| National Guard helping 32
Tennessee medical facilities fight COVID-19
Guard personnel are located in
24 hospitals and eight monoclonal infusion centers statewide
KNOXVILLE,
Tenn. (WVLT) - The Tennessee National Guard is currently
assisting 32 medical facilities fight COVID-19, officials with
the Tennessee National Guard said Saturday. The facilities are a
part of ten medical centers across the state.
Approximately 310 members of the National Guard were requested
from the Tennessee Department of Health and the Emergency
Management Agency. The service members specialize in
administration and are located in hospitals in Clarksville,
Crossville, Harriman, Knoxville, Lenoir City, Memphis,
Murfreesboro, Nashville and Tazwell, a spokesperson from the
National Guard said.
The roles
of the National Guard staff vary, officials said, and the
overall goal of the extra personnel is to free up medical staff
so they can work more efficiently. Guard personnel are located
in 24 hospitals and eight monoclonal infusion centers statewide,
according to officials.
East
Tennessee hospital officials recently held a press
briefing where they gave an update on the pandemic’s effect on
the hospital system in the region. At the briefing, officials
said hospital staff are becoming overworked due to the spike in
COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations happening across the state.
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