See inside the 3,000-bed coronavirus hospital being built in the largest convention center in North America
Grace Hauck, USA TODAY
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CHICAGO – The largest convention center in North America is being converted into a 3,000-bed alternate care facility for COVID-19 patients, and photos released by the U.S. Air Force show how the conversion is unfolding.
The 2.6-million-square-foot McCormick Place Convention Center in downtown Chicago is expected to host patients with mild symptoms who don’t require intensive care, freeing up hospital beds for more severe coronavirus cases. The build-out of three areas of the campus was expected to take place in phases over the next few weeks, with up to 500 beds assembled by the end of the week.
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Here's what the conversion looks like inside McCormick Place.
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