This story was originally published at Georgia Health News.
A health care staffing company with strong political connections has been paid more than $40 million by the state of Georgia to supply medical workers to fight COVID-19.
Jackson Healthcare, a private company based in Alpharetta, was asked by state officials for help in March. That’s when Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital and the city of Albany as a whole were swamped by virus patients, making the area a national hot spot for the disease.
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