Dulles Expo Center will be one of three alternative care facilities in the state to free up hospital beds for COVID-19 patients during a surge of hospitalizations expected next month, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Friday afternoon.
Earlier this week, the governor mentioned the former Exxon offices near Inova Hospital in Fairfax as a potential alternative care site.
"It has become clear the Dulles Expo Center is the site where construction can proceed the fastest, making it a better site for an alternative care facility," he said.
The state will be moving ahead with contracts, designs and construction for the alternative care sites — finishing work as analysts expect the peak need arrives for COVID-19 care in the state.
"Teams are moving fast, and we expect these alternative sites to be ready in about six weeks," Northam said.
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