Haiti: Hospital Ship USNS Comfort Coming Home -Emergency Service Done
World News • March 2010 • Views: 377
Medical personnel aboard Comfort performed 843 surgeries during their mission in Haiti. According to the ship’s Director of Surgery, U.S. Navy Cmdr. Tim Donohue, Comfort had more than 540 critically injured patients on board within the first 10 days. During the initial phase of its mission, the ship ran 10 operating rooms at full capacity to care for severely injured earthquake survivors. The ships medical crew also delivered nine infants during the relief mission.