Fire Department EMTs Deployed To Staff Hospital

Castro Valley CA

21 January, 2021

1:18 PM

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ALAMEDA COUNTY, CA — Two Emergency Medical Technicians from the Alameda County Fire Department have been deployed to the Central Valley to provide a respite for exhausted hospital staff at Adventist Health, a hospital in Lodi. Adventist Health describes itself as an acute-care hospital with 190 beds. It serves five counties including San Joaquin, Calaveras, Amador, Solano, and Sacramento. The Central Valley has been especially hard-hit by coronavirus, with COVID-19 patients sending the intensive care unit capacity to zero percent. Earlier this month, the Fremont fire department also sent personnel to the Central Valley to relieve hospital staff. >> Fremont Paramedics To Staff Hospitals On January 17, 3 EMT certified Firefighters were dispatched to Adventist Health to support hospital staff. They are...Posted by Alameda County Fire Department on Thursday, January 21, 2021 Also See: Sunset Reflection: Photo Of The DayBay Area Powerball Ticket Worth $2.7MFeed Alameda Campaign Helps Local Restaurants, ResidentsWalnut Creek Approves $1 Million Restaurant Grant Program