The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in collaboration with Clark Construction Group and Perkins and Will, has successfully transformed the MetroSouth Medical Center—a shuttered hospital south of Chicago, Illinois—into an alternate care facility to treat COVID-19 patients. The re-activated facility provides Read More …
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Alternative Care Sites, Temporary Hospitals + Pandemic Containment
What hospitals need to consider when responding to COVID-19 and beyond
A crisis has once again thrust the topic of temporary hospital spaces into our daily lives. Previously we may have seen these systems utilized in coping with natural disasters. But today they’re on the frontlines of the U.S. response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More …
Construction of Temporary Healthcare Facilities for COVID-19 Patients Underway
Recently, electrical contracting firm Rosendin joined coronavirus crisis response efforts to help communities care for sick patients. The contractor recently completed renovations to transition two mid-century buildings into temporary healthcare facilities in California and Read More …
Governor Cuomo Announces State Scouting New Sites for Temporary Hospitals Downstate Amid Ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo recently announced New York State is scouting additional new sites for temporary hospitals, with a goal of having a 1,000-plus patient overflow facility in each NYC borough as well as Westchester, Rockland, Nassau and Suffolk counties. Read More …
