INDIANA — A team of National Guard members arrived Thursday morning to help in clinical and support roles at Reid Health in response to the continued COVID-19 emergency.
Ryan Williams, Director of EMS, Forensics, and Trauma Services at Reid Health, said Reid Health system was grateful for the assistance.
“They will allow us to shift a small part of the incredibly large workload being carried by our team members,” Williams said in a release.
In Indiana, about 9 percent of ICU beds around the state were available Wednesday, according to the Indiana Department of Health.
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In Ohio, Gov. Mike DeWine ordered 2,300 National Guard members to help with staffing shortages due to COVID-19 and the Omicron variant. 40 members came arrived at Miami Valley Hospital on Thursday.
Reid Health officials said the presence of the National Guard was an example of “how everyone can play a role in bringing this emergency to an end.”