The DCU Center, owned by the City of Worcester and managed by ASM Global, will replace all of its arena seating over a five-month period centered around this summer.
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The coronavirus lockdowns begun in March 2020 lasted longer for indoor performance venues than nearly every other type of business, cutting off the main revenue streams for these Central Massachusetts hubs for arts and culture until May 2021.
Weekly cost to run Worcester DCU Center as COVID field hospital estimated around $28,000, documents say
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For the second time this year, Worcester’s DCU Center has become an integral part of the city’s mitigation of COVID-19 and transformed into a field hospital for patients suffering from the virus.
UMass Memorial Health Care is running the field hospital at the arena. While the physical space is being provided free of cost to UMass Memorial for at least two months, the health care system will be billed for other costs to run the field hospital, estimated to cost tens of thousands each week, according to documents.