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A Jackson Healthcare unit can get up to $68 million more to supply nurses and other health care workers to help hospitals and nursing homes deal with the COVID surge, under a state contract extension.
The Alpharetta-based company received a no-bid contract early in the pandemic for staffing. That original contract could extend to $250 million by the end of this year.
With the extension, the total that the Jackson Healthcare unit can receive could exceed $300 million.
The new agreement would extend the contract till March 6.
The firm, whose political connections have led to some criticism of the contract, has worked with more than 50 Georgia hospitals to help augment their workforces.
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A motorcyclist severely injured in a wreck last week died at Kennestone Hospital Wednesday, according to Cobb Police.
Lester Keller, 46, of Canton was riding his Harley-Davidson motorcycle south on Canton Road on Friday afternoon when the driver of a 2020 Kia Niro was trying to turn left onto Canton Road from Kurtz Road, police said.
The driver of the Kia, Brent Heath, 67, of Marietta, failed to yield, and the front tire of the Harley-Davidson struck the driverâs side of the Kia.
Keller, who was thrown over the top of the Kia, was taken to Wellstar Kennestone Hospital with serious injuries, police said in a news release earlier this week.
Laura Williams with a sign thanking health care workers in New York City. Courtesy of Laura Williams
Laura Williams carries a motto with her as she works every day alongside the next generation of nursing professionals.
âI never want to be in a position where I canât help people that I want to help,â Williams, a University of Tennessee College of Nursing clinical instructor, said.
This wasnât a recent realization for Williams. It was a realization she had years before she knew nursing was her passion and years before she spent the summer of 2020 working in New York Cityâs Ryan Larkin Field Hospital, covered head to toe in a hazmat suit and protective gear as she tended to COVID-19 patients in recovery.