The London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) is getting ahead of the game with the construction of London’s first COVID-19 field hospital.
The temporary hospital is a partnership between LHSC, Western Fair District, the City of London, and other community partners.
Located in the Agriplex on the Western Fair Ground, the facility will have 144 beds with the option to expand to 500 if needed. “The hope for this facility is that we get it to build and ready, but we never use it,” acting LHSC President Neil Johnson said. “We want to have it ready because if we need it, we will need it quickly.” Officials estimated the construction will be finished by Thursday or Friday at the latest with an additional seven to 10 days to get it stocked with