Pennsylvania Asks FEMA To Send Hospital Teams

Pittsburgh’s NBC News affiliate reports:

Pennsylvania is asking the federal government to send health care workers to bolster hospitals and nursing homes that are increasingly under strain from persistent staffing shortages and the latest COVID-19 surge.

The Wolf administration asked the Federal Emergency Management Agency on Wednesday to send strike teams to hospitals, skilled nursing facilities and ambulance companies in the hardest-hit areas of the state.

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Pennsylvania is averaging more than 8,500 new, confirmed infections per day, up nearly 50% in two weeks.https://t.co/Mj6rduAF6I

— WITF news (@witfnews) December 16, 2021

Pennsylvania is asking FEMA to send strike teams to hospitals and nursing homes in hardest hit areas of state amid ongoing COVID surge and staff shortages. https://t.co/nfVZ6yhUrO

— The Morning Call (@mcall) December 15, 2021