City of Las Vegas gives inside look at temporary isolation shelter ahead of opening
CENTER WILL START TAKING IN NEWPATIENTS.IT'S DESIGNED TO HELP THECOUNTY'S MOST VULNERABLE FIGHTCOVID-19.13 ACTION NEWS REPORTER KELSEYMCFARLAND SHOWS YOU WHAT THEOPERATIONS WILL LOOK LIKEINSIDE THE NEW SHELTER.THE MEDICAL DIRECTOR OF WHATTHEY'RE CALLING THE "ISO-Q"COMPLEX SAYS THIS FACILITY ISTHE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN THECOUNTRY.BUILT FROM THE GROUND UP- IT'SDESIGNED TO HOUSE AND ISOLATEUP TO 500 HOMELESS PEOPLE.THESE FACILITIES- IN THEPARKING LOT OF THE CASHMANCENTER- ARE DESIGNED AS APRE-EMPTIVE MEDICAL CAREFACILITY FOR OUR REGION'SHOMELESS."THIS PARTICULAR SITE ISACTUALLY THE FIRST OF ITS KINDIN THE COUNTRY.THIS IS A PRE-HOSPITAL ACUTEOBSERVATION SITE VERSUS MOST OFTHE OTHER FIELD HOSPITALSAROUND THE COUNTRY ARE OVERFLOWHOSPITALS FROM THE ACTUALHOSPITAL ITSELF" TENTS ARESEPARATED BYBYBYATIENT STATUS TOAVOID CROSS CONTAMINATION.IN THE GREEN TENT- PATIENTS WHODON'T HAVE SYMPTOMS BUT HAVEVIRUS.(NATS) "SOMEONE COULD BE INQUARANTINE..DEVELOP SYMPTOMS..AND THEN NEED TO BE MOVED HERE"IN THE RED TENT- (NATS) "THISUNIT IS FOR THE ISO- CONFIRMED"PATIENTS WHO TEST POSITIVE FORCOVID- 19.ON SITE..THERE ARE MOBILE SHOWERS,BATHROOMS, AND OTHER MEDICALSUPPLIES.MEDICAL PERSONNEL ANDVOLUNTEERS WILL STAFF THETENTS.THEY'RE TASKED WITH IDENTIFYINGAND SUPPORTING THE MOSTVULNERABLE PATIENTS."THIS IS ONE OF OUR PRIMARYCONCERNS.THIS IS AN AT RISK VULNERABLEPATIENT POPULATION, WE'RETRYING TO GIVE THE BEST SUPPORTPOSSIBLE TO ENSURETHESE PATIENTS ARE NOT OUTDYING ON THE STREETS ANDTHAT WE'RE ABLE TO IDENTIFYTHEM, GIVE THEM THE HELP THATTHEY NEED, AND THEN ENSURE IFNEED BE THEY HAVE ACCESS TODEFINITIVE MEDICAL CARE"PATIENTS IN NEED OF CARE AT THEISO-Q COMPLEX WILL BETRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE ANDNEED A REFERRAL FROM AN AREAMEDICAL PROVIDER OR THESOUTHERN NEVADA HEALTHDISTRICT.IF A PERSON BECOMES SERIOUSLYILL OR NEEDS A VENTILATORTHEY WILL BE TRANSFERRED FORHOSPITAL CARE.SECURITY IS ON SITE..TO ENSURE THERE ARE NO VISITORSTO THIS FACILITY.YOU MAY BE WONDERING WHY THESETHAT AREA CLEAR IN CASETHEY NEED A POP-UP OVERFLOWHOSPITAL FOR THE GENERALPUBLIC.KM, 13 AN.PEOPLE 'ARE' USING 3-D PRINTERSTO HELP MAKE PARTS THAT ARE IN
Our first look at the isolation center in Cashman Fields. Delays have been due to the need to properly train staff to work in the..
