COVID-19 infections overwhelmed the hospital system, the health organization is decommissioning its field hospital.Located in the Agriplex on the Western Fair Ground, the facility had 144 beds with the option to expand to 500 if needed.Despite daily cases numbering in the hundreds at the height of the pandemic, the facility was never put to use.
Omicron likely involved in cluster of at least 30 COVID-19 cases in London: MLHU “The field hospital ensured we had a plan early in the pandemic to care for our community and respond to high inpatient volumes,” said Carol Young-Richie, LHSC executive vice-president, chief nursing officer and vice-president, professional practice, medicine, critical care and family medicine.While the site was not.