UPDATED 4/30/20 - Hospital Ship USNS Comfort to Depart New York Thursday 4/30/20


The MARAD Hospital Ship USNS Comfort is expected to depart New York on Thursday April 30, 2020 After treating Coronavirus patients - Ship heading to Norfolk Virginia.
The MARAD Hospital Ship USNS Comfort is expected to depart New York on Thursday April 30, 2020.
UPDATE:Today, Friday (4/30), just after 12 noon, the USNS Comfort slowly backed out of Pier 90 Manhattan. The Hospital ship completed her New York mission tending to the ill and those stricken with the coronavirus. The current number of cases can be handled by the local hospitals and other constructed temporary hospitals.

The ship slowly headed down the Hudson River flankes by a half-dozen tug boats all in salute. Lining her decks were maritime and medical heroes all wearing masks as they walked the decks of the ship. The USNS Comfort is heading directly to Norfolk Virginia - her home-port - awaiting a further deployment.

Post from Thursday 4/29/2020 below.....

ABC News 7 NYC reports that the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) is scheduled to depart New York City Thursday, April 30, after supporting the Department of Defense's COVID-19 response efforts to New York and New Jersey residents during the coronavirus pandemic.

USNS Comfort has been at Pier 90 in New York City, providing relief to a healthcare system stressed by the surge of COVID-19 patients.

Even as USNS Comfort departs NYC, the ship and its embarked medical task force remain prepared for future tasking The Navy, along with other U.S. Northern Command dedicated forces, remains engaged throughout the nation in support of the broader COVID-19 response.

USNS Comfort, which arrived in New York City March 30, was originally tasked with providing care to non-COVID patients, bringing the first aboard on April 1. It quickly became apparent that in order to be of help to the city, USNS Comfort needed to treat all patients, regardless of their COVID status.

On April 6, the USNS COMFORT began accepting COVID-positive patients following a thorough assessment of the existing design of the ship. Military Sealift Command civil service mariners physically separated the hospital from the rest of the ship by cordoning off doors and ladder wells on the main deck; re-configuring the ship to admit and treat all patients.

USNS Comfort is scheduled to return to Naval Station Norfolk, Va. where the ship will return to a "Ready 5" status to remain ready for future tasking for COVID-19 operations in support of FEMA.


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