you know, rachel, first of all, thank you for highlighting this. a lot of our members in the critical care transport team community that are active duty deployed across the world right now and some of us as reservists have been deployed, i ve been deployed in arizona for covid response. we re actually training up in southern ohio for the threats that lie ahead. i think your viewers can see icu as static, on the ground complex care. but now it is no longer stationary. we have mobile icu care for the reasons that you mentioned. covid has stretched hospitals thin so we re transiting patients from alaska down to seattle, from boise to spokane. that s part of the fact that, yes, we have a decentralized health care system, but at the end of the day, the most advanced therapies are in some of our biggest health systems across the country, and you need to be able to move people. it is remarkable to think, i
therapists and nurses in service to our beautiful country. joining us now is major vin gupta critical care doctor, part of the university of washington. thank you for taking time to join us tonight in the middle of all you are involved in. rachel, thank you for the privilege of being here. let me ask if i adequately explained what this deployment is like for you, this activation is like for you in terms of your air force reserve service. you know, rachel, thank you for highlighting this. a lot of our members in the critical care transport team community that are active duty deployed across the world right now and some of us as reservists have been deployed, i ve been deployed in arizona for covid response, we are training up in southern ohio for the threats that lie ahead. i think your viewers can see icu is static, on the ground,