The Mercy, a Navy hospital ship, departs San Diego Monday en route to Los Angeles to help free up local hospitals to deal with coronavirus cases.The Mercy, a Navy hospital ship, departs San Diego Monday en route to Los Angeles to help free up local hospitals to deal with coronavirus cases.A former oil supertanker that became the U.S. Navy's lead floating hospital set sail late Monday from its home port in San Diego.
"If we did wind up with somebody that we either diagnosed as COVID-19 or thought was highly likely," Rotruck said,"we would be looking to send them off the ship and do appropriate preventative measures for any contact they had." "Our intention is just to pull in pier side and just transport patients by ground into the hospital ship," said Rotruck."We expect to be there within the week, and we anticipate being able to begin taking patients the day after we arrive. We definitely have a sense of urgency."
How big is the fridge
Primo health care system we have. A freaking ship.
SOMEONE PLEASE !!! EXPLAIN WHAT ALL THE NEW HOSPITALS ARE FOR
when you have to bring these ships in to rescue your own healthcare system you know its a severe problem.. this is so bad its unreal to imagine.. my thoughts are with all the healthcare workers on the frontline as a massive disaster plays out and apparently the country is blasé
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