Alabama to use $12 million in relief funds to recruit nurses
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has reallocated $12.3 million of the state’s coronavirus relief funds to hire travel nurses to help state hospitals overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients.
The Republican governor announced the move Friday as the state continues to see a surge in virus cases, straining hospital resources and staff.
Alabama on Thursday had 2,838 COVID-19 patients in state hospitals, a number just below the January pandemic peak of a little over 3,000.
But the state has a record number of virus patients in intensive care, causing hospitals to covert other areas to make-shift intensive care units.
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