Makeshift health facility at New Orleans Convention Center for COVID-19 to remain in place Share Shares Copy Link Copy

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CONSIDERING WHAT THE CONVENTION CENTER AT THIS POINT OR OR WHAT ARE THE PLANS GOING FORWARD WITH THAT? IT IS NOT SOMETHING I’M CONSIDERING WITH RESPECT TO THE CONVENTION CENTER BECAUSE IT’S FULLY STOOD UP IN TERMS OF THE FACILITY IT IS NOT FULLY STAFFED AND AND WE HAVE MADE THAT INVESTMENT AND QUITE FRANKLY. WE’RE NOT GOING TO HAVE CONVENTIONS COMING TO NEW ORLEANS AND IN THE IMMEDIATE FUTURE AND AS WE LOOK AT OUR MODELING THAT COMES FROM JOHNS HOPKINS AND OTHER OTHER MODELING THAT WE’VE SEEN AND IN ADDITION TO WHAT WE’RE PRODUCING HERE LOCALLY. WE DO SEE THE POSSIBILITY OF AN UPTICK IN THE FUTURE THAT WOULD THAT WOULD REALLY UM THREATEN OUR ABILITY TO DELIVER HEALTH CARE. SO WHAT WE HAVE DONE BASED ON ON WHAT WE BELIEVE WE WILL EXPERIENCE IN THE FUTURE IS WE HAVE NOT GONE FORWARD IN THE SHERATON HOTEL OF THE HYATT HOTEL. WE DO HAVE THE PERSONAL HOUSING UNIT OF THE PHU AS WE CALL IT THAT CAN HOUSE ABOUT 250 PEOPLE ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE MORIAL CONVENTION CENTER AND ALL LIKELIHOOD. WE BE RENEWING THAT SO THAT CAPACITY WILL GO AWAY, BUT THEN I’LL ALSO WANT TO REMIND YOU THAT WHAT WE HAVE THE MORIAL CONVENTION CENTER IS AVAILABLE NOT JUST FOR SURGE CAPACITY IN REGION 1 WHICH IS THE NEW ORLEANS JEFFERSON PARISH REGION, BUT IF WE NEEDED TO IN THE FUTURE, IT COULD SERVE AS SEARCH CAPACITY FOR REGION 3 IN HOUMA THIBODAUX AREA AND THE RIVER PARISHES AND EVEN REGION MINED ON THE ON THE NORTH SHORE. SO WE’VE ALREADY MADE THAT INVESTMENT AND GIVEN THE MODELING. WE THINK THE PRUDENT THING IS TO HOLD ON TO IT. LEAVE IT IN PLACE. WE ARE WE HAVE A CENSUS TODAY OF A A HUNDRED IN THE MORIAL CONVENTION CENTER AND IN THAT