Friday, April 10, 2020

KUOW - Army field hospital for Covid-19 surge leaves Seattle after 9 days. It never saw a patient

caption: U.S. Army soldiers set up a military field hospital inside CenturyLink Field Event Center on Sunday, April 5, 2020, in Seattle. The 250-bed hospital for non COVID-19 patients was deployed by soldiers from the 627th Army Hospital from Fort Carson, Colorado, as well as soldiers from Joint Base Lewis-McChord.
KUOW - Army field hospital for Covid-19 surge leaves Seattle after 9 days. It never saw a patient
"Gov. Jay Inslee's office on Wednesday announced that the state will be returning a field hospital deployed to CenturyLink Field Event Center to the U.S. Department of Defense.
...But just three days after announcing the facility was ready to receive patients, officials say they're returning the hospital to the federal government.
"...The facility did not see any patients during the time it was slated to operate in Seattle..."
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