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Category: 807th Medical Command (Deployment Support)

Army medical teams in COVID-19 trenches
May 7, 2020 — As many schools, businesses and jobs screeched to a halt during the country’s COVID-19 outbreak, Army Reserve troops began to work in hospitals around the clock in what feels like “a battlefield in their backyard,” as one medic said... MORE

COVID-19 Urban Augmentation Medical Task Force 811-1

Nurses Week letter from U.S. Army Reserve chief nurse
May 7, 2020 — In 1982, Congress designated May 6 as National Nurses Day and in 1990, the American Nurse Association expanded the recognition to a week, May 6-12... MORE

Army Reserve medical equipment facility responds to COVID-19
April 30, 2020 — Soldiers and civilians don face masks, in accordance with Department of Defense recommendation, and begin work each day inspecting and servicing countless types of medical equipment belonging to Army Reserve at the Medical Equipment Concentration Site, 88th Readiness Division in Ogden, Utah. Those Soldiers and civilians at the MECS 88 have volunteered to work long hours, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, April 17, 2020... MORE

Mass. Guard, Army Reserve combine forces in large-scale joint operation
April 30, 2020 — Members of the Massachusetts National Guard are working alongside Army Reserve Soldiers at a public health hospital in Tewksbury, Massachusetts. These service members are now stationed at the hospital to assist the staff and provide testing and treatment for patients experiencing COVID-19 symptoms... MORE

Sgt. Bamwenda: Helping, it’s why we are here
April 17, 2020 — As a kid in the war-torn country of Uganda, joining the United States Army was a far-off dream for Sgt. Jacob Bamwenda. A dream stoked by watching American military movies about Special Operations and Delta Force, like those starring Chuck Norris and Sylvester Stallone... MORE

New medical task force prepares to help the country
April 17, 2020 — The UAMTF 94-1 is a multipurpose and flexible medical unit composed of 85 Soldiers. The task force is designed to relieve the strain on an areas healthcare facility. The team can break up into any size team depending on what is required by their civilian counterpart needs. The task force has nearly every medical specialty and capability found in a hospital except for surgery... MORE

Eldridge, Iowa, nurse practitioner mobilized in support of COVID-19
April 14, 2020 — While the majority of Americans are staying at home to protect the health of our nation, medical professionals of America’s Army Reserve are mobilizing to assist local communities in this time of national emergency... MORE

Army Reserve Soldiers double Comfort’s pharmacy capacity
April 14, 2020 — Pharmacists from the U.S. Army Reserve joined the medical team aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), nearly doubling the pharmaceutical support available to the people of New York City and local health officials in response to the nation’s COVID-19 outbreak, April 13... MORE

Behind every Army Reserve doctor mobilized in support of COVID-19 stands the APMC
April 13, 2020 — The Department of Defense has deployed medical professionals across the country in response to COVID-19. To date, more than 1,200 are members of the U.S. Army Reserve. Medical providers transitioning from civilian employment to active duty require their medical credentials to be verified and validated to assure they are properly privileged to treat patients. The team that assures this is accomplished are the unassuming professionals of the Army Medical Department Professional Management Command (APMC)... MORE

Army deploys medical task forces to help hard-hit communities
April 13, 2020 — The Army has mobilized eight Urban Augmentation Medical Task Forces to the New York area to support the coronavirus relief efforts and curb the spread of disease, senior Army leaders said Friday. Four task forces are helping in New York City, three are going to hospitals in New Jersey and another to Connecticut... MORE

Army Reserve stands up medical units to battle COVID-19

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