Heart to Heart International sends help to NYC

Heart to Heart international is known for its work in moments of crisis.

And now, the organization is one partner in the newly formed COVID Care Force.

A GROUP OF LOCALHEALTHCARE WORKERS ISHEADED TO NEW YORKCITY - TO HELP IN THEFIGHT AGAINST COVID-19.41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER ANDRESGUTIERREZ HAS MORE ONTHE "COVID CARE FORCE".Andres Gutierrez/Reporting"Heart to Heart international iswidely known for their work inmoments of crisis.

Thesesupplies are about to getshipped overseas.

Here athome, they are a partner in anewly-formed task force calledthe "COVID Care Force"Dr. Gary Morsch/Founder of"Heartto Heart International" & "DocsWhoCare""this is a moment that we'llnever experience.

Again.

I'vebeen involved in every majordisaster in the world For thelast 30 years."//52:01-:06"hundreds of thousands ofAmericans possibly will diewith this."IT'S A GRIM REALITYDRIVING MEDICALPROFESSIONALS TO JOIN ACOALITION OFVOLUNTEERS DURING THISCRISIS.Dr. Lee Norman/Secretary of theKansas Department of Health andEnvironment"We're not we're not at theend of that tunnel yet, but wewill be."THE "COVID CARE FORCE"WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONALSTAFF TO HOSPITALS IFTHERE'S A STRAIN ONRESOURCES.A REAL CONCERN INRURAL AREAS.Dr. Jeff Colyer/Former GovernorofKansas"You're going to have littletinyhotspots but because It's 25or 100 people at a time"//"it'sdevastating for thesecommunities.

10% of acommunity can be infectedand sick at the same time"FORMER KANSASGOVERNOR DR. JEFFCOLYER IS WITH THEINTERNATIONAL MEDICALCORPS THAT'S RAISED20-MILLION DOLLARS FORTHIS PARTNERSHIP WITH"HEART TO HEARTINTERNATIONAL" AND"DOCS WHO CARE".Dr. Gary Morsch/Founder of"Heartto Heart International" & "DocsWhoCare""I felt this was going to be areal crisis.

And it indeed hasbeen"WHILE THE EXPECTEDPEAK FOR OUR REGION ISFEW WEEKS AWAY.THIS TEAM IS GOING TOWORK RIGHT AWAY.BEGINNING WEDNESDAY,A DOZEN DOCTORS,NURSES AND A PARAMEDICWILL SPEND 10-DAYSSERVING TWO HOSPITALSIN NEW YORK CITY.Dr. Jeffrey Alpert/"COVID CareForce""I don't know what to expect,and it's a little frightening.Buthopefully my training hasprepared me for this.

It'swhat-it's what we do"ON TUESDAY NEW YORKSTATE RECORDED MORETHAN 700 DEATHSMARKING ITS BIGGESTONE-DAY JUMP IN THEOUTBREAK.Dr. Tuck Smith/"COVID CareForce"Volunteer"when something like thishappens at home it just makesit even more a priority that weneed to go."Dr. Jeff Colyer/Former GovernorofKansas"The Heart of America is righthere.

And this is where itstarts.

And we're all in thistogether."THAT MIDWEST SPIRITHOPES TO BRING SOMEHEALING TO AN AREAEXPERIENCING HURT ANDLOSS.IN KANSAS CITY.

ANDRESGUTIERREZ.

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