Health & Fitness
NAC Closes Temporary Field Hospital, No Patients Admitted
The temporary field hospital at the Newtown Athletic Club that went up in early April as the coronavirus pandemic escalated has closed.
NEWTOWN, PA — The temporary field hospital at the Newtown Athletic Club that went up in early April as the coronavirus pandemic escalated has closed.
The temporary 300-bed hospital was set up by the Bucks County Emergency Management Agency on April 8.
Located in the club's sports training center, it was intended to be used as an overflow hospital in the event that area facilities became overwhelmed during a surge of coronavirus cases.
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No patients were admitted, and the field hospital was packed up last week, NAC owner Jim Worthington confirmed.
"Recently the Coronavirus Field Hospital at our Sports Training Center was packed up and closed. We were pleased to offer our facilities to our county and its residents and most happy it was never used," Worthington said in a statement.
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Spokeswoman Linda Mitchell said the facility is now being deep cleaned in preparation for the NAC Summer Camps to reopen following all the CDC and state guidelines.
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