The governor had ordered all hospitals to increase capacity by 50%. "And there’s a much better appreciation on how to staff them and how to supply them."Įxisting hospitals are best for patient care, and thousands of patients were transferred among hospitals in the spring, Rhodes said. "We have all these plans that could be quickly pulled off the shelf and put into place for field hospitals," she said. Jessica Justman, an associate professor of epidemiology at Columbia University and an infectious disease specialist. But the state likely made alterations after the Army Corps transferred control to New York, and he referred queries on final costs to state officials, who did not respond to cost questions.ĭespite the high price tag, "I don’t think it was a waste" to build the field hospitals because they are now available if there’s a new surge, said Dr. The contracts to build the hospitals were for amounts not to exceed $252.5 million, said Michael Embrich, a spokesman for the New York district of the Army Corps. Medical equipment would be moved from stockpiles around the state, said Gareth Rhodes, a member of Cuomo’s COVID-19 task force and deputy superintendent and special counsel for the state Department of Financial Services. The gym could open within 10 days if permanent hospitals become overwhelmed, with the tents opening after that in phases, if needed, state officials said.
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