The current ICU capacity in Southern California is 0% and most beds are filled with COVID-19 patients, according to state data.
California has activated a field medical center in San Diego County to support overcrowded hospitals, as Covid-19 patients continue to fill hospital beds, Government News reported Wednesday.
The Federal Medical Station, which has the capacity to hold 250 additional hospital beds, has been vacant since April when additional resources may be needed to provide medical centers treating coronavirus patients.
A look inside Palomer Medical Center’s Federal Field Hospital
News announced Wednesday that it has decided to activate the San Diego County facility, which sits on the 10th and 11th floors of Palomer Medical Center.
While Field H Hospital Spital is not intended to support ICU patients, additional hospital beds allow other hospitals to “decompress” their clogged systems, according to Newsom.
San Diego County is adding 250h hospital hospital beds exclusively for coronavirus patients at Palomer Medical Center in Escondido.
On December 9, Palomer Health CEO Diane Hansen said there were 202 beds arranged and ready to go for the moment. About 50 nurses were ready to staff that bed.
It was not immediately clear when the facility would start. County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher said the situation is still evolving and public health officials will share information as it arrives.
The current ICU capacity in Southern California is 0% and most beds are filled with COVID-19 patients, according to state data.
When it was announced in April, the federal medical station included 200 general use beds, 20 advanced care treatment beds, an adjustable examination bed for 10 triads, five bariatric beds, 25 toddlers and 24 portable crabs, according to the county.
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