Georgia world congress center hospital. Kemp is making the move to reconfigure the site once as hospitals absorb a significant surge of coronavirus patients. The georgia world congress center acted as a temporary hospital earlier this year when the covid 19 pandemic first began. The georgia world congress center gwcc opened its doors in 1976 as a 350000 square foot exhibit space.
Atlanta ga the georgia world congress center opened monday as a temporary hospital for covid 19 patients. Georgia to reopen makeshift hospital at world congress center next week an image of a 200 bed temporary hospital for coronavirus patients that opened in april inside the georgia world congress center. Since opening the gwcc has gone through major expansions in 1985 1992 and 2002 to meet the needs of growing conventions and special events.
Brian kemp ordered the facility be used to treat the patients.