格陵兰总理已明确拒绝美国总统特朗普派遣美军医院船前往格陵兰的提议，称这一方案既未经邀请，也从根本上误解了北欧社会的运行模式。
“我们心领了，但不必了。” 格陵兰总理延斯 - 弗雷德里克・尼尔森周日在声明中表示。“我们注意到了特朗普总统派美国医院船来格陵兰的想法。但我们拥有面向公民的免费公共医疗体系 —— 这是我们深思熟虑的选择，也是社会的根基。美国并非如此，在那里看病是要花钱的。”
特朗普于周六晚在其社交平台宣布这一计划，并配文美国海军医院船 “仁慈号”(USNS Mercy)的图片：“我们将派一艘很棒的医疗船前往格陵兰，救治当地众多患病却无人照料的民众。船已出发!!!”
据美、丹两国官员透露，周六当天，一名美国海军水兵从美军核潜艇上被丹麦军方医疗后送。但特朗普为何突然提出派医院船前往格陵兰，原因尚不明确 —— 格陵兰作为丹麦自治领地，拥有覆盖约 6 万民众的全民医疗体系。白宫未就此事置评。
长期以来，特朗普一直推动美国从丹麦手中购买格陵兰，理由是国家安全需求与开发自然资源，甚至不顾格陵兰与丹麦的强烈反对，不排除以武力夺取。他今年 1 月称已与丹麦、格陵兰及北约达成协议框架，但未透露细节。
格陵兰主要医疗中心英格丽德女王医疗中心的数据显示，约 80% 的格陵兰人每年至少看一次全科医生;女性比例更高，约 90% 定期就诊，男性则为 76%。
美国海军共有两艘医院船，目前均停靠在阿拉巴马州莫比尔港，其中一艘可能数月后才能部署。白宫未回应相关问询。
“仁慈号” 母港位于圣迭戈，1986 年服役，设有 1000 张床位，主要用于救灾及应对大规模医疗危机 ——2020 年新冠疫情初期，该船曾部署至洛杉矶，为当地超负荷运转的医疗系统提供支援。目前尚不清楚它是否真的准备前往格陵兰，海军也未立即回应其停靠莫比尔港的原因。
另一艘医院船 “舒适号”(USNS Comfort)正在莫比尔港进行大规模维护，维修合同显示工程将持续至 4 月 26 日。
特朗普称，他正与路易斯安那州州长杰夫・兰德里推进此事 —— 兰德里去年被他任命为格陵兰问题特使。兰德里虽有 11 年国民警卫队服役经历，但并无重要外交或医疗政策经验。
“我们始终对对话与合作持开放态度，包括与美国。” 尼尔森说，“但请先与我们沟通，而非在社交媒体上随意发表言论。对话与合作的前提，是尊重格陵兰的事务由我们自己决定这一事实。”
Greenland rejects Trump’s unsolicited medical mission
Greenland's prime minister has rejected President Donald Trump's offer to send a U.S. military hospital ship toGreenland, dismissing the proposal as uninvited and rooted in a fundamental misunderstanding of how Nordic societies function.
"It's a no thank you from here," Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said in a statement Sunday. "President Trump's idea of sending an American hospital ship here to Greenland has been noted. But we have a public healthcare system where treatment is free for citizens. That is a deliberate choice -- and a fundamental part of our society. That is not how it works in the USA, where it costs money to see a doctor."
Trump made the announcement Saturday evening on his social media platform, posting alongside an illustration of the U.S. naval hospital ship USNS Mercy, saying, "We are going to send a great hospital boat to Greenland to take care of the many people who are sick, and not being taken care of there. It's on the way!!!"
On Saturday, a U.S. Navy sailor wasmedically evacuatedfrom an American nuclear-powered submarine by Danish military forces, according to a U.S. and Danish official.
But what prompted Trump to float sending a hospital ship to Greenland isn't clear, particularly given the Danish territory's universal health system serving roughly 60,000 citizens. The White House did not return a request for comment.
Trump has longpushed the ideaof the U.S. buying Greenland from Denmark, citing national security needs and tapping its natural resources, and has not ruled out taking it by military force over the heated objections of Greenlanders and the Danes. He said in January he had a framework of a deal with Denmark, Greenland and NATO, but revealed few details.
About 80% of Greenlanders have at least annual contact with a primary care doctor, according to data from Queen Ingrid Health Care Centre, the country's main hospital hub. The figures are even higher for women: roughly 90% report regular contact, compared to 76% of men.
The U.S. Navy has two hospital ships, both currently in Mobile, Alabama, one of which is likely months away from being able to deploy. The White House did not respond to a request for comment.
The Mercy, whose homeport is San Diego, is a 1,000-bed hospital ship commissioned in 1986 and is deployed for disaster relief and other large-scale medical crises, including in 2020 when it deployed to Los Angeles, where the ship served as a floating relief valve for the city's overburdened medical system during the first chaotic stretch of the COVID-19 pandemic. It's unclear whether it's actually preparing to deploy to Greenland. The Navy did not immediately respond to a request for information on why it is in Mobile.
The Navy's other hospital ship, the USNS Comfort is undergoing extensive maintenance in Mobile expected to last through April 26, according to the repair contract reviewed by ABC News.
Trump said he was working on the matter with Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, whom he appointed as a special envoy to Greenland last year. While Landry served in the National Guard for 11 years, he has no significant foreign policy or health care experience.
"We are always open to dialogue and cooperation -- also with the USA," Nielsen said. "But please talk to us instead of just making more or less random statements on social media. Dialogue and cooperation require respect for the fact that decisions about our country are made here at home."
