The first Georgia National Guard infection control team departs the Clay National Guard Center in Marietta, Ga. March 31, 2020 bound for southwest Georgia. The infection control teams will provide life-saving infection control measures at nursing homes in partnership with the Georgia Department of Health.
Nearly 250 Soldiers and Airmen of the Georgia National Guard are employed in teams across the state disinfecting establishments with high-risk population such as nursing homes and long-term care facilities. The first infection control team mobilized the afternoon of March 31. Since then, ICTs have completed 15 missions and are conducting operations currently at 59 priority nursing homes, but will surge to treat all 363 like care facilities in the state.
“These teams also provide educational services to train nursing home staffs on techniques for working in an infectious environment as well as how to properly wear and use (personal protective equipment),” said Brigadier General Randall Simmons, commander of the Georgia Army...
Georgia Army National Guard Soldiers of the Cordele-based Company C, 2nd Battalion 121st Infantry Regiment disinfect common areas in a long-term care facility in Dawson, Ga. April 2, 2020. Photo by 2nd Lt. George Peagler
