(WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced on Friday that the U.S. Department of Defense has deployed three U.S. Air Force Medical Specialty Teams to assist the state’s efforts to combat COVID-19 in El Paso.
According to the Governor, the teams consist of 20 military medical providers each and will support three El Paso city hospitals: the University Medical Center of El Paso, the Hospitals of Providence Transmountain Campus, and the Las Palmas Del Sol Medical Center.
“Our ongoing partnership with the federal government is crucial to our efforts in reducing COVID-19 hospitalizations in El Paso,” said Governor Abbott. “I thank the Department of Defense for providing these resources to the El Paso community and for working alongside the Lone Star State to mitigate this virus.”
El Paso County reported more than 1,000 COVID-19 hospitalizations on Thursday.
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