USNS Comfort arrives in New York City

The USNS Comfort arrived in New York on Monday, bringing a large Navy hospital ship to assist relieve city hospitals overwhelmed by coronavirus sufferers.

The 1,000-bed floating hospital docked Monday at Pier 90 on Manhattan’s West Aspect, and is about to begin treating sufferers Tuesday.

“Our nation has heard our plea for help here in New York Metropolis,” Mayor Invoice de Blasio stated as he greeted the ship at Pier 90. “There couldn't be a greater instance of all of America pulling for New York City than the arrival of the USNS Comfort.”

The ship, emblazoned with purple crosses on its white hull, will not treat coronavirus sufferers, however will take on different patients including trauma instances, liberating up beds at local hospitals targeted on combating the pandemic. It'll have 750 beds able to treat sufferers instantly.

The Consolation is staffed by 1,200 medical personnel and outfitted with operating rooms, a medical laboratory, a pharmacy, digital radiology, a CAT scan, two oxygen-producing crops and a helicopter deck.

“We would have liked this increase. We would have liked this hope,” de Blasio stated, calling it a “beacon of hope” to see the ship getting into metropolis waters and “coming right here to save lots of the lives of New Yorkers in our hour of want.”

At regular hospitals within the metropolis, as many beds as attainable will be converted into intensive care models.

The Comfort was last deployed to New York after the Sept. 11 attacks.

“As we speak, like then, we deliver a message to all New Yorkers: Now your Navy has returned, and we are with you, dedicated on this struggle,” stated Rear Adm. John Mustin, vice commander of United States Fleet Forces.

The ship departed Saturday from Naval Station Norfolk in Virginia. It was present process maintenance when President Donald Trump pledged to deploy it to New York, which was expected to take two weeks but was sped as much as eight days.

The Consolation has traveled all over the world on U.S. humanitarian missions.

“This ship represents all that's good concerning the American individuals,” Mustin stated.“Now this great ship will help and serve our fellow People on this time of need.”

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