Hospitalman Mark Canlas, from Hayward, Calif., treats a patient in an intensive care unit aboard the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), April 16, 2020. ( Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan M.
Breeden ) LOS ANGELES - Approximately 40 medical personnel from the USNS Mercy hospital ship docked at the Port of Los Angeles will be deployed to assist a skilled nursing facility in the L.A.
area, a Navy spokesman confirmed Friday. "This mission expands USNS Mercy’s mission to serve as a ‘relief valve’ for state and local healthcare providers," said Public Affairs Officer Lt.
Andrew Bertucci. The Navy did not reveal which nursing home it would be deploying personnel to. The expanded mission comes at the request of FEMA following mounting