Governor Dan McKee announced an update on efforts to increase capacity and provide relief for hospitals facing a staffing shortage exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Rhode Island National Guard is providing an additional 30 personnel to support 10 Rhode Island hospitals.
This is in addition to the personnel mobilized to support Butler Hospital and relieve pressure on other hospital emergency departments.
“I am truly grateful to General Callahan and the National Guard for their consistent support in this effort and throughout the pandemic,” said Governor McKee. “This is the result of weeks of close coordination between my office, the Rhode Island National Guard, the Rhode Island Department of Health, the Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency and local hospital leadership and is an important part of our strategy to support hospital staffing.”
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