Operates Federal Medical Center in Escondido, California, opens additional 200+ hospital beds – NBC7 San Diego

State data show that the current ICU capacity in Southern California is 0% and most beds are filled with COVID-19 patients.

Government Newsom reported Wednesday that COVID-19 has operated a field medical center in San Diego County, California, as patients continue to fill hospital beds.

The Federal Medical Center, which has the capacity to hold 250 additional hospital beds, will be vacant from April and it will be time to provide additional resources to medical centers that treat corona virus patients.

A view inside the Federal Field Hospital of Palomar Medical Center

Newsom announced Wednesday that it has decided to implement the San Diego County facility, which sits on the 10th and 11th floors of Palomar Medical Center.

While Field Hospital does not aim to support ICU patients, the extra hospital beds allow other hospitals to “shrink” their overcrowded systems and allow more flexibility, Newsom reported.

San Diego County is adding 250 hospital beds exclusively for corona virus patients at Palomar Medical Center in Escondido.

Palomar Health CEO Diane Hansen said on December 9 that 202 beds have been set up and are ready to go for the moment. About 50 nurses were ready to serve on those beds.

It is not immediately clear when this feature will run. District Superintendent Nathan Fletcher said the situation was still developing and that public health officials would share the information.

State data show that the current ICU capacity in Southern California is 0% and most beds are filled with COVID-19 patients.

When it was announced in April, Federal Medical Center includes 200 public utility beds, 20 advanced maintenance treatment beds, 10 adjustable exam beds for testing, five periatric beds, 25 toddler beds and 24 portable cribs.