USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) Performs Surgery
200417-N-EV253-1007 NEW YORK (April 17, 2020) - Hospitalman Katherine Ordonez prepares for a surgical procedure by securing a protective cover over an intubation monitor in the operating room aboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20). Comfort cares for critical and non-critical patients without regard to their COVID-19 status. Comfort is working with Javits New York Medical Station as an integrated system to relieve the New York City medical system, in support of U.S. Northern Command's Defense Support of Civil Authorities as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sara Eshleman). Original public domain image from Flickr