Samaritanâs Purse starts building field hospital in Lenoir to help with COVID-19
Samaritanâs Purse officials say they will begin the construction of the hospital on the grounds of Caldwell UNC Health Care in Lenoir on Friday, Jan. 1. (Source: WBTV)
By WBTV Web Staff | December 31, 2020 at 3:40 PM EST - Updated January 1 at 6:28 PM
LENOIR, N.C. (WBTV) - A 30-bed emergency field hospital is being built to provide COVID-19 care support for western North Carolina as the pandemic has worsened this winter.
Samaritanâs Purse officials said they would begin the construction of the hospital on the grounds of Caldwell UNC Health Care in Lenoir on Friday, Jan. 1. Just after 9:30 a.m., the trucks began to arrive at the site.