Second makeshift hospital in epicenter Wuhan delivered, put into operation
By
Tian Doudou, Han Chenglin, People’s Daily
China’s
second makeshift hospital to battle against the novel coronavirus in epicenter
Wuhan on Feb. 6 completed acceptance testing by the city’s urban construction
department and health commission after 10 days of construction.
The
first batch of medical teams have entered the hospital, received the first
batch of patients of the novel coronavirus pneumonia on Feb. 8.
The
decision to build the hospital, located on the bank of Huangjia Lake in the
Jiangxia district, was made by Wuhan immediately after the first makeshift
hospital Huoshenshan broke ground on Jan. 25, the first day of the Chinese New
Year. The Leishenshan Hospital was requested to be built in half a month.
In
face of the rapid spreading of the novel coronavirus, the hospital expanded its
total designed construction area three times from 50,000 square meters to
75,000 square meters and finally 80,000 square meters. It’s designed capacity
was also expanded from 1,300 beds to nearly 1,600 beds. The size of Leishenshan
is twice as that of Huoshenshan.
The
Leishenshan Hospital uses modular design based on layout of field hospital, and
includes three major areas: one for treatment, one for medical workers’
logistical support, and one for auxiliary treatment.
CNBC
covered the whole construction process of the Leishenshan Hospital in articles,
pictures and videos, saying the construction of the new facilities echoes the
rapid completion of Beijing’s Xiaotangshan hospital in 2003 built to treat patients
affected with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).
During
an interview of Philippine newspaper Watchmen Daily Journal, an 84-year-old
historian said she admired the Chinese government for their “efficiency and
effectiveness in responding to the need of its people,” noting that such speed
was just like magic.
CNN
noted that the "cohorting," or zoning of the patients in the
Leishenshan Hospital is very important, citing Emergency medicine physician Dr.
Solomon Kuah who helped the International Rescue Committee coordinate the
construction of emergency hospitals during a 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa.
Such design can effectively make up for the deficiency of the hospital, and
it’s necessary to divide patients of differing levels of contagiousness.
Both
the lockdown of Wuhan and the Chinese New Year made it extremely difficult to
seek materials and labors for the construction of the hospital. However, the
employees of the Wuhan branches of the China State Construction Engineering, China
State Railway Investment Construction Group, China Construction Science and
Industry Corporation, China Construction Industrial & Energy Engineering
Group, and China Construction Third Engineering Bureau showed great enthusiasm
for contributing their power, applying to go to the “frontline”.
The
number of constructers at the site kept growing, from hundreds to thousands. As
of Feb. 4, there were over 1,000 managers and nearly 8,000 workers working at
site day and night, and more than 1,400 large machineries and transportation
vehicles were running busily. A total of 3,000 container houses, as well as
3,300 sets of mechanical and electrical installation tools have been shipped to
the construction sites.
“What
makes the construction speed is the innovation of China’s construction
technology,” said Wu Hongtao, secretary of the Party committee of China
Construction Third Engineering Bureau First Engineering Co., Ltd., who directed
the construction at site.
He
introduced that both Leishenshan and Huoshenshan Hospitals adopted cutting-edge
construction technologies, and used as many assembly parts as possible to
reduce field workload and save time. Besides, the construction and integral
hoisting were carried out in an alternative manner, which maximized the
efficiency.
As
a result, the Leishenshan Hospital was finally completed in just 10 days, and
will make full contribution to the battle against the novel coronavirus.
Second makeshift hospital in epicenter Wuhan delivered, put into operation
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