LifeBridge Health to add 500 beds to prepare for coronavirus surge

LifeBridge Health is working to add more than 500 new beds among its five Maryland hospitals in preparation for a potential surge in patients as the novel coronavirus continues to spread. LifeBridge and other health systems have been mulling options for increasing their patient bed capacity amid ongoing emergency preparations related to the COVID-19 outbreak. State and local health officials have expressed concerns about the existing capacity of Maryland's hospitals, and whether the facilities are…