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.
BUT.ARE.THEY.VAXXED?!?!?>()*!
The dumbass ought to make HCQ, Ivermectin and Monoclinic Antibodies available on an outpatient basis
“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.”
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.
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?
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?........................
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.
Never mind, the article answers my question. If they are currently working in a hospital they did not deploy.
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?
This is not what the Guard is for. Actions like these will cause people to leave the Guard.
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).
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.
“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.
So the NG is made up of trained nurses and medical technicians? What good is an armorer going to do in a hospital?
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.
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.
and how many of THEM work in hospitals??? Peter and Paul?
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