Governor Hogan creates alternate care sites in Baltimore

To get more hospital space and bed availability to prepare for an increase in COVID-19 patients, Hogan has ordered alternate care sites to be established at the Baltimore Convention Center and Hilton Hotel.

US LIVE FROM THE CONVENTIONCENTER IN DOWNTOWN BALTIMORE.BIG CHANGES GOING ON THERE,ERIN..THIS BUILDING IS A 100THOUSAND SQUARE FOOT FACILI━ ENOUGH SPACE TO FIT 2HOSPITAL BEDS.

GOVERNOR HOGANSAYS MANY PLACES AROUND THECOUNTRY ARE LOOKING AT TENTAND FIELD HOSPITALS━ SOHAVING SOMEWHERE LIKE TCONVENTION CENTER━ A LARGESPACE, INDOORS, THAT'S CLIMATCONTROLLED WHERE THEY CSERVE MEALS TO PATIENTS ANDSTAFF IS HUGE.

THIS SPACWOULD ADD TO THE 1━000 BEDSAVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THEHOSPITAL SYSTEM IN THE STATAND WORST CASE SCENARIO━EXPERTS SAY WE NEED ━THOUSANMORE BEDS.

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LarHogan//(R) Maryland 57:45“Wecathis demand on the healthcaresystem and not have enouhealthcare workers and enoughemergency room beds and enouICU beds and enough of allthose things.

ThateverybodydonCalifornia or the State ofWashington”:18 THE CONVENTIONCENTER WOULD BE USED TO HELPCORONAVIRUS PATIENTS━ THESICKEST ONES WILL BETRANSFERRED TO HOSPITALS ANDEMERGENCY ROOMS. THE NEXT STEPIS TO STAFF THE CENTER ONCEIT'S UP AND RUNNING━ WITHHEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS WHOMAY NOT BE WORKING IN THEIRPROSPECTIVE LOCATIONS RIGHTNOW OR THOSE FROM OUTPATIENTCENTERS.

WE'RE TOLD THIS WILLSERVE AS A PROTOTYPE━ IF ITWORKS, THE STATE WILL LOOK ATDOING THE SAME AT OTHER PLACESTHROUGHOUT THE REGION.

LIVE INBALTIMORE━ ERIN MACPHERSONWMAR 2 NEWSA LOCAL ━J IS GOING VIRA