Navy sending medical team to help Green Bay hospital battle COVID-19

The U.S. Navy is on the way to Wisconsin to help a Green Bay hospital handle its influx of COVID-19 patients.

On Monday, the Defense Dept. announced a 20-member team of doctors, nurses, and respiratory therapists will head to Bellin Hospital as part of its effort to aid civilian healthcare workers.

“Since COVID began, our military medical personnel have been committed to fighting the pandemic and supporting our local, state and federal partners and communities in need,” U.S. Army North commander Lt. Gen. John R. Evans, Jr., said.

The 20-person team from the U.S. Navy is set to arrive in Green Bay next week, and they will start work on New Year’s Eve, that’s according to a military representative. There is no date set on when the crews will leave the hospital.