For months, a tucked-away, nondescript building on Rocky Springs Road has served as a de facto hub for Frederick Countyâs COVID-19 response.
The Scott Key Center functioned primarily as a career resource center for people with developmental disabilities until June. Thatâs when the Frederick County Health Department moved in and repurposed the space to assist in the battle against the novel coronavirus.
At first, there were rows of floor-to-ceiling shelving that provided air-conditioned storage for personal protective equipment, or PPE.
The PPE was being stored in a non-air conditioned warehouse in the county, and when temperatures neared 100 degrees, âIt was awful,â said Dr. Randall Culpepper, the deputy health officer for Frederick County.