It switched course in early April, designating 500 beds for coronavirus patients. Despite that, the ship never came closed to reaching its capacity, treating a total of 182 patients over its month-long presence in the city.
Similarly, a 250-bed field hospital set up by the Army in Seattle’s CenturyLink Field Event Center shut down this month after just three days, never seeing a single patient.
Rest - https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/04/30/usns-comfort-saluted-goodbye-after-treating-182-patients/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6M1ONWu8CA