DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The State of Texas plans to open its first makeshift hospital to combat potential overflow at hospitals as COVID-19 continues to spread.
Governor Greg Abbott said Sunday that hospital beds available for COVID-19 patients have doubled over the past week. He also detailed the joint effort between the state, the Texas Military Department, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to identify and equip additional locations to serve as health care facilities in the event that hospital capacity is exhausted. The first of these sites will be the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas.
“While hospitals will remain the primary location to treat and care for those in need, we are ensuring that Texas is prepared for any possible scenario in which current hospital capacity is exhausted,” said Governor Abbott. “This joint initiative with the Texas Military Department and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will expand the care capacity in communities across Texas.”
According to Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins, the date the facility will open depends on when doctors are sent by the state or federal government to operate it.
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