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ESSENTIAL SUPPORT
Over the past several months, all eyes have been focused on
the global COVID-19 pandemic and the world’s response to protecting human life . Citizens have been quarantined for months, non-essential businesses have closed their doors, and essential businesses have changed their practices to create safer environments for their employees . While these times have been challenging, they have also shown the resilience of our world and what is possible when we all work together .
Miller Electric Company is no stranger to working in less than ideal conditions . Our Disaster Recovery team has led hurricane relief efforts for our clients for the past 30 years . As dangerous and disruptive as a hurricane can be, we can often predict their path in advance and ready the necessary supplies to mitigate disruptions . A global pandemic, however, is far less predictable and the world was forced to adjust at a moment’s notice . For our clients, especially in the healthcare space, these adjustments had to be made quickly in an effort to preserve human life .
As cases began to rise in the United States, local governments began to work with hospitals and medical facilities to ensure they could provide necessary care to patients who tested positive
for the virus . In Jacksonville, we worked with Baptist Hospital
to expand their bed capabilities in three of their local facilities . Working on an expedited schedule, our crews worked to install an additional 351 beds at Baptist’s Downtown, South and Beach campuses . Collaborating with W .W . Gay, our teams worked
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