USNS Comfort Hospital Ship Was Supposed to Aid New York. It Has 3 Patients. - The New York Times
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UPDATED: Pentagon Preparing Navy Hospital Ships Mercy, Comfort for Coronavirus Response - USNI News
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Hospital Ship USNS Comfort Arrives In New York To Ease Coronavirus Pressure : Coronavirus Updates : NPR
Navy Officials Announce 3 COVID-19 Cases Aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt > U.S. Department of Defense > Defense Department News
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Coronavirus patients spend night on Navy hospital ship meant for non-infected New York patients
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The 1,000-bed Comfort has only accepted 20 patients despite crisis
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Hospital ship Comfort departs NYC, having treated fewer than 200 patients
USNS Mercy, USNS Comfort Receiving Patients in LA, New York City > U.S. Department of Defense > Defense Department News
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The 1,000-bed Comfort has only accepted 20 patients despite crisis
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USNS Comfort's Medics Ready for Incoming Patients
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USNS Comfort - Wikipedia
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Feature Navy Shipboard Medicine: Helping Humanity and Preparing For Future Wars - American College of Cardiology
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US Navy hospital ship departs for Los Angeles amid coronavirus pandemic - ABC News
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The 1,000-bed Comfort has only accepted 20 patients despite crisis
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USNS Comfort - Wikipedia
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Comfort at Sea: History of Hospital Ships in New York City