Craneway Pavilion being converted to a 250-bed hospital for COVID-19 patients

   RICHMOND - The Craneway Pavilion on South Harbour Way is in the process of being converted into a 250-bed hospital/medical station to treat COVID-19 patients.

Beds being set up in the Craneway for COVID-19 patients

     Trucks loaded with beds and equipment began arriving and unloading Thursday morning. By noon public access to the Craneway - including the walkway around the building - was gated and closed.
     At present, the facility is planned to be used only for COVID-19 patients who do not need to be placed in a hospital Intensive Care Unit. The beds and supplies were brought in by the National Guard.
     Officials said the facility is expected to be up and running by the third week of April, the time health officials expect to see a peak in the number of COVID-19 patients in the Bay Area.
     "This is one more step to be better prepared for the anticipated COVID-19 surge," Candace Andersen, chair of the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors said.
     The medical facility will only be used if local hospitals cannot handle the expected surge.
     The site will be secured and no visitors will be allowed.
     The county is also establishing other alternative care sites include using hotels for homeless county residents, officials said.
   The parking lot across the street - previously used for ferry patron parking and public access - is expected to be closed to the public also to be reserved for medical and hospital support personnel.

 Public access around the Craneway will be closed while it is used as a medical facility

State and law enforcement officials were on hand for the deliveries of beds & medical supplies

Inside the Craneway - now a medical facility