July 20, 2020 – Active duty U.S. Air Force doctors, nurses and other medical providers are being sent to work in California hospitals to assist with a steep rise in coronavirus cases.
The 100 healthcare professionals began work last week in five hospitals experiencing staff shortages. An additional 60 military providers will be deployed this week.
The military healthcare workers are being deployed to:
- Adventist Health Lodi Memorial (Lodi, CA)
- Community Regional Medical Center (Fresno, CA)
- Dameron Hospital Stockton, CA)
- Eisenhower Medical Center (Rancho Mirage, CA),
- Kaweah Delta Medical Center (Visalia, CA)