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Gov. DeWine orders Ohio National Guard to understaffed hospitals with rising COVID cases
News5Cleveland ^ | 12/17/2021 | Camryn Justice

Posted on 12/17/2021 9:38:26 AM PST by EBH

COLUMBUS, Ohio — During a press conference on Friday morning, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced that he has ordered 1,050 members of the Ohio National Guard to help in Ohio hospitals as systems across Ohio are being overwhelmed with COVID-19.

“Twenty-two months of this pandemic has taken its toll on our health care workers,” DeWine said.

The deployment of the guardsmen will begin Monday and continue indefinitely, DeWine said.

Of the National Guard members being deployed to Ohio hospitals, 150 are highly trained medical personnel, such as EMTs and nurses, while 900 non-medical members will also be deployed including food help, environmental work and transport, among other areas of need.

Cleveland, Canton and Akron are the areas of focus for the 150 highly trained personnel's deployment, DeWine said.

“That’s where we’re seeing the most dire situation at this point,” he said.

DeWine said they didn't want to take anyone working a day job at a hospital or medical system away from their current work, so the state worked to find members of the National Guard who are not currently working in such a setting.

Members of the National Guard being deployed will not have a timeline for their assignment and will continue to help in the hospitals as long as they are needed, DeWine said.

The governor also announced that the state is now working with a healthcare staffing company to help staff hospitals with out-of-state workers to help in Ohio.

DeWine said the hospital systems are overwhelmed with the delta and omicron variant, with flu season about to kick in. Then, adding in holiday gatherings, the spread of the virus and illness has created a "perfect storm" in hospital systems

The governor suggested schools across the state over the next few weeks return to masking.

"Now is clearly the time for all of us to exercise caution, to be careful," DeWine said.

The rise in COVID-19 hospitalizations is attributed to the unvaccinated, said DeWine, echoing what other Ohio health and hospital officials have been saying.

The governor said the vaccine is doing its job to keep people out of the hospital, as is the booster, but the state does continue to see breakthrough cases with the delta and omicron variants. Increasing vaccinations and boosters is expected to help lower hospitalization rates.

On Thursday, Ohio reported 11,803 new COVID-19 cases in the state, with 391 new hospitalizations and 25 new ICU admissions. The state also reported that as of Thursday, 58.95% of Ohio's population had received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, with 54.34% of the population having completed their vaccination.

DeWine's order comes on the same day that the Cleveland Clinic announced it is extending the postponement of non-urgent surgeries at its Ohio hospitals, citing the continued challenge of rising COVID-19 cases.


TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; US: Ohio
KEYWORDS: anthonyfauci; cleveland; covid; covidstooges; dewine; mandates; mikedewine; obamacare; ohio; vaccinemandates
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1 posted on 12/17/2021 9:38:26 AM PST by EBH
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BUT.ARE.THEY.VAXXED?!?!?>()*!


2 posted on 12/17/2021 9:41:54 AM PST by JonPreston (Q: Never have so many, been so wrong, so often)
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https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4022080/posts


3 posted on 12/17/2021 9:42:55 AM PST by Paladin2 (Critical Marx Theory is The SOLUTION....)
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To: EBH

The dumbass ought to make HCQ, Ivermectin and Monoclinic Antibodies available on an outpatient basis


4 posted on 12/17/2021 9:45:27 AM PST by Chauncey Gardiner
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To: Chauncey Gardiner

“The dumbass ought to make HCQ, Ivermectin and Monoclinic Antibodies available on an outpatient basis”

Tractor Supply sells ivermectin. It’s apple flavored. But, you might end up thinking, “Damn, that’s a sexy horse.”


5 posted on 12/17/2021 9:47:45 AM PST by Gen.Blather (Wait! I said that out loud?)
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To: EBH

You know they aren’t “leaders” when they take an action simply to be seen as “doing something”, when, in fact, the action has no real impact on the problem.


6 posted on 12/17/2021 9:47:47 AM PST by G Larry (The "Racism" charge is code for "No Intelligent Argument")
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To: EBH

So, are the 150 “highly trained” medical people taking off from their hospital jobs to do this deployment? Is that like shifting coins from your left pocket to your right?


7 posted on 12/17/2021 9:49:20 AM PST by marron
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All deadhead DeWine has to do is release Ivermectin and HCQ to the public and problem solved,,,,,,What a bunch of fools the DeepState administrators are?........................


8 posted on 12/17/2021 9:49:37 AM PST by chopperk
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To: EBH

One hospital should start treating with the old school stuff that millions have used or are using, see what happens.

Of course, according to St Fauci, any benefits or cures will surely be anecdotal with a “legitimate study conducted by the CDC, NIH, & NIAID”. And I’m betting that study will come up short.


9 posted on 12/17/2021 9:50:03 AM PST by qaz123
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To: EBH

Never mind, the article answers my question. If they are currently working in a hospital they did not deploy.


10 posted on 12/17/2021 9:51:25 AM PST by marron
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Exaclty.

They had folks from the local temp agency, at one point, going into bars to offer the shots. Very scientific and certainly passes all the medical protocols that have been established over decades. Right?


11 posted on 12/17/2021 9:52:21 AM PST by qaz123
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This is not what the Guard is for. Actions like these will cause people to leave the Guard.


12 posted on 12/17/2021 9:53:15 AM PST by Gen.Blather (Wait! I said that out loud?)
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This is not what the Guard is for. Actions like these will cause people to leave the Guard.
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As will forced mandates. Why are the hospitals understaffed? Mandates? My cat chasing its tail is smarter than these jerk-offs (speaking of the elected Gestapo).


13 posted on 12/17/2021 9:58:33 AM PST by mund1011
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Staffing is the problem in Colorado. Only 17% of hospital beds are occupied by Covid and Covid suspected patients, but 50% of facilites are short-staffed. 22% of beds were Covid beds during last winter’s wave and we never heard a word about being “full”.

The PTB are trying to act like it’s due to a wave of cases but cases have been dropping fast for weeks and hospitalizations are down also.


14 posted on 12/17/2021 9:59:33 AM PST by SaxxonWoods
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“The governor said the vaccine is doing its job to keep people out of the hospital, as is the booster, but the state does continue to see breakthrough cases with the delta and omicron variants. Increasing vaccinations and boosters is expected to help lower hospitalization rates.”

The definition of insanity comes to mind.


15 posted on 12/17/2021 10:00:36 AM PST by TheDon (Resist the usurpers)
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To: EBH

So the NG is made up of trained nurses and medical technicians? What good is an armorer going to do in a hospital?


16 posted on 12/17/2021 10:03:05 AM PST by Seruzawa ("The Political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence" - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
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To: G Larry

Politicians excel at “fixing” problems they create.

“Time’s up for tens of thousands of Ohio health care workers to be vaccinated” from October 1.

https://spectrumnews1.com/oh/columbus/news/2021/10/01/ohio-covid19-vaccine-requirement-deadline-oct-1-judge-sides-with-hospitals


17 posted on 12/17/2021 10:04:57 AM PST by TheDon (Resist the usurpers)
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During a press conference on Friday morning, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced that he has ordered 1,050 members of the Ohio National Guard to help in Ohio hospitals as systems across Ohio are being overwhelmed with COVID-19.

Bet the Cleveland Clinic and University Hospitals are glad they rescinded the "vax or get fired" mandate.
18 posted on 12/17/2021 10:05:31 AM PST by mmichaels1970
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I do think this is how Australia instituted martial law. Directing troops to ‘help’ and replacing/militarizing domestic functions. Then when they want to detain you for ‘your own good’ because the fake PCR says you are positive for Covid, they have ‘help’, and ‘help’ enforcing mask wearing etc.


19 posted on 12/17/2021 10:06:15 AM PST by ransomnote (IN GOD WE TRUST)
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and how many of THEM work in hospitals??? Peter and Paul?


20 posted on 12/17/2021 10:06:42 AM PST by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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