U.S. Navy hospital ship heading to Los Angeles with the intention of helping alleviate the strain on the city's hospital system due to the influx of patients infected by the novel coronavirus.
"The ship will serve as a referral hospital for non-COVID-19 patients currently admitted to shore-based hospitals, and will provide a full spectrum of medical care to include critical and urgent care for adults," according to the Navy's Third Fleet in a statement about the Mercy on Sunday."This will allow local health professionals to focus on treating COVID-19 patients and for shore-based hospitals to use their Intensive Care Units and ventilators for those patients.
Sailors from Naval Medical Center San Diego currently assigned to USNS Mercy work on a mock patient during a mass casualty drill, Dec. 6, 2018. Sailors from Naval Medical Center San Diego currently assigned to USNS Mercy work on a mock patient during a mass casualty drill, Dec. 6, 2018.The Mercy was sailing from San Diego on Monday with more than 800 Navy medical personnel and support staff, as well as 70"civil service mariners" who operate the ship and assist with cargo and repairs, among other ship-related tasks.
Aviation Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Edwin Macaraeg, signals to a Sea Hawk helicopter to land on the flight deck of the hospital ship USNS Mercy, Sept. 25, 2019. Aviation Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Edwin Macaraeg, signals to a Sea Hawk helicopter to land on the flight deck of the hospital ship USNS Mercy, Sept. 25, 2019.The nearly 900-foot Mercy is unique, with 1,000 hospital beds including 80 intensive care beds. Officials said nine of the Mercy's 12 surgical bays will be available for surgeries, though no pediatric or obstetric care will be provided by the ship's staff.
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