Miami Beach Convention Center To Convert Into Field Hospital

The Miami Beach Convention Center will become a field hospital during the coronavirus pandemic, according to Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber.

Together with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and County Mayor Carlos Gimenez, Gelber announced on Wednesday afternoon announced that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will transform the newly renovated facility into a hospital by April 27.

The decision to install 450 preliminary beds in the center was made in order to prepare the city for the worst-case scenario, according to officials.

"It will sit vacant hopefully until it is dismantled," Gelber said.