Major General Roger L. Cloutier Jr., The U.S. Army Africa Commanding General, explains the purpose of the Moment of Silence U.S. Army Garrison Italy participated in this afternoon to recognize all those fallen due to COVID-19. Subscribe to Dr. Justin Imel, Sr. by Email Transcript So the purpose of this event was to memorialize the […]
USNS Comfort Arrives in New York City
The Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort is moored in New York City to support the nation’s COVID-19 response efforts, March 30, 2020. Subscribe to Dr. Justin Imel, Sr. by Email
Sailors Aboard USNS Comfort Prepare to Deploy
Sailors aboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) prepare to deploy in support of the nation’s COVID-19 response efforts and will serve as a referral hospital for non-COVID-19 patients currently admitted to shore-based hospitals. This allows shore-based hospitals to focus their efforts on COVID-19 cases. One of the Department of Defense’s missions is Defense […]
First Patients Board USNS Mercy
LOS ANGELES (March 29, 2020)–The first patients arrive aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) March 29. Mercy deployed in support of the nation’s COVID-19 response efforts, and will serve as a referral hospital for non-COVID-19 patients currently admitted to shore-based hospitals. This allows shore base hospitals to focus their efforts […]
Jacobs Javits alternate care site in response to COVID-19
The Javits Center will be converted to a temporary medical facility to ease the bed shortage of New York Hospitals as part of the state response to the COVID 19 outbreak. More than 2,000 New York National Guard Soldiers and Airmen are on duty as part of the response effort. Subscribe to Dr. Justin Imel, […]