Detroit’s TCF field hospital has capacity for 1,000 patients — but only 17 have been admitted – By Kathleen Gray (Detroit Free Press) / April 16 2020
As the number of coronavirus patients appears to be reaching a plateau, the Detroit field hospital built to accommodate an overflow of sick people has become a refuge for a very specific patient.
“Long-term care facilities, group homes and skilled nursing facilities are not taking patients back until they get a negative result,” said Dr. Jenny Atas, the chief medical officer at TCF Center. “And it sometimes takes a while to get a negative result.”
So the 17 patients at the TCF Regional Care Center, the former Cobo Convention Center, include mostly seniors and some homeless people who aren’t allowed to return to a shelter program without a negative test.
“There definitely is a niche for this facility in Michigan,” said Atas, who is head of the Region 2 South Healthcare Coalition, which helps 35 hospitals in Wayne, Washtenaw and Monroe counties develop strategic plans to deal with emergencies and natural disasters.
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