Transforming a New York university soccer field into a temporary hospital
- The Challenge
Provide rapid medical relief for Covid-19 sufferers in New York
- The Solution
Bespoke, adaptive power solution, standby cooling and seamless collaboration
- The Impact
New care facility could accept and treat patients within just eight days
Client:Large electrical contractor
Location:New York
Sectors:Contracting
The Challenge
Provide rapid medical relief for Covid-19 sufferers in New York
New York has been one of the worst affected states in the US, and therefore surge capacity was urgently needed to ensure adequate medical provision for residents. The location selected for the temporary hospital was a soccer field located at an Ivy League University in New York City which did not have the power infrastructure in place to support a facility on the scale required for the medical facility.
Working alongside partners, Aggreko was tasked with designing and delivering a temporary power solution which meant that the COVID-19 Alternate Care Facility would be able to accept patients as quickly as possible.
Given that the facility would be supporting critically unwell patients, the need for reliable power 24 hours a day was absolutely vital. The team were contacted by a large electrical contractor in early April to help design and execute a temporary power solution, which could handle this power demand.