Las Vegas Convention Center to be used as alternate hospital, if necessary

Las Vegas Convention Center to be used as alternate hospital, if necessary.

OFFICIALS SAY THEIR PLAN IS TOBE OVERPREPARED, NOTUNDERPREPARED.AND PART OF THEIR PLAN NOWINCLUDES USING THE LAS VEGASCONVENTION CENTER AS ANALTERNATE HOSPITAL, IF NEEDED."WE'RE NOT PUTTING OUR FOOT ONTHE BRAKE BUT WE ARE TAKING ITOFF THE GAS JUST A LITTLE BIT."HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY WHILESOUTHERN NEVADA IS SEEING A"LEVELING OFF" IN NEW COVID-19CASES, THEY ARE STILL PREPARINGFOR THE WORST AND READY TOCONVERT THE LAS VEGASCONVENTION CENTER INTO ANALTERNATE HOSPITAL IFNECESSARY.THE GOAL BEING TO KEEP THESICKEST PATIENTS IN THE MAINHOSPITALS."IF WE HAVE TO MAKE MORE SPACEIN THAT HOSPITAL AND MOVEPEOPLE OUT THAT ARE APPROPRIATETHAT AREN'T READY TO GO HOMEYET BUT DON'T REQUIRE THAT SAMEHIGH LEVEL OF CARE, THEN WE'VEFACILITY COULD BE UP ANDRUNNING IN FOUR DAYS.BUT THE CONVERSION WILL ONLYHAPPEN IF OFFICIALS PROJECTA SURGE IN CASES."WE'RE CONSTANTLY LOOKING ATOUR ICU BEDS, OUR OCCUPANCY,OUR MEDICAL BEDS OCCUPANCY, OURER BEDS, OUR VENTILATOR USE."GOVERNMENT AND HEALTH OFFICIALSARE IN DAILY TALKS WITHHOSPITALS TO TALK ABOUT CURRENTLEVELS, NEEDS AND PROJECTEDA HUGE IMPACT ON THE SPREAD OFTHE VIRUS IN NEVADA.HEALTH OFFICIALS DO NOT HAVE ACLEAR THRESHOLD HOSPITALS WOULDNEED TO HIT FOR THIS CONVENTIONCENTER PLAN TO BE PUT INTOACTION, BUT AS THEY SAID, THEPLAN IS IN PLACE IF NECESSARY.JK, 13 ACTION NEWS.RIGHT NOW...