Latest "USNS Comfort" stories

DoD expands care to COVID-19 patients in three locations

Military medical support in New York City, New Orleans and Dallas will expand to include COVID-19 patients.

By Kyle Rempfer

3 years ago

Watch the USNS Comfort arrive in New York for coronavirus response efforts

The hospital ship will provide medical relief assistance to overwhelmed New York medical centers.

By Leo Shane III

3 years ago

450-person Navy medical unit told to prepare to deploy to Texas and New Orleans to aid in COVID-19 pandemic efforts

There are worries that New Orleans is becoming the next epicenter of COVID-19 as hospitals in Louisiana become overwhelmed.

By Shawn Snow

3 years ago

Coronavirus could become a major security threat in developing countries, military commanders warn

Military officials said they are monitoring countries whose medical infrastructure may not be prepared to handle the new illness.

By Leo Shane III

3 years ago

Hospital ship Comfort arrives at first stop on humanitarian mission

The Norfolk-based Comfort participated in a similar humanitarian mission aiding Ecuador, Peru, Colombia and Honduras in late 2018.

By Diana Stancy Correll

4 years ago

US Navy hospital ship Comfort to help with Venezuelan refugees

A U.S. Navy hospital ship will embark on another humanitarian mission to help countries cope with an influx of Venezuelans fleeing a deep economic and political crisis, the Trump administration announced Tuesday.

4 years ago