The UK is racing to convert a convention center into what could soon be the country's largest ICU
Work continues at the ExCel centre which is being made into a temporary hospital in London on March 31. Stefan Rousseau/Pool via AP
As the number of Covid-19 cases in the UK began to rise, the National Health Service realized it might be short many thousands of ICU beds.The ExCel Center is more accustomed to showcasing the latest ventilator technology than actually using it. “Oh my goodness, there is no comparison,” says Natalie Forrest when asked about the hospital’s scale.When fully running, it will have 4,000 beds. At the moment, just a few dozen that CNN saw were ready.It’s staff, rather than equipment, that medical director Dr. Alan McGlennan says he’s most nervous about running out of.It won’t be a hospital in a traditional sense. There will be no front door, no waiting rooms. “We will be receiving patients from ICUs across London,” Forrest says.
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