Christian relief group opens new emergency field hospital in Lancaster
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LANCASTER, Calif. (CNS) An emergency field hospital has opened in Lancaster to help relieve the burden at Antelope Valley Hospital, which has been overrun with the surge in countywide coronavirus patients.
The 54-bed specialized respiratory care unit is operated by Samaritan s Purse, an international, Christian-based relief organization that opened a similar respiratory care unit in North Carolina last week.
It includes a team of more than 60 people from across the country, including 40 medical professionals. I am in awe at how quickly this field hospital became a reality, Lancaster Mayor Rex Parris said. Once the call for help was made, city staff and local community members in partnership with Samaritan s Purse came together to raise the field hospital in record time. We still have a way to go through this pandemic and the support of Samaritan s Purse could not have come
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BOONE, N.C., Jan. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Today, Samaritan s Purse opened an Emergency Field Hospital in Lancaster, California, as coronavirus cases are at a critical level with reports showing one virus-related death every six minutes in Los Angeles County. The 54-bed specialized respiratory care unit is being operated in partnership with Antelope Valley Hospital to relieve some of the burden faced by the region s healthcare professionals. The hospital s opening comes just nine days after the organization began accepting patients at a similar respiratory care unit in western North Carolina.
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“I am in awe at how quickly this field hospital became a reality,” Lancaster Mayor Rex Parris said. “Once the call for help was made, city staff and local community members in partnership with Samaritan s Purse came together to raise the field hospital in record time. We still have a way to go through this pandemic and the support of Samaritan s Purse could not have come at a better time. This hospital will be crucial in reducing the burden on our local health care system.”
Ed Mirzabegian, CEO of Antelope Valley Hospital, said the medical center experienced a surge of patients after each previous holiday, “so we re preparing and bracing ourselves for the surge resulting from the New Year s Eve celebrations. With the added 50-bed capacity, the extra medical resources, and their talented medical staff, the help comes at a good time and will ease the weight from the main hospital. There s help needed across the country, and we feel blessed that Samaritan s Purse picked ou