They helped process Afghan refugees fleeing Kabul for the United States, provided security at US military bases across the Horn of Africa and stood sentinel in Washington, DC, following the Jan 6 attacks on the US Capitol.
Over the past two weeks, 30 Guard members have been working as certified nursing assistants at North Ridge, which has been so badly hobbled by an exodus of employees that administrators have been forced to mothball entire wings, severely limiting new admissions. Last week, CEOs from nine of the state's largest hospital networks took out advertisements in Minnesota newspapers beseeching residents to get vaccinated and to take other steps to limit transmission of the coronavirus."We're overwhelmed," the ads said.
In Minnesota, that means 23,000 nursing home positions were unfilled in October, up from 8,000 in March, according to a survey of providers. "Every time I look at the numbers of those who we lost, I am struck anew by the fact that every one represents an individual person, with a life and a history and connections to other people," he said."Please know that we never lose sight of that here."
One of them, Staff Sergeant Nathan Madden, 47, whose civilian job is an assistant manager at a home improvement store, said the past two weeks had given him a newfound appreciation for those who care for the sick and the elderly. His past deployments have taken him to Kuwait, Croatia and, more recently, the Minneapolis courthouse where Derek Chauvin was on trial for the Floyd's murder.
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