The Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort returned to homeport Nov. 24 at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., after a nearly two-month medical assistance mission in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria. Comfort, which left Norfolk on Sept. 29, treated 1,899 patients; and performed 191 surgeries, including the open repair of a ruptured aortic aneurysm, the most complex surgery ever performed on a hospital ship, according to the Navy. In addition, the ship staff delivered two babies. (Source: Defense Tech 11/24/17) Central Mississippi Note: The Naval Hospital Pensacola, Fla., command had 19 sailors aboard Comfort from the hospital, and Naval Branch Health Clinics in Meridian, Miss., and Millington. All 19 have returned to their respective commands.
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