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Governor Greg Abbott announced today that the US Department of Defense (DOD) has deployed 80 military medical personnel from the US Army, Navy and Air Force to monitor the COVID-19 response in Abilene, Lufkin and Eagle Pass support.
From the office of Governor Greg Abbott
LUFKIN, Texas (KTRE) – Governor Greg Abbott announced today that the US Department of Defense (DOD) has deployed 80 military medical personnel from the US Army, Navy and Air Force to help address the COVID-19 response Support Abilene. Lufkin and Eagle Pass. The military medical staff, comprised of nurses, respiratory therapists and physicians, will support Hendrick Medical Center in Abilene, CHI St. Luke’s Health – Memorial Hospital in Lufkin and Fort Duncan Regional Medical Center in Eagle Pass.
“Thank you to our partners in the Department of Defense for supporting the COVID-19 response in Texas by providing these additional resources to Abilene, Lufkin and Eagle Pass,” said Governor Abbott. “The medical staff deployed in our communities will provide much-needed support to our frontline health workers.”
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