In February 2022, the vessel sailed to Rotterdam, the Netherlands, for a two-week public relations stopover where it was unveiled to visitors for the first time.

[7] In August 2023, the Global Mercy arrived in Freetown, Sierra Leone for its next field service, where a crew of volunteer professionals performed more than 1,900 surgeries over the course of 10 months.

[citation needed] After a period of maintenance, the hospital ship returned to Sierra Leone in August 2024 to begin another 10-month field service.

Mercy Ships provides these surgeries free of charge to patients in their host nations over the course of each 10-month field service.

The hospital also features dedicated classroom spaces and simulator labs with state-of-the-art technology for enhanced training of local medical professionals.