The Africa Mercy is the world’s largest private hospital ship equipped with five state-of-the-art operating rooms and ward bed space for 80 patients.
Anesthesiologist Brian Barki, MD, volunteers his time and expertise on the floating hospital ship Africa Mercy, currently docked in Benin in West Africa.
Dr. Barki began serving full time on the 500-foot converted Danish rail ferry in August 2015, while the ship was docked in the island nation of Madagascar. As the anesthesia supervisor, he