Leishenshan Hospital

Leishenshan Hospital
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Geography
LocationJiangxia District, Wuhan, Hubei, China
Coordinates30°25′55″N 114°17′18″E / 30.432048°N 114.288276°E / 30.432048; 114.288276
Services
Beds1,600 (official)[1]
1,500 (operational)
History
Opened8 February 2020
20 February 2020 (Fully opened)
Closed15 April 2020
Links
ListsHospitals in China
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese雷神医院
Traditional Chinese雷神醫院
Literal meaningMount Thunder God Hospital
Construction site of Leishenshan Hospital.
Wuhan Leishenshan Hospital

Leishenshan Hospital (Chinese: 雷神山医院; lit. 'Mount Thunder God Hospital') was an emergency specialty field hospital built in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2][3] The facility is located at No.3 Parking Lot of the Athletes Village in Jiangxia District, Wuhan, Hubei. Stage one of construction was completed on 6 February 2020, and the hospital opened on 8 February 2020. Along with the Huoshenshan Hospital, a further sixteen other temporary treatment facilities were set up for isolation and treatment of COVID-19 cases.[4] Leishenshan and Huoshenshan hospitals were closed on 15 April 2020.[4]

  1. ^ 雷神山医院病床增至1600张 ['Thunder Hill' Hospital's hospital beds increased to 1,600]. Beijing News. 2020-01-29. Archived from the original on 2020-01-29. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
  2. ^ 火神山、雷神山医院将于2月3日和2月6日收治病人 [Vulcan Hill and 'Thunder Hill' Hospital will treat patients on February 3 and February 6]. yicai.com. 2020-01-31.
  3. ^ Umlauf, Jessica Wang, Ellie Zhu and Taylor (2020-02-03). "How China Built a Coronavirus Hospital in 10 Days". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2020-02-05.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ a b Lu, Joanne (10 September 2020). "Whatever Happened To ... The Instant Hospitals Built For COVID-19 Patients In Wuhan?". NPR.

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