Posted on 05/14/2020 5:58:56 PM PDT by BenLurkin
Though the USNS Mercy will return to its home port in San Diego, medical personnel from the ship will stay in the L.A. area, the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services said Thursday.
This will include four medical support teams with six staff members who will be deployed to different facilities to help out as needed, including at skilled nursing facilities.
Forty medical staffers will stay at a state-operated alternative care site at Fairview Developmental Center in Costa Mesa, authorities said.
To help address the staffing shortages at nursing homes statewide, staff from the hospital ship started helping skilled nursing facilities in the L.A. area last Friday, according to Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Nursing homes have been among the hardest-hit amid the pandemic, with outbreaks at dozens across L.A. County.
(Excerpt) Read more at ktla.com ...
That means we have successfully got ahead of the curve and do not need to worry about hospital beds. Open up the city!
Agreed
More than half of L.A. County’s COVID-19 deaths were among people who resided in institutional settings
https://ktla.com/news/local-news/l-a-county-officials-hold-coronavirus-briefing-after-announcing-new-health-order-with-no-end-date/
Gavin gonna get ‘em on income tax?
He’s a Dem, so probably.
Yep.
Flattened the curve in LA. Saved all those stinking hippies when we didnt have to because we are Americans and thats just how we roll.
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