Network Rail has provided its logistics and project management expertise to help deliver the NHS Nightingale Hospital North West in Manchester.
数十名志愿者拥有供应链和物流的专业工作陆军储备和National Health Serviceto get the hospital, which has capacity for up to 750 patients, open over the Easter weekend.
志愿者帮助卸载，移动和建造医院床，准备好了第一个新冠病毒patients on Easter Sunday.
The temporary hospital at the Manchester Central conference centre, also known as the GMEX, is a key facility in the region’s response to Covid-19.
The NHS has also been given storage space at Network Rail’s regional distribution centre in Warrington.
Normally, the site operated by Network Rail’s supply chain operations team would be closed over Easter but staff volunteered to work throughout the bank holiday weekend in the race to open NHS Nightingale North West on time.
在复活节周末，大约500件NHS设备在曼彻斯特和沃灵顿之间运输。在需要时，可以在配送中心保存更多设备。
Those who volunteered their time included warehouse staff, drivers, and management from logistics companyDHL和Network Rail.
Martin Frobisher, group safety, technical and engineering director at Network Rail, said: “The NHS Nightingale Hospital North West has been a brilliant project.
“The pace and the energy has been fantastic. Everyone has worked together to meet the deadlines and I’m delighted that Network Rail has been able to help the NHS.
“我们提供了仓储，卡车和后勤支持。我们还提供了人们组装医院设备。我很自豪的网络铁路的人，他们志愿在一起的重要亚搏彩票软件官网项目。“
The work on the NHS Nightingale Hospital North West follows efforts by Network Rail to deliver two lorry loads of protective medical face masks for frontline medical workers.
The supplies were driven over230 miles from St Helen’s to Aldershot Barracks in March.
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