Navy Hospital Ship Prepares to Leave New York City

Navy Hospital Ship Prepares to Leave New York City
The USNS Comfort medical ship moves up the Hudson River past the Statue of Liberty as it arrives in New York on March 30, 2020. Bryan R. Smith/AFP/Getty Images
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
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The Navy’s hospital ship USNS Comfort is preparing to set sail for Virginia after a three-week deployment in New York City to help with health care efforts amid the pandemic.

The ship, equipped with 1,000 beds and 12 operating rooms, was docked on the west side of Manhattan for the duration of its deployment, during which time it was not needed as much as was initially feared.

Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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