L.A. District USACE leads inspection of hospital in support of FEMA, state

By John Reese, Los Angeles District, U.S. Army Corps of EngineersFebruary 25, 2021

A construction team at Beverly Hospital.
A construction team works as state and federal representatives inspect progress by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Beverly Hospital, Montebello, California, Feb. 23, 2021. (Photo Credit: John Reese) VIEW ORIGINAL

Representatives with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District, the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services and the Federal Emergency Management Agency conducted an inspection of ongoing construction Feb. 23 at Beverly Hospital in Montebello, California. The group viewed construction progress outside of the facility, in patient rooms and on the roof during the inspection.

A team of state and federal representatives receive a pre-tour briefing from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers of construction support at Beverly Hospital, Montebello, California, Feb. 23, 2021.
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A team of state and federal representatives inspect equipment during a briefing from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers of construction support at Beverly Hospital, Montebello, California, Feb. 23, 2021.
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Beverly is one of four hospitals in the Los Angeles area in which the LA District awarded construction contracts to address shortages arising from the COVID-19 pandemic as part of #FEMA's support to the State of California.

A construction worker moves construction materials to the roof of Beverly Hospital, Montebello, California, Feb. 23, 2021.
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Workers for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project at Beverly Hospital, Montebello, California, bring constructions materials to the roof, Feb. 23, 2021.
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At Beverly Hospital, the Corps and its contractors are working in coordination with hospital officials to upgrade a 17-bed wing in the facility for non-COVID patients and convert a pre-operation waiting room to a COVID staging area by adding high-flow oxygen.

A team of state and federal representatives inspect progress by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on construction support at Beverly Hospital, Montebello, California, Feb. 23, 2021
A team of state and federal representatives inspect progress by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on construction support at Beverly Hospital, Montebello, California, Feb. 23, 2021 (Photo Credit: John Reese) VIEW ORIGINAL

Construction work on the hospital is about 75 percent complete to date.

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