Chicago too

Air National Guard Major Dr. Josh Carpenter: “The team believes that we’ve offered the ability to expand services to approximately 6,500 to 7,000 patients all around the Illinois state.”

Savini: “How quick can you turn a facility around?”

Carpenter: “It varies. I mean you know, there’s some that may take a week or two, there’s some that would be ready to turn around within about 36 hours.”

Carpenter said the additional beds will help, but he fears even the extra 7,000 beds will not be enough.

He said the Army Corps of Engineers will be in charge of getting all the necessary medical equipment moved to the sites.

[link to www.chicago.cbslocal.com (secure)]