graduated nursing school only about a year and a half ago. seeing more and more patients all while there are fewer nurses to care for them. there s been those days where i don t know how much i can do this and i m brand new, but at the same time it s very rewarding what we do. reporter: the new wave of covid-19 is flooding michigan s health care system, and admissions to hospitals statewide have risen 43% over the past month. currently there are more than 100 people being treated for covid-19 at belmont hospital. in comparison in july hospitalized covid patients were only in the single digits. the influx of patients has taxed this hospital so much so the department of defense dispatched a joint task force civil support unit to help. i mean, the pace is very, very fast. the need is is constant. reporter: terissa is a lieutenant colonel based out of brook army medical center in san
health care system, overwhelming doctors and nurses. admissions to hospitals statewide have risen 43% over the past month. currently, there are more than 100 people being treated for covid-19 at belmont hospital. by comparison, in july, hospitalized covid patients were only in the single digits. the influgs of patients has taxed this hospital so much so that the department of defense dispatched a joint task force civil support unit to help. i mean, the pace is very, very fast. the need is constant. reporter: teresa nowalk is a lieutenant colonel based off of brook army medical center in san antonio, texas. she s part of a mobile team that includes 14 critical care nurses, 4 doctors, and two respiratory therapists. now working at beaumont. the team has worked at hospitals in 13 states since august. the situation so critical here,