JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Missouri’s governor announced on Aug. 6 the state would be deploying "ambulance strike teams" to help reduce the strain put on hospitals as cases of the COVID-19 delta variant continue to surge, according to a news release.
Gov. Mike Parson announced the state would be "tripling the number of mutual aid ambulances that provide long-haul patient transfers" in five regions of the state starting Aug.
6 and expected to start transporting patients as early as Aug. 7. "The ambulance strike teams we positioned in Springfield have been extremely effective in helping save lives and ease the pressure on local hospitals," Parson said. "These 30 new ambulance teams triple our transport capacity and expand it to the entire state,.