AECOM Completes the Phase One Transformation of McCormick Place Convention Center Chicago Into an Alternate Care Facility For...
April 20 2020 - 6:55AM
Business Wire
AECOM (NYSE:ACM), the world’s premier infrastructure firm, today
announced that it has completed the first phase of the
transformation of Chicago’s McCormick Place into an alternate care
facility for patients considered COVID-19 positive. Fourteen days
after the receipt of a Notice to Proceed, the first 500 beds of the
McCormick Place Alternate Care Facility have accepted its first
patients.
“We are proud that AECOM and a talented group of partners could
rapidly mobilize in support of the greater Chicago community,” said
Michael S. Burke, AECOM’s chairman and chief executive officer. “As
the coronavirus pandemic continues to impact lives across the U.S.
and around the world, our disaster preparedness, response, and
recovery experts stand ready to help support cities, states and
countries in flattening the curve, expanding healthcare
capabilities and building resilience for the future.”
AECOM was responsible for building an integrated team to
fast-track the delivery of Owner Representative services, ensuring
a fully operational facility capable of safely caring for COVID-19
positive patients in an effort to reduce burden on the local
healthcare systems. To enable healthcare workers and supporting
staff with the ability to care for low acuity patients both safely
and effectively, the first phase of the McCormick Place Alternate
Care Facility included access to medical supplies, central and
satellite pharmacies, medical staffing, security service,
janitorial service, food service, communications networks,
electronic medical records, and negative-air buildouts.
AECOM began to support this essential work on April 1, 2020
under the direction of the City of Chicago, working alongside the
Illinois National Guard and the Army Corps of Engineers. The next
phase of 500 beds is slated to be complete by the end of April.
Amid the ongoing global coronavirus pandemic, AECOM is taking
action to help ensure the safety and well-being of its employees,
maintain operational resilience and provide solutions that can help
clients and communities along the path to recovery. Learn more
about the company's approach to business resilience and continuity,
and its commitment to deliver a better world.
About AECOM
AECOM (NYSE:ACM) is the world’s premier infrastructure firm,
delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle –
from planning, design and engineering to consulting and
construction management. We partner with our clients in the public
and private sectors to solve their most complex challenges and
build legacies for generations to come. On projects spanning
transportation, buildings, water, governments, energy and the
environment, our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a
better world. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm with revenue of
approximately $20.2 billion during fiscal year 2019. See how we
deliver what others can only imagine at aecom.com and @AECOM.
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