Governor Noem Announces National Guard Site Locations to Fight COVID-19

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Governor Noem Announces National Guard Site Locations to Fight COVID-19

PIERRE, S.D. – Today, Governor Kristi Noem announced that the South Dakota National Guard had selected locations in Sioux Falls and Rapid City to assist in the COVID-19 response.

“South Dakota is ready to respond to the future peak of COVID-19 cases,” Noem said. “We’re thankful for the National Guard’s hard work to help us surge our medical bed space capacity, fight COVID-19, and keep South Dakotans safe.”

The Sioux Falls Alternate Care Facility will be located at the South Dakota National Guard Regional Training Institute. This facility is located at 801 West National Guard Drive. The facility will provide an additional 100 medical bed capacity to the Sioux Falls area. The South Dakota National Guard will work in conjunction with Sioux Falls area healthcare organizations to provide medical care at the Alternate Care Facility.

The Rapid City Alternate Care Facility will be located at the South Dakota National Guard Headquarters at Camp Rapid. This facility is located at 2823 West Main St. in Rapid City. The facility will provide 100-200 additional medical bed capacity to Monument Health’s ability to serve the Rapid City area. The South Dakota National Guard is working closely with Monument to provide medical care at the Alternate Care Facility.

To learn more South Dakota’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, visit COVID.sd.gov.

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11 thoughts on “Governor Noem Announces National Guard Site Locations to Fight COVID-19”

    1. This makes perfect sense. It takes advantage of pre-existing locations while maximizing the flexibility that can be utilized in response to an ever-changing situation.

  2. Did she announce this from the TV studio in the basement of the mansion?
    How long till the Trumpy Liberate South Dakota goons start marching with the Nazi and Confederate flags?

  3. ” goons start marching with the Nazi and Confederate flags? ”

    Are the leftists planning something the police should know about?

    1. Pretty common for leftists to show up at conservative rallies behaving provocatively while pretending to be conservative.

  4. Well, it’s Dear Leader encouraging the protests. “LIBERATE MICHIGAN!”
    But there are good people on both sides.

  5. We only need more bed space if they are expecting the number of cases to grow. This merely highlights the Governor’s terrible and grossly inadequate response to the outbreak within the State.

    What has she actually done in order to procure necessary amounts from PPE?I’m not talking about those provided for from FEMA from the National Stockpile, as those would have come to the state regardless, based on the formulary distribution amongst all 56 jurisdictions.

    I’m still perplexed what the Governor actually did between January or February and when cases started in the State? Has she directed agencies to acquire PPE or equipment such as a ventilator through private markets to ensure the frontline providers, our emergency response, and police are actually protected?

      1. Because she’s dumb. The smartest thing she’s done is ride Thune’s coattails into the House of Representatives and then Trump’s into the Governor’s mansion.

  6. Very mixed messaging. If we’ve flattened the curve so much and reduced potential hospitalizations, and the health systems feel they can handle the surge why do we need two more temporary hospitals?

  7. Think how much better all this will sound coming from Mansion’s new $75K TV studio for Fox News!

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