Health-Care Personnel on the USNS Comfort Provide Medical and Dental Care for the People of Nicaragua

	CDR Monica Rueben, USPHS dental hygienist, a young Nicaraguan boy, and LCDR Angela Girgenti, USPHS dental hygienist, prepare to apply a dental sealant to the young boy's teeth; in the background sits an interpreter. (Photo by CAPT Craig Shepherd.)
	Corinto Hospital, Corinto, Nicaragua. From left to right, a Nicaraguan nurse anesthetist, a Navy biomedical technician, and CAPT Anna Marie Osorio. CAPT Osorio is serving as a translator between the nurse anesthetist and the biomedical technician about repairing a broken piece of equipment so that it can be used again in the operating room. (Photo by CAPT Craig Shepherd.)
	Early in the morning, a large crowd gathered outside the Corinto Hospital, Corinto, Nicaragua, waiting their turn to see health-care providers from the USNS Comfort. (Photo by CAPT Craig Shepherd.)

Last revised: July 30, 2007