Crews Working Around The Clock To Transform Liacouras Center Into Federal Medical Station

Matt Petrillo reports.

THROUGHOUT THE COMMONWEALTH OFPENNSYLVANIA.NATASHA BROWN FOR CBS-3"EYEWITNESS NEWS".IN PHILADELPHIA COVID-19CASES INCREASE TODD NEARLY1100 WITH NINE DEATHS, APERIGHT NOW CITY HOSPITALS AREPREPARING FOREIGN MOREPATIENTS.AS FAR AS HOSPITAL CURRENTSTATUS THERE ARE NUMBER AHOSPITALS WITH CORONAVIRUS.HOSPITAL CONDITION GOOD.WE DO EXPECT DEMAND WILLINCREASE OVERTIME AND THEY AREPREPARING FOR THAT.PREPARING BY TURNING TEMPLEUNIVERSITY'S LIACOURAS CENTERINTO A FIELD HOSPITAL."EYEWITNESS NEWS" REPORTERMATT PETRILLO TAKES US INNSIDE.REPORTER: THERE WAS A LOTOF HUSTLE, BUSTLE INSIDETEMPLE'S LIACOURAS SENT INNERNORTH PHILADELPHIA ON MONDAY.CREWS HAVE BEEN WORKING AROUNDTHE CLOCK TO TRANSFORM THE GYMINTO A FELL MEDICAL CENTERWITH 250 BEDS PLUS BLANKETSAND OTHER SUPPLIES.WE HOPE WE NEVER KNEE IT ATALL, THAT IT IS THERE IN CASEHOSPITALS CANNOT HANDLEDEMAND.REPORTER: TEMPLE UNIVERSITYOFFERED SPACE TO THE CITY ATNO COST.FACILITY IS THERE FORWHATEVER USE IS ESSENTIAL FORPEOPLE IN THE CITY OFPHILADELPHIA.REPORTER: SIMILAR SITES AREGOING UP THE ATLANTIC CITYCONVENTION CERTAINTY AND GLENMILLS SCHOOL IN DELAWARECOUNTY, OFFICIALS THERE AREHOPING TO MOBILIZE HUNDREDS OFVOLUNTEERS BY DOCTORS, NURSES.WE ALSO NEED ADMINISTRATIVEPEOPLE AND LOGISTICS HELP, ANDSO ANYONE THAT IS WILLING TOHELP.REPORTER: VOLUNTEERS WILLALSO BE CRUCIAL, AT THELIACOURAS CENTER.THE LEVEL OF THE CARE THATWE WILL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE ISULTIMATELY ABOUT HOW MANYCLINICAL PROFESSIONALS WE CANBRING.REPORTER: AGAIN THESE FIELDHOSPITALS WILL BE USED IFSTANDARD HOSPITALS BECOMEOVERWHELMED.RIGHT NOW OFFICIALS TELL US INPHILADELPHIA THERE ARE A LOWNUMBER OF THE ER PATIENTS.