| USNS Comfort’s humanitarian mission is a major component of the president’s “Advancing the Cause of Social Justice in the Western Hemisphere” initiative. The USNS Comfort will visit 12 Central American, South American and Caribbean nations where its embarked medical crew of more than 500 military, USPHS and NGO doctors, nurses and healthcare professionals will treat 85,000 patients, perform 1,500 surgeries and address regional health service support requirements and promote clinical information sharing across the region. USNS Comfort is one of two U.S. Navy hospital ships, which is able to rapidly respond to a range of situations on short notice. The ship is uniquely capable of providing health services support as an element of humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, and has been configured to provide a range of services at sea and ashore. The ship’s last major deployment was to the Gulf Coast region in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. For more on this mission: USNS Comfort Fact sheet at http://www.southcom.mil/AppsSC/factFiles.php?id=6 Related news on the USNS Comfort
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