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ARCHIVED - Alicante field hospital opens 80 additional beds for coronavirus patients
A similar field hospital has opened in Valencia following a huge increase in cases across the Valencia region
So sharp has been the recent increase in the number of cases of Covid-19 reported in and around Alicante that beds in an emergency field hospital were officially opened on Sunday alongside the Hospital General Universitario, the aim being to alleviate the strain on the main hospital by taking in patients with mild or moderate symptoms.
The regional government of the Comunidad Valenciana has announced that initially a total of 280 extra beds are to be created by means of the opening of three field hospitals, 80 of them at the one in Alicante although that figure could be raised to 242 if it proves necessary over the coming weeks. It is anticipated that those admitted to the new facility will be Covid-positive patients over the age of 18 who have previously received hospital treatment for serious symptoms and are now in the recovery phase. The field hospital will be divided into various wards, each with its own consultancy rooms and nursing staff as well as the equipment necessary to guarantee the treatment of individual patients, and in the light of the cold weather of the last couple of weeks it has also been a priority to ensure that adequate heating systems are in place.
Since the field hospital was first created it has performed various roles, including its participation in the coronavirus prevalence survey undertaken by the national Ministry of Health, PCR testing and support for the surgical staff at the main hospital. It has also been home to two consultancies providing follow-up care for Covid patients after the first and second waves of contagion and was used to provide flu vaccines during the autumn, as well as acting as a quarantine area for migrants who had been in contact with Covid-positive individuals.
A similar facility has been opened in Valencia, also within the Region of Valencia.