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A Navy sailor and a technician wearing protective face masks and gowns draws blood from a patient

Patient Care

Navy Lt. Jonathan Galino, left, assigned to the Expeditionary Medical Facility-M, and Ashley Smith, a preanalytic technician with Baton Rouge General Mid City, draw blood from a patient at Baton Rouge General Mid City in Baton Rouge, La., May 12, 2020. The EMF-M personnel are part of the Defense Department’s COVID-19 response, staffing two 30-bed COVID-19 wards.

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