Three Northeast states deploy National Guard amid medical capacity crisis due to pandemic

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Thu, 2021-12-09 10:10 — mike kraft

(CNN) The governors of Maine and New York deployed the National Guard in response to dangerously low capacity at statewide medical facilities due to the pandemic.

The New York National Guard announced Wednesday that it had deployed 120 medics and medical technicians to a dozen long-term care facilities statewide. The deployment came at the behest of Gov. Kathy Hochul, who issued the order last week in response to staffing shortages.

Service members deployed to facilities in Syracuse, Rochester, Albany, Buffalo, Utica, Plattsburgh, Uniondale, Liberty, Vestal, Olean, Lyons and Goshen, the Guard said in a statement. ...

In Maine, Gov. Janet Mills activated the National Guard following a spike in Covid-19 cases.

"I do not take this action lightly, but we must take steps to alleviate the strain on our health care system and ensure care for all those who need it," Mills said in a statement. ...

Mills' office said in a statement Wednesday that Maine had only 42 ICU beds available statewide.

... New Hampshire Gov. Christopher Sununu is calling on the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the National Guard to help the state prepare for the Covid-19 winter surge. ...

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