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Dallas Convention Center Won't Become Hospital ‘At This Time:’ Mayor
Back in April, it was announced that the convention center would open a pop-up medical facility in case hospitals run out of space.
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – The Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas will not be used as a pop-up medical facility “at this time,” Mayor Eric Johnson said Thursday.
On Wednesday, Johnson said he’d be speaking with county officials and the DFW Hospital Council about the possibility of using the facility as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to surge. During a news conference, he said he wanted to the city’s response to the surge to be “proactive.”
