Leishenshan Hospital () was an emergency specialty

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built in response to the

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. The facility is located at No.3 Parking Lot of the

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. Stage one of construction was completed on 6 February 2020, and the hospital opened on 8 February 2020. Along with the

Huoshenshan Hospital Huoshenshan Hospital () was an emergency specialty field hospital, built between 23 January and 2 February 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in China. The facility is located near Zhiyin Lake () in the Caidian District, Wuhan, Hubei, C ...

, a further sixteen other temporary treatment facilities were set up for isolation and treatment of COVID-19 cases. Leishenshan and Huoshenshan hospitals were closed on 15 April 2020.

Etymology

The name "Leishen" () refers to

Leigong Leigong () or Leishen (), is the god of thunder in Chinese folk religion, Chinese mythology and Taoism. In Taoism, when so ordered by heaven, Leigong punishes both earthly mortals guilty of secret crimes and evil spirits who have used their know ...

, a deity in

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who punishes both earthly mortals guilty of secret crimes and evil spirits who have used their knowledge of

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to harm human beings. The name "Lei" () is also related to the concept of

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() in '' wuxing'' (), wherein wood begets

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() and fire overcomes metal (). In

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, the

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element () governs the

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(), so the name conveys the hope that the respiratory infection caused by

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will eventually be eliminated.

History

At 3:30 p.m. on 25 January 2020, the Wuhan municipal government decided to establish an additional hospital named "Leishenshan Hospital" in response to the

and appointed China Construction Third Engineering Bureau Group Co.Ltd.as the main contractor for this emergency project. The hospital was located at No.3 Parking Lot of the

. On January 27, the

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announced the allocation of 300 million yuan to subsidize the construction of

and Leishenshan Hospital. The same day, the

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announced to donate 60.28 million yuan worth of physical materials to the construction of the two hospitals. On 6 February 2020, the construction of the hospital was completed. Two days later on 8 February 2020, a total of 1,600 beds were delivered to the hospital. On the same day, Vice Premier Sun Chunlan visited the building. She stressed that treatment should be carried out based on the priority of the severity of the patient's condition. The first patients were admitted to the hospital on the same day. As of 20 February 2020, the hospital had an operational capacity of 1500 beds. On 15 April 2020, it was 'retired' after treating 2,011 patients. It currently remains on standby.

Design

The hospital is a

-based building with

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. It has 32 zones for patients, two of which are for those in critical condition and three for those with serious symptoms.

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* {{COVID-19 pandemic, state=expanded COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China 2020 establishments in China Hospital buildings completed in 2020 Hospitals established for the COVID-19 pandemic Hospitals established in 2020 Hospitals in Wuhan

Etymology

History

Design

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