U.S. Soldiers Arrive In CT To Assist At Stamford Hospital

STAMFORD, CT — The U.S. Army Reserve Urban Augmentation Medical Task Force joins the Connecticut National Guard to provide support at Stamford Hospital, Gov. Ned Lamont said.

Beginning Tuesday and continuing for the next few days approximately 85 soldiers from the U.S. Army Reserve's Urban Augmentation Medical Task Force will provide additional medical staff to Stamford Hospital.

The Army Reserve group includes clinical and administrative staff, as well as those who are subject matter experts in operational medicine, infectious disease, preventive medicine, nursing, respiratory therapy, clinical psychology, occupational therapy, dietetics, pharmacy, and other areas, Lamont said.

The task force will be organized under the Dual-Status Commander Brigadier General Ralph Hedenberg, who is a Connecticut Guardsman that is expected to be approved by the U.S. Secretary of Defense to serve as Commander for both federal and Guard forces within the borders of Connecticut.

Over the last several days and continuing tomorrow, units of the Connecticut National Guard have been working alongside the staff at Stamford Hospital to build out more patient capacity.

Stamford has the most coronavirus cases in the state with 1,000.

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