Morocco's army builds a field hospital for Covid-19 patients

In one week, Morocco's Royal Armed Forces managed to set up a military hospital. Six days were enough for these teams to equip a two-level building and a set of 16 tents with a capacity of 160 beds for Covid-19 patients. 140 beds are dedicated to mild cases, 40 beds for intensive care and 20 others for resuscitation.

The facility can, therefore, host up to 360 patients in optimal care conditions, with special attention to the resuscitation, as Covid-19 causes respiratory problems for severe cases.

«Upon the high instructions of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, Supreme Commander and Chief of the General Staff of the Royal Armed Forces (FAR), the Royal Armed Forces have set up this military hospital in the Benslimane region to receive Covid-19 cases, in support of national hospitals», Lt. Col. Hicham Qachna, chief medical officer of the hospital, told MAP.

The medical team at the 2nd Covid-19 Military Hospital is made up of 13 doctors : 3 resuscitators, 2 emergency physicians, a biologist, a pharmacist and 6 general practitioners who were trained to act in such situations.

The paramedic staff includes 69 nurses and their assistants, and 39 support soldiers, including two administrative officers.

«They are all aware of their responsibility and mobilized to fulfill their national duty, faithful in this to our eternal motto: God, the Homeland, the King», said Lt. Col. Hicham Qachna.