The temporary health care facility that recently opened at the Peter Lougheed Centre in Calgary in response to the COVID-19 pandemic is looking for homemade art to help bring comfort to patients and healthcare workers.
The 766-square-metre field hospital — called a Sprung Pandemic Response facility — adds capacity to help meet increasing demand caused by the novel coronavirus.
A research associate professor with the University of Calgary, Raad Fadaak, said he was touring the tent — which opened last week — to check for safety-related issues when he noticed the bare walls.
Now, he’s asking for Calgarians help bring some colour to the facility. “We were looking for safety issues for infection, prevention and control, and I noticed that the