January 2022 — MHCE Newsletter

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National Guard
Soldiers Deploy to
Arkansas Hospitals to
Help with COVID-19
Testing
The Arkansas National Guard announced Jan. 6 in a press release that
40 National Guardsmen from the 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team
will deploy to nine hospitals across that state to assist local health care
facilities as case numbers rise.
The Guardsmen were set to report for in processing Jan. 10 at Camp
Joseph T. Robinson in North Little Rock and will report to their
assigned hospitals on Jan. 11.
Their initial orders are for 30 days, which may be extended or curtailed
as conditions dictate, according to the release.
The announcement came amid a record-breaking week for Arkansas.
An all-time high of 6,562 cases new cases reported by the Arkansas
Department of Health on Tuesday, Jan. 4, was quickly overcome as
numbers surpassed 7,000 and then 8,000 in the following days.
On Friday, Jan. 7, a record-breaking 8,434 cases were reported. The
ADH reported 61,121 active cases across the state on Monday.
Four National Guardsmen will head to Mercy Hospital Fort Smith.
There will also be Guardsmen sent to the Medical Associates of
Northwest Arkansas in Fayetteville, six to St. Bernards Medical
Center in Jonesboro, four to Northeast Arkansas Baptist Memorial
Hospital in Jonesboro, six to Baptist Health Medical Center in Little
Rock, two to Baxter Regional Health System in Mountain Home, two
to Jefferson Regional Hospital in Pine Bluff, six to Mercy Hospital
Northwest Arkansas in Rogers, and six to Washington Regional
Medical Center in Springdale.