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USNS Mercy Sails Home to San Diego
NBC 7’s Dave Summers has a recap of the ship’s mission in Los Angeles.
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USNS Mercy to Return to San Diego
The Navy hospital ship is scheduled to return to San Diego after providing support to Los Angeles’ health care system.
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USNS Mercy Hospital Ship Returns to San Diego
The San Diego-based hospital ship USNS Mercy began the trip back to its homeport Friday following nearly two months in Los Angeles, where it served as a relief valve while Southland medical centers coped with the burgeoning coronavirus pandemic.
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2 USNS Crew Members With COVID-19 Had Contact With Patients
Two USNS crew members with COVID-19 had limited contact with patients on the hospital ship.
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Infected USNS Mercy Crew Members Had Contact With Patients, Navy Says
Two crewmembers who tested positive for COVID-19 had limited contact with patients on the hospital ship USNS Mercy, Navy officials confirmed to NBC 7 Wednesday.
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‘We Will Remain Flexible and Agile': 2 San Diego-Based Navy Ships Battle COVID-19
While they have two very different missions, two San Diego-based U.S. Navy ships are both battling multiple cases of COVID-19.
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2 San Diego-Based Navy Ships Hit Hard By Coronavirus
There are two San Diego-based ships dealing with multiple cases of COVID-19. NBC 7’s military reporter Bridget Naso has more.
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Navy Removes 116 From Hospital Ship After Virus Infects 7
The Navy has removed 116 medical staff members from its hospital ship docked off Los Angeles after seven of them tested positive for COVID-19
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3 USNS Mercy Crewmembers Test Positive for COVID-19
A medical treatment facility crewmember aboard the San Diego-based USNS Mercy has tested positive for COVID-19, according to Navy Public Affairs Officer Lt. Joseph Pfaff.
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San Diego Navy Corpsman Shares What Life is Like On Board USNS Mercy
Many of the one thousand members of the U.S. Navy medical team and civil service mariners serving on the USNS Mercy — the hospital ship in the Port of Los Angeles helping hospitals there cope with the growing number of COVID-19 cases — are from San Diego. Among them is Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Billie Soloman from the Tierrasanta area….
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Inside the USNS Mercy Docked in Los Angeles
The Department of Defense released footage from inside the USNS Mercy, the Navy hospital ship docked in Los Angeles to help during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Rising Navy Coronavirus Cases Put Heightened Tempo into Question
Deployed San Diego-based aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt is now pier side in Guam after at least two dozen sailors have tested positive for COVID-19 and it is not the only U.S. Navy ship with coronavirus cases.
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Navy Balances Service and Coronavirus Safety
The military is protecting the country while also protecting its members from contracting the coronavirus — NBC7’s military reporter Bridget Naso takes a look at that complex challenge.
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USNS Mercy Departs to Aid Overwhelmed Los Angeles Hospitals
The USNS Mercy has departed San Diego to assist hospitals in Los Angeles strained from the coronavirus outbreak. NBC 7’s Bridget Naso reports.
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USNS Mercy Deploying to Los Angeles
USNS Mercy is set to deploy to Los Angeles to help relieve the demand of hospitals onshore.
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USNS Mercy Headed for LA
USNS Mercy — one of the Navy’s two 1,000-bed hospital ships — will depart from Naval Station San Diego to Los Angeles.
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SD-Based Navy Hospital Ship Deploys to Aid Non-Coronavirus Patients in Los Angeles
President Trump agreed Sunday to send a San Diego-based Navy hospital ship to Los Angeles to deal with the area’s surge of coronavirus patients.
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2 Naval Hospital Ships to Be Mobilized for Coronavirus Assistance
President Donald Trump announced two naval hospital ships would be mobilized to help battle the coronavirus pandemic.
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President Calls on SD-Based Navy Hospital Ship to Aid During Coronavirus Pandemic
Two Navy hospital ships, one homeported in San Diego, California and the other in Norfolk, Virginia, will be sent to help hospitals in need of extra beds amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, U.S. President Trump said Wednesday.
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