NightingaleHospitals

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NightingaleHospitals refers to the temporary critical care facilities rapidly established in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic, named in honor of nursing pioneer Florence Nightingale.

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NightingaleHospitals canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf COVID-19 emergency facility
temporary hospital network
constructionTime rapid
coordinatedBy NHS England
UK government
country United Kingdom
designedFor high patient surge capacity
ventilated intensive care beds
hasComponent NHS Louisa Jordan Hospital
NHS Nightingale Hospital Birmingham
NHS Nightingale Hospital Bristol
NHS Nightingale Hospital Exeter
NHS Nightingale Hospital London
NHS Nightingale Hospital Manchester
NHS Nightingale Hospital Sunderland
NHS Nightingale Hospital Yorkshire and the Humber
Nightingale Hospital Belfast City
Nightingale Hospital North East
Nightingale Hospital North West
Nightingale Hospital Wales
hasNotableFeature built in a matter of days or weeks
many beds were never fully used
hasPurpose expand critical care capacity
relieve pressure on existing hospitals
treat COVID-19 patients
healthcareSystem NHS
inception 2020
languageOfName English
locatedIn England
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Wales
namedAfter Florence Nightingale
namedForReason honor nursing pioneer Florence Nightingale
operatedBy National Health Service
partOf NHS England COVID-19 response
significantEvent COVID-19 pandemic
someSitesRepurposedAs diagnostic hubs
vaccination centres
status mostly decommissioned
supportedBy British Armed Forces
private sector contractors
volunteer healthcare staff
timePeriod first wave of COVID-19 pandemic in the UK
typicalLocationType converted conference venue
converted exhibition centre
repurposed large indoor space
usesFacilityType field hospital
temporary critical care unit

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Nightingale hasToponymicUse NightingaleHospitals