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California Prepares for COVID-19 Casualties
Until the necessary critical mass of our population has been properly inoculated with one of the available vaccines and the rate of hospitalizations due to COVID-19 begins to drop, there is an immediate need to address the fallout from the overwhelming number of cases...
State of California Provides Critical PPE in Response to COVID-19
Last March, health care workers on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic were facing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) shortages. As the State of California assessed PPE supply needs, efforts were made to identify providers and secure contracts for additional...
State of California Deploys Additional 280 Personnel to Enhance COVID-19 Response Efforts in Communities Statewide
Deployed personnel come from California National Guard, California Medical Assistance Teams, Federal Military and Health agencies, California Health Corps, Fire/EMS, and contracted medical providers SACRAMENTO – In expanding continued efforts to protect...
State Officials Announce Latest COVID-19 Facts
SACRAMENTO – Today the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced the most recent statistics on COVID-19, including data on intensive care unit (ICU) capacity across the state. Based on ICU data, four regions, San Joaquin Valley, Southern California,...
California’s Mutual Aid System Sends Additional Paramedics, EMTs To Assist With COVID-19 Hospital Surge
California’s Fire and Rescue Mutual Aid System has sent additional Firefighter Paramedics and Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT) on 14-day deployments to assist emergency rooms and other vital medical areas in some of California’s most impacted hospitals. These...