Watch: Gov. Gavin Newsom announces plans to increase health workforce to fight coronavirus
Gov. Gavin Newsom will announce plans Monday to increase California’s health workforce to meet the surge in coronavirus patients, according to his office.
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Newsom’s office projects the state will need an additional 50,000 beds on top of the 75,000 its hospitals already have. The state needs more doctors, nurses and other health workers to staff the new facilities being set up to accommodate the surge in COVID-19 patients.
This story was originally published March 30, 2020 at 11:59 AM.