(U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class David Mora Jr.) LOS ANGELES - As a U.S. Navy hospital ship steams toward Los Angeles to help relieve the strain of the coronavirus pandemic, those on board are making final preparations.
According to the Pentagon, the USNS Mercy, which was docked in San Diego, will arrive in Los Angeles on Friday to "serve as a referral hospital for non-COVID-19 patients" who are currently hospitalized on land. "They're telling us to expect a wide range of medical and surgical patients being transferred from local hospitals," Navy Capt.
John Rotruck said in a phone interview Thursday with "Fox & Friends." Sailors assigned to the USNS Mercy relocate patient beds after the ship was deployed support of the