National Guardsmen arrive, go to work in emergency rooms
A member of the National Guard waits outside the Baptist Memorial Hospital Emergency Room on Aug. 20, 2021. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
At Baptist, they extend the reach of nurses from four to six patients and allow beds to open.
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Baptist Memorial-Memphis Tennessee National Guard Brett WalkerJane Roberts
Jane Roberts has reported in Memphis for more than 20 years. As a senior member of The Daily Memphian staff, she was assigned to the medical beat during the COVID-19 pandemic. She also has done in-depth work on other medical issues facing our community, including shortages of specialists in local hospitals. She covered K-12 education here for years and later the region’s transportation sector, including Memphis International Airport and FedEx Corp.
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