New York City is the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States, putting historic pressure on a world-renowned healthcare system as the number of confirmed cases in the area grows exponentially.
Government officials and hospital executives have been racing to find space for more beds, deploying the Army Corps of Engineers to convert the Javits Center into a hospital and bringing up a Navy hospital ship, the USNS Comfort, to handle non-virus overflow cases. But as daily cases and hospitalizations begin to plateau, FEMA announced on April 24 that those surge locations will begin “strategic drawdowns.”
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| Facility | Number of beds | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Existing beds | 23,000 | In use |
| Javits Center | 1,000 | FEMA announced plans for a "strategic drawdown" of this facility on April 24. |
| USNS Comfort | 750 | FEMA annouced plans for a "strategic drawdown" of this facility on April 24. |
| Brooklyn Health Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare | 600 | Will open week of March 30, Governor Andrew Cuomo said on March 27 |
| Coler Specialty Hospital | 240 | Will be available week of March 30, Health & Hospitals said on April 1 |
| Westchester Square Hospital | 150 | Will serve as a coronavirus-only hospital, Governor Andrew Cuomo said March 28 |
| Various hotel rooms | 10,000 | Announced by Health & Hospitals on April 1 |
| Central Park field hospital | 65 | Will be available within two days, Health & Hospitals said on April 1 |
| USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center | 350 | Will be available by mid-April, Health & Hospitals said on April 1 |
| Brooklyn Cruise Terminal | 750 | Will be available by mid-April, Health & Hospitals said on April 1 |
| Bellevue Hospital Center | 912 | 212 additional beds being added |
| Kings County Hospital Center | 639 | 292 additional beds being added |
| Elmhurst Hospital Center | 545 | 230 additional beds being added |
| Coney Island Hospital | 377 | 104 additional beds being added |
| Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center | 362 | 525 additional beds being added |
| Metropolitan Hospital Center | 338 | 156 additional beds being added |
| Harlem Hospital Center | 282 | 141 additional beds being added |
| Woodhull Medical & Mental Health Center | 260 | 91 additional beds being added |
| Queens Hospital Center | 253 | 373 additional beds being added |
| Jacobi Medical Center | 247 | 265 additional beds being added |
| North Central Bronx Hospital | 213 | 77 additional beds being added |