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Official Twitter account of USNS Comfort (Following, RTs and links ≠ endorsement)
Norfolk, VA
Joined January 2010
We are pierside in Norfolk, after 7 weeks on station in Haiti. For information on how YOU can help Haiti, visit http://www.usaid.gov/haiti.
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The effort to help Haiti rebuild continues. For information on how YOU can help, visit http://www.usaid.gov/haiti.
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Heading home after treating 871 patients. 1400+ military personnel, civil service mariners and NGO volunteers made this mission possible.
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A couple of photos that sum up our time at sea: refueling ( http://bit.ly/bCQx0G) and surgery ( http://bit.ly/bROmAL).
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Just dropped anchor off of Port-au-Prince, Haiti after refueling-at-sea with the USNS Leroy Grumman. Medical care continued the whole time.
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Right now we are underway for a night to get fuel for the ship and our helos. Also underway right now: 4 surgeries in our operating rooms.
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Today we said goodbye to a bunch of military and NGO doctors, nurses, and translators. Don't worry: we welcomed a whole new bunch aboard!.
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We've now performed over 600 surgeries since arriving in Haiti Jan. 20th (644, to be exact). 13 procedures were completed on Super Sunday.
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We now have 10 additional surgeons from the Orthopaedic Trauma Association. They came from all over the country to help. Welcome aboard!.
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A milestone day: over 500 surgeries performed since arriving in Haiti two weeks ago today.
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Here's a picture of another reunion which took place aboard Comfort yesterday: http://www.haiticomfort.blogspot.com/.
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Surrounded by tragedy, sometimes our greatest inspiration comes from our patients. Maybe you'll be inspired, too: http://bit.ly/9mqU2Y.
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NGOs are a vital component of our efforts here in Haiti: http://bit.ly/cwdxM2 and http://bit.ly/aYmL8j.
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To our newest crewmembers, the nurses and doctors of Project Hope: welcome aboard!.
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Our crew has grown to over 1,200 people and we have performed over 100 surgeries since arriving in Haiti.
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The last 24 hrs: 63 patients admitted, 59 surgeries performed. Welcome to more than 70 of our new Red Cross translators! Welcome aboard!.
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Today we had our first baby born aboard! We also welcomed over 100 additional personnel, bringing us closer to being a 1000 bed facility.
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