Biden Turns to Military to Fill COVID-19 Medical Gap
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Air Force Tech Sgt. Franklin Cordon, left, a medical technician assigned to a medical augmentation team deployed to Yuma, Ariz., changes a COVID-19 patient’s bed linens with help from Isabel Coacha, right, a civilian nurse assistant, at Yuma Regional Medical Center, Dec. 31, 2021. [Army photo by Spc. Richard Barnes]
Air Force Tech Sgt. Franklin Cordon, left, a medical technician assigned to a medical augmentation team deployed to Yuma, Ariz., changes a COVID-19 patient’s bed linens with help from Isabel Coacha, right, a civilian nurse assistant, at Yuma Regional Medical Center, Dec. 31, 2021. [Army photo by Spc. Richard Barnes]
Present Joe Biden has again turned to the military to fill staffing shortages and to help hospitals surge medical staffs as the omicron variant of COVID-19 continues to strain hospitals nationwide.
Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III and FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell joined Biden on Jan. 13 to announce that 1,000 Active-duty military medical personnel would form six medical teams to deploy to hospitals in New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Rhode Island, Michigan, and New Mexico. DOD will source personnel from. . . [Read the rest of this story in AirForceMag.com].
