Parkview Medical Center welcomes 6 health care volunteers as hospital battles COVID-19
PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) Reinforcements are on their way to Parkview Medical Center. The volunteer non-profit organization COVID Care Force sent six people to assist the Pueblo hospital this week, and more could be on the way.
The volunteers include a respiratory therapist, a registered nurse, two EMT s, and two certified nurse aids. The six volunteers will stay at Parkview for an entire month, with the hospital paying for their living arrangements.
As of Tuesday, Parkview Medical Center is caring for around 125 COVID-19 patients. Since the beginning of November, the Pueblo hospital has been operating around 92%-99% capacity.