Coronavirus field hospital at Boston convention ready for patients this week
A massive undertaking to transform the Boston Convention center’s cavernous showroom floor into a temporary hospital for coronavirus patients in just four days got underway this weekend and could have the space ready as early as this week, Boston Mayor Martin Walsh said Sunday.
“We don’t need it today, but as you can see the numbers surging. As these numbers surge there will be a need for additional beds, and that’s what will activate the convention center,” Walsh said at a press conference Sunday in front of city hall.
Workers from trade unions and other organizations donned gloves and face masks on Sunday and erected white temporary walls, creating hundreds of cubicles that will house patients should the coronavirus pandemic overwhelm Boston’s hospitals.
