Texas COVID Recovery Centers Ready For Patients

State’s largest recovery centers located at Casa de Amistad and the McAllen Convention Center


The high rate of COVID-19 hospitalizations in Texas have spurred the creation of Texas’ largest recovery centers at Casa de Amistad and the McAllen Convention Center, according to an article on The Brownsville Herald.

Casa de Amistad’s 13,000-square-foot convention hall  was renovated to treat as many as 96 patients.

The center will staff three eight-hour shifts with 125-member staff including specialized doctors, nurses and respiratory therapists.

The McAllen recovery center was renovated to treat as many as 250 patients.

In July, some Texas counties prepared for a surge in coronavirus fatalities by requesting trailers to expand their hospital and county morgue capacities, according to an article on the Texas Tribune website. In Nueces County, the morgue was already full. The county medical examiner  has requested an extra morgue trailer — to be  provided by FEMA. 

Read the full Brownsville Herald article.

 



August 21, 2020


Topic Area: Infection Control


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