Pentagon officials announced the deployment of the hospital ship uss mercy to los angeles in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Personnel and military Treatment Facilities on the west coast and pacific rim. Who embark on the mercy to lift the burden of local hospitals so they can focus on caring for patients with covid19. Staff,. Mercy and its military treatment staff are ready for the mission in support and communities overwhelmed by this pandemic. Even though its not a Traditional Mission we should care, focus on, casualty doctors, nurses, corpsmen, Laboratory Professionals and many others are responsive and ready to serve the needs of our nation. We are honored to answer the call. Permitted to the force and health of our nation. Deeming to assist. Now go and introduce the Community Officer of the mercys military Treatment Facility. Over deal. Good morning everyone. ,odays a big day for the mercy Navy Medicine International Response to the coronavirus pandemic we are about to emba
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Held him until or is responding to the outbreak. The subcommittee hearing is one hour and a half. Tom todd inaudible Surgeon General of the United States air force mr. Cavity assistance secretary of defense world ealth Affairs Lieutenant ronald shea pace, director of the fence Health Agency and mr. Systems. Bill inaudible program executiveve health care and management systems. Ted today we have serious quests on how medical reforms have accounted for on the president s budget for fiscal 2021. Ng as b you will notice we will hae numbers coming inn and out. We are getting briefings on o covetedn bu 19 as we speak and other meetings going meon. And your full testimonies we will get started across thebudgt spectrum of military Health Care System for military readiness to benefit care, and manydeci cases budget justifican slacks that detail. For the subcommittee to make informed decisions. We hope the Witnesses Today can address the subcommittees questions and concerns at a particular inter
Today and we welcome them. Lieutenant dingell, rear admiral bruce gillingham, surgeon of the u. S. Navy. Lieutenant general dorothy hogg, Surgeon General of the United States air force. Mr. Mccaffrey, assistant secretary of defense for Health Affairs and lieutenant ronald j. Pace director of Health Agency and mr. Bill tinston Program Executive officer of Defense Health care and management systems. Today we have serious questions on how medical reforms have been accounted for in the president s budget for fiscal year 2021. We will have members coming in and out. We are getting briefings on covid19 as we speak and theres a few other meetings going on. Your full testimony is available and i know members had it like i did last night to read through it. Well get start. Across is the spectrum of the military health care to benefit care in many cases the budget justifications lacks adequate detail for the subcommittee to make informed decisions. We hope the Witnesses Today can address the sub
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