Kemp deploys the National Guard to Phoebe

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ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) – Gov. Brian Kemp has authorized the deployment of the National Guard at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital to help staff amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Along with Phoebe, the Georgia National Guard, the Georgia Emergency Management Agency and the Community Department of Health will attend other hospitals across the state.

A total of 105 troops will be deployed to hospitals across the state.

These hospitals are:

  • Southeast Georgia Health System, Brunswick
  • Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Gainesville
  • Wellstar Kennestone, Marietta
  • Piedmont Henry, Stockbridge
  • Memorial Health University Medical Center, Savannah
  • Navicent Health, Macon
  • Grady Hospital, Atlanta
  • Piedmont Fayette, Fayetteville
  • Houston Medical Center, Warner Robins

“These guards will help our front-line health workers as they provide quality medical care during the current increase in cases and hospitalizations, and I am very grateful to General Carden and his team for their willingness to answer the call again in the our fight against COVID-19 “. Kemp said. “This Georgia National Guard mission adds to the 2,800 state-supported officers and 450 new beds I announced last week, with a total investment of $ 625 million as of December this year. Georgians to talk to a medical professional about vaccination. ”

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