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Abbott to send 2,500 out-of-state medical staff to help with COVID-19 surge
The Hill ^ | 08/27/2021 | CELINE CASTRONUOVO

Posted on 08/27/2021 6:10:37 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) on Thursday said he would be sending 2,500 additional out-of-state medical personnel to help address the state’s COVID-19 surge fueled by the highly contagious delta variant.

The governor noted in a press release that with the latest addition to staff at Texas hospitals and nursing homes, there will be 8,100 total outside medical personnel that have been deployed across the Lone Star State over the past month as health care facilities struggle to keep up with record wave of hospitalizations.

"The medical personnel and equipment deployed by DSHS [Texas Department of State Health Services] will provide crucial support to our health care facilities as they treat hospitalized cases of COVID-19," Abbott said in a statement Thursday.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: abbott; covid; surge; texas
Isn't this "surge" crashing in the UK? We are what weeks away from the same happening here?
1 posted on 08/27/2021 6:10:37 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
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To: ChicagoConservative27

It’s not because of huge influx of sick CoupFlu patients.

It’s because of money, staffing shortages, and vaxx mandates.

Look at state dashboards.

They tell the tale.


2 posted on 08/27/2021 6:13:41 AM PDT by mewzilla (Those aren't masks. They're muzzles. )
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To: ChicagoConservative27

There must be bodies everywhere.


3 posted on 08/27/2021 6:15:48 AM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer”)
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To: mewzilla

Vaxx mandates = self-inflicted staffing shortages.


4 posted on 08/27/2021 6:23:50 AM PDT by lightman (I am a binary Trinitarian. Deal with it!)
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Not just that. With the minimum wage going up in so many places, that’s hurting hospitals thanks to the wage inflation created.

Also, hospitals try to run lean occupancy-wise any more. Empty beds cost money. Especially empty ICU beds.

There likely are staffing issues. But CoupFlu is an excuse, not the reason.


5 posted on 08/27/2021 6:26:23 AM PDT by mewzilla (Those aren't masks. They're muzzles. )
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To: mewzilla

Yep, Aug 31 is first drop date without exemption.

Still waiting to find out when first test is for hubby who is permanently remote..they accepted his claim for religious exemption conditionally. Do they really need to do this??


6 posted on 08/27/2021 6:30:10 AM PDT by RebelTXRose (Our Lady of Fatima, Pray for us! PRAY THE ROSARY!)
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To: mewzilla

How many patients are illegals let in by Xiden or infected by them?


7 posted on 08/27/2021 6:31:02 AM PDT by Eagles6 (Welcome to the Matrix circa 1984.)
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To: RebelTXRose
Do they really need to do this??

Yes.

See tagline...

8 posted on 08/27/2021 6:32:31 AM PDT by null and void (No jab/no job=only the compliant can work, they won't spread dangerous ideas around the workplace!)
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To: lightman

And now that it’s approved, it will get far worse in multiple industries.


9 posted on 08/27/2021 6:41:34 AM PDT by EEGator
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To: blueunicorn6

Does the Medical Staff carry a supply of Ivermectin or HCQ with them?????


10 posted on 08/27/2021 6:44:19 AM PDT by chopperk
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To: ChicagoConservative27

When you fire a bunch of nurses for not accepting experimental drugs, there are consequences.


11 posted on 08/27/2021 10:17:39 AM PDT by zeugma (Stop deluding yourself that America is still a free country.)
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