well, i would say it s good health care, but it s just a time plan. you wait longer. in jamaica, nearly half the population lives in the southeast region of the country. that includes the capital city of kingston. a population boom has put a big strain on the health infrastructure here. not enough doctors. not enough resources or operating rooms. it all means less urgent operations like marlene s to remove her thyroid get moved down the priority list. she s been waiting to have this operation for three years. presently, i m not on any medication. you know, so the appointment apparently it s on this ship. you heard marlene correctly. she said a ship. against the blue jamaican sky, you can t miss it. bright white with large red crosses. this is the usns comfort. it s the largest hospital ship in the world. it shares that title with its sister, the mercy. the twin ships are actually oil
marlene maxwell hopes to be one of those patients. she s 56 years old from kingston, jamaica. passionate about her family and her faith. for eight years now, she s been dealing with an overactive thyroid. the thyroid is a gland near your windpipe that helps produce hormones to keep your body in check. it pains on this side. sometimes it will come up, like it will block off an airway. marlene says the health care in jamaica is good, if you can get it. well, i would say it s good health care, but it s just a time plan. you wait longer. in jamaica, nearly half the population lives in the southeast region of the country. that includes the capital city of kingston. a population boom has put a big strain on the health infrastructure here. not enough doctors. not enough resources or operating rooms. it all means less urgent
the yucatan peninsula into the gulf of mexico. ernesto will likely come ashore tomorrow night near the belize/mexico border. the storm became more organized after brushing by jamaica on sunday, swamping the southern coast. several fishermen had to be rescued after getting stranded in choppy waters off the capital city of kingston. people in low-lying areas were urged to head to higher ground. despite the heavy rain there was no major damage. irony here is we could use some of that water in the u.s. with this drought. back here at home in the raging wildfires in oklahoma, some of the evacuated residents have now been allowed to go back home and on top of that, cooler temperatures the next few days may give fire crews some much-needed help. abc s mike boettcher reports now from the very hard-hit town of glencoe. reporter: once more, fire had everything at its disposal. heat, high winds, no rain. out-of-control firestorms dotted the landscape.