Only eight intensive care unit beds were available in the state Monday and the hospitalization of covid-19 patients jumped by 103 to 1,376, the largest daily increase and total since the pandemic began.
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It s estimated there are more than 5.5 million veteran caregivers nationwide.
The VA is currently prioritizing vaccine doses for veterans living in long-term care facilities and for its health-care workers.
Dr. Richard Stone, executive in charge of the Veterans Health Administration, says the VA has opened its doors to civilians since the start of the pandemic. We have provided support in both acute-care institutions as well as opening the doors of our 175 medical centers to caring for critically ill patients, Stone explained.
Arkansas VA Medical Centers which have received limited COVID-19 vaccine supplies so far include the Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks in Fayetteville and the Central Arkansas Veterans Health Care System in North Little Rock.