More than 1,000 health care workers are scheduled to be deployed across Mississippi by week’s end, Gov. Tate Reeves announced Aug. 24, to aid 61 hospitals that have been overwhelmed by COVID-19 caseloads. The aid will allow 50 hospitals to add 994 beds (237 will be for intensive care, said Stephen McCraney, executive director of the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. The other 11 hospitals also will receive supplemental medical personnel. Personnel being added: 808 nurses, 3 nurse anesthetists, 22 nurse practitioners, 193 respiratory therapists, and 20 paramedics. Air Force and Army teams, with 23 personnel each, 20 of which are medical, is deploying to Mississippi, Reeves said. (Source: Sun Herald 08/24/21)
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