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Public Health Reports: Therapists in the Uniformed Services: Improving Care in Emergency Response Medical Missions

Mobilizing rehabilitation specialists, along with medical and nursing staff, can help maximize the recovery, health, and outcomes for patients hospitalized with COVID-19. This Public Health Reports case study describes how Commissioned Corps therapists (physical, occupational, and speech-language pathologists), deployed with a COVID-19 response augmentation team, helped improve care at an overwhelmed hospital during the pandemic.