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| Leishenshan Hospital | |||||||
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| Location | Jiangxia District,Wuhan, Hubei, China | ||||||
| Coordinates | 30°25′55″N114°17′18″E / 30.432048°N 114.288276°E /30.432048; 114.288276 | ||||||
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| Beds | 1,600 (official)[1] 1,500 (operational) | ||||||
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| Opened | 8 February 2020 20 February 2020 (Fully opened) | ||||||
| Closed | 15 April 2020 | ||||||
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| Lists | Hospitals in China | ||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 雷神山医院 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 雷神山醫院 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | MountThunder God Hospital | ||||||
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Leishenshan Hospital (Chinese:雷神山医院;lit. 'MountThunder God Hospital') was an emergency specialtyfield hospital built in response to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[2][3] The facility is located at No.3 Parking Lot of theAthletes Village inJiangxia District,Wuhan,Hubei. Stage one of construction was completed on 6 February 2020, and the hospital opened on 8 February 2020. Along with theHuoshenshan Hospital, a further sixteen other temporary treatment facilities were set up for isolation and treatment of COVID-19 cases.[4] Leishenshan and Huoshenshan hospitals were closed on 15 April 2020.[4]
The name "Leishen" (雷神; 'God of Thunder') refers toLeigong, a deity inChinese folk religion who punishes both earthly mortals guilty of secret crimes and evil spirits who have used their knowledge ofTaoism to harm human beings.[5][6]
The name "Lei" (雷; 'Thunder') is also related to the concept ofwood (木) inwuxing (五行), wherein wood begetsfire (木生火) and fire overcomes metal (火克金). Intraditional Chinese medicine, themetal element (金) governs thelung (肺), so the name conveys the hope that the respiratory infection caused bySARS-CoV-2 will eventually be eliminated.[5][6]
At 3:30 p.m. on 25 January 2020, the Wuhan municipal government decided to establish an additional hospital named "Leishenshan Hospital" in response to theCOVID-19 pandemic and appointed China Construction Third Engineering Bureau Group Co.Ltd.as the main contractor for this emergency project. The hospital was located at No.3 Parking Lot of theAthletes Village inJiangxia District ofWuhan. On January 27, theNational Development and Reform Commission announced the allocation of 300 millionyuan to subsidize the construction ofHuoshenshan Hospital and Leishenshan Hospital.[7] The same day, theState Grid Corporation of China announced a donation of 60.28 million yuan worth of physical materials for the construction of the two hospitals.[8]
On 6 February 2020, the construction of the hospital was completed.[9] Two days later on 8 February 2020, a total of 1,600 beds were delivered to the hospital.[10] On the same day,Vice PremierSun Chunlan visited the building. She stressed that treatment should be carried out based on the priority of the severity of the patient's condition.[11] The first patients were admitted to the hospital on the same day.[12]
As of 20 February 2020, the hospital had an operational capacity of 1500 beds.
On 15 April 2020, it was 'retired' after treating 2,011 patients.[4] It currently remains on standby.[13]
The hospital is afield hospital-based building withmodular design.[14] It has 32 zones for patients, two of which are for those in critical condition and three for those with serious symptoms.[15]
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