Several Field Hospitals Going Up In Delaware Valley To Help Deal With COVID-19 Outbreak

Matt Petrillo reports.

FOR COVID-19.INCLUDING ONE WHO WORKS ON THEMARKET FRANKFORD LINE.NOW, MORE ON SEVERAL FIELDHOSPITALS GOING UP IN OUR AREATO DEAL WITH THE OUTBREAK,SOME OF THE LOCATIONS INCLUDEATLANTIC CITY, DELAWARE COUNTYAND NORTH PHILADELPHIA."EYEWITNESS NEWS" REPORTERMATT PETRILLO IS IN NORTHPHILADELPHIA RIGHT NOW WITHMORE ON THE FIELDS HOSPITALINSIDE THE LIACOURAS CENTER.GOOD AFTERNOON, MATT.JIM, GOOD AFTERNOON TO YOU.THOSE FIELD HOSPITALIZATIONWILL HELP NON-COVID-19PATIENTS, HERE AT THELIACOURAS CENTER BEHIND METHAT IS ONE OF THEM.WE DID GET A LOOK INSIDE, TAKELOOK AT SOME VIDEO WE GOT FROMTHIS MORNING.YOU CAN SEE, THERE IS ROUGHLYSOME 250 BEDS INSIDE THELIACOURAS CENTER.THERE ARE NO PATIENTS YET, BUTTHOSE BEDS WERE SET UP OVERTHE WEEKENDS BY PA TASK FORCEONE.TEMPLE UNIVERSITY OFFERED THISSPACE HERE ON NORTH BROADSTREET AT NO COST TO THE CITY.IT WAS OFFER PHILADELPHIAMAYOR JIM KENNEY SAIDOVERWELMED HIM.TODAY WE TALKED TO TEMPLESPOKESPERSON WHO SAID IT WASTHE RIGHT THING TO DO.THIS IS LITTER LAY FIGHTFOR LIVES IN THE CITY OFPHILADELPHIA, AND THEY WANT TOBE ON THE FRONT LINES HELPINGTO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE INTHE CITY GET THE BESTTREATMENT THEY POSSIBLY CAN.SO IT WAS AN EASY CALL, THEYCALLED BACK, FEMA GOTINVOLVED, REALLY QUICKLY, ANDAS YOU CAN SEE, THE BEDS AREUP.AND INSIDE THE LIACOURASCENTER RIGHT NOW.AND OVER IN DELAWARECOUNTY, EQUIPMENT UNLOADEDSATURDAY AND SUNDAY INSIDE THEGLEN MILLS SCHOOLS.THAT'S BEING CONVERTED INTO AMEDICAL CENTER.ALSO FOR NON-CORONAVIRUSPATIENTS, IN CASEHOSPITALIZATION BECOME FULL,ALSO, AT THAT SITE, CALL FORSEVERAL HUNDRED VOLUNTEERS TORUN IT.MEANTIME PLANTS ARE ALSOUNDERWAY AT THE ATLANTIC CITYCONVENTION CENTER TO ALSO HAVEA MAKE SHIFT HOSPITAL AND HEREAT THE LIACOURAS CENTEROFFICIALS TOLD US THIS MORNINGTHAT THEY'RE ALSO SEEKING ASMANY VOLUNTEERS AS THEY CANGET.