Kindred Hospital Rome, the specialty extended care hospital adjoining the Floyd Medical Center campus that is closing April 6, won’t be idle.

As the coronavirus threat continues, “Floyd is converting a section of existing rooms in the Kindred space into negative pressure isolation rooms for overflow use, just in case,” says Floyd spokesman Daniel Bevels.

Floyd already is treating one coronavirus patient, a 46-year-old Polk County woman; she remains in stable condition and is isolated. The hospital will not comment on whether other patients have been tested there. Also, 20 Floyd caregivers remain under self-quarantine after coming into contact with the Polk patient.

Redmond Regional Medical Center has two patients who have tested positive for coronavirus. They also are in isolation.

Kindred confirmed last month that is hospital will close soon, idling up to 78 employees. It already has stopped accepting new patients.

Kindred Hospital Rome was billed as a a 45-bed transitional care hospital, offering the same in-depth care you would receive in a traditional hospital but for an extended recovery period; featuring all private rooms and two negative pressure rooms, according toprevious reports.

Floyd will have a lease arrangement for the part of Kindred it would use.