May 12, 2021

COVID RESPONSE: US Government Donates Two Field Hospitals To T&T

By Newsroom

The United States government has donated two field hospitals to Trinidad and Tobago, outfitting the country with a total of 80 extra beds in the parallel healthcare system.

They will be deployed at the Couva Hospital and the Jean Pierre Sports Complex, but will not be operational at this time as the parallel healthcare system currently has available beds.

Addressing the issue during a television interview on state media TTT Limited on Wednesday, Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley said “It is not out of control, what we are doing is to expand this capacity to respond in the event that we require more beds. Actually, what is happening in Couva is we are getting some help from the Americans with two field hospitals one of which is at Couva.”

“It is a temporary hospital space. It is one of the responses if we are getting more people infected and there is a demand for more bed space. A field hospital is what you use to increase your bed space in the short term. It is not out of control, it is a response to what is happening as we experience a higher level of infection,” Dr. Rowley added.

Both facilities will have a capacity for High Dependency and Intensive Care Units. (HDU and ICU)

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