Mills Administration Announces Deployment of National Guard Members to 16 Health Care Facilities Across Maine

Statement

Following engagement with Maine's hospitals, Governor Janet Mills announced today that the 169 members of the Maine National Guard she activated earlier this week will deploy to 16 health care facilities across the state beginning January 20, 2022.

Governor Mills activated the additional Guard members in response to record-high COVID-19 hospitalizations in Maine, the majority of which are among people who are not vaccinated. As of today, there are a near record high 424 people hospitalized with COVID-19 in Maine, including 109 in critical care and 57 on ventilators, leaving only 46 adult intensive care unit (ICU) beds available in Maine.

"I am grateful to the Maine National Guard and to health care workers across the state who are working day and night to save the lives of Maine people," said Governor Janet Mills. "Maine people must now also do their part to stem this crisis: please step up and get vaccinated today, regardless of whether it's your first shot or your third. Doing so may save your life or it may save a child too young to be vaccinated, and it will certainly spare our health care workers and National Guard members."

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