Trump says he is sending a hospital ship to Greenland

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28. A hospital ship wouldn't address the challenges Greenland's healthcare system faces

Who knows what goes on his demented mind? Maybe he heard somewhere that Greenland's health care system has problems and he thinks if he helps them address the problems Greenlanders will be so grateful they'll say "come take our country."

Unfortunately, even if you give the demented bastard him that much credit, I don't see how a hospital ship could possibly address the challenges they face. Their issues have more to do with limited access in areas outside the reach of a regional hospital. A hospital ship would just be another "regional hospital," so the access problem remains.

I asked AI "Does Greenland have inadequate health care infrastructure"? Take with whatever grain of salt you apply to all AI, but here is the answer:

Greenland’s healthcare infrastructure is generally considered inadequate by Western standards, primarily due to extreme geographical challenges, staffing shortages, and limited specialized care outside the capital, Nuuk. While free public healthcare exists, remote communities often rely on limited, non-specialized, or short-term medical staff.

Key Infrastructure Challenges:

Geographical Limits: With no roads between towns, patients in smaller settlements must often rely on costly and weather-dependent medical evacuations (air travel) to reach regional hospitals or the main hospital in Nuuk.

Staff Shortages: There is a chronic shortage of permanent doctors and nurses, leading to a high reliance on temporary staff, which can affect the continuity of care.

Resource Distribution: While 5 regional hospitals exist (Nuuk, Aasiaat, Ilulissat, Sisimiut, Qaqortoq), specialized services are concentrated, meaning specialized care is not available everywhere.

Infrastructure Gaps: Outside of major towns, there are major gaps in specialized services, including mental health, dental, and vision care

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