Quote:
Originally Posted by InTheBlack
Why no plan to use our hospital ships to isolate cases?
|
Who says there is no plans? Got a quote? source?
There are two US Navy dedicated hospital ships, the USNS Mercy (T-AH-19). and the USNS Comfort (T-AH-20). Normally, the ships are kept in a reduced operating status in Norfolk, VA, and San Diego, CA, by a small crew of civil service mariners and active-duty Navy medical and support personnel. Each ship can be fully activated and crewed within five days.
Here is an article on the Ebola outbreak of 2014. Hospital ships are not a front line tool for infectious diseases. That does not mean they are not in the plan..
Quote:
There is one other flaw of a hospital ship: it cannot be protected from the infectious disease it has been deployed to fight. And if there is one thing that ship captains fear, it's an outbreak. Military ships are cramped for space and residents share bathrooms and other facilities. Even though the Ebola virus is not airborne, having the infected on board is a massive risk.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/navy-...bola_n_5998968
|