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save lives.
“As the principal
contractor working with
UHB, our key supply chain
partners and the NEC, our
people worked on site 24
hours a day to create this
lifesaving medical facility.”
NHS Nightingale Hospital
Yorkshire and the Humber
(Harrogate Convention
Centre)
The NHS Nightingale
Hospital Yorkshire and the
Humber, built at Harrogate
Convention Centre, was
ready to start welcoming
NHS staff on 14 April. Staff
and emergency services
lined up outside the venue to
celebrate the completion of
the new hospital which will
serve the North East.
Paula Lorimer, Director
of Harrogate Convention
Centre, said: “The re-
purposing of convention
centres is something our
industry and sector should
be rightly proud of. In
Harrogate, our team is doing
all it can to support the NHS
in its efforts.”
“Like the rest of the
country, we want to do all
we can, and are ready to help
during this unprecedented
national and global crisis.
My team have very much
been hidden heroes working
diligently behind the scenes.
They willingly came into
work at a moment’s notice
and worked around the
clock.”
Foodbank at Olympia London
Olympia London’s
National Hall was
converted into a large
food storage, production
and distribution facility
to support vulnerable and
isolated residents reliant on
donations.
The new Hammersmith
and Fulham Foodbank
service, which was officially
opened on 14 April, is now
delivering over 1,000 parcels
per week, increasing the
organisation’s capacity by
400 percent.
Nigel Nathan, Managing
Director of Olympia London,
said: “In these difficult
times, we’re delighted to be
able to play our small part
by offering Olympia London
to Hammersmith & Fulham
Council and the Foodbank
while they provide vital help
to thousands of people that
need it most in our local
community. Their teams are
doing a heroic job. And I’m
also so grateful to our few
staff that are still manning
our venue to keep it safe
while this important work is
carried out.”
NHS Louisa Jordan hospital
(Scottish Events Campus)
and clinically ready to
treat patients during the
coronavirus (COVID-19)
outbreak, if required.
The new field hospital
could have capacity for more
than 1,000 patients and was
named after Glasgow-born
First World War nurse Sister
Louisa Jordan.
Peter Duthie, Chief
Executive of the Scottish
Event Campus said: “As
we navigate the most
significant challenge of our
generation, we are proud to
be in a position to help our
NHS with an alternative
hospital provision.
“Our teams will support
the NHS in the build,
security and safe operation
of the resource, and
continue to express our
sincere gratitude for all
that they are doing to fight
COVID-19.”
NHS Louisa Jordan
hospital is now equipped
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