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the U . S . Army Corps of Engineers in 

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support of FEMA and the state of 

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California is hard at work . 

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Constructing alternate care facilities 

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in the Los Angeles area to facilities 

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are currently under construction with 

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tomb or looking to start work shortly , 

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we had to rapidly , uh , you know , 

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mobilize Who has support these 

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hospitals that the urgent need was 

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there on DSO . One thing about the 

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corps of engineers is we can leverage 

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across the entire enterprise , not just 

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our district . Good example is we were 

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able to leverage , uh , the , uh , 

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folks in Omaha district use that their 

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contract vehicle , andi , that allowed 

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us to rapidly get contracts in place 

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rapidly . Uh , get the work going here 

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at Beverly Hospital uses contractors 

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are working with hospital officials to 

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upgrade a 17 bed wing of the building 

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to care for non covert patients . Crews 

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are also working to convert a pre 

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operation waiting room to a covert 

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staging area with high flow oxygen . In 

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collaboration with the state of 

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California , we were able to procure 

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oxygen under this contract on we're 

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piping it up into two areas of the 

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hospital hospital tow offer support for 

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cove in 19 across town , an event is 

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Health White Memorial Medical Center 

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cruiser , erecting a temporary 

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structure on the facilities grounds , 

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which will house 80 beds , freeing up 

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space in the facility for covert 

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patients . Alternate care facilities , 

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air temporary and are being constructed 

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to assist hospitals and medical staff . 

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Handle the influx of patients the 

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pandemic has caused . We're looking 

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forward to wrapping this up here in 

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short order and allowing Beverly 

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Hospital's performed . The services . 

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Work is expected to be complete on 

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Beverly and White Memorial hospitals by 

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mid to late March , with the other two 

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Ella facilities wrapping up shortly 

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thereafter for the U . S Army Corps of 

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Engineers Patrick Bloodgood .