It’s a facility health officials hoped would never have to be utilized, but a field hospital in Milwaukee opened up on Wednesday, Oct. 14 in an effort to lessen the load on hospitals across the state.
The facilities manager said on a call on Wednesday, while she’s impressed with the hard work it took to get the building ready, she hoped that she’d never actually had to open it.
“The average length of stay for the patient to be is anywhere from three to six days, that is what we anticipate. They’re between the ages of 18 and 70-years-old. They may need some additional oxygen therapy, [and] additional medications,” CEO of the Wisconsin State Fair Park Alternate Care Facility Deb Standridge said.
As Coronavirus cases continue to rise in Wisconsin, and the doors at the COVID-19 alternate care facility in Milwaukee open, health professionals said this was a necessary step.