NEW HAVEN, Conn. - In a press briefing on Wednesday, Apr. 1, 2020, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont announced that Southern Connecticut State University's James Moore Field House will serve as a overflow medical station for patients that are recovering from COVID-19 that were previously treated at Yale New Haven Hospital. 

"As a public institution dedicated to the pursuit of social justice, Southern is committed to helping the state mitigate the spread of COVID-19,'" said SCSU President Joe Bertolino. "With hundreds of graduates from our College of Health and Human Services on the front lines fighting the pandemic, it was a natural step for the university to make our facilities available during the duration of this public health crisis."

Trucks with hospital beds and medical equipment pulled up outside Moore Field House at Southern Connecticut State University on Tuesday, Mar. 31 as the CT National Guard began the assembly of a 300-bed "Connecticut Medical Station"  inside the facility. Southern will be providing "overflow" beds for Yale New-Haven Hospital, in anticipation of  a surge in COVID-19 patients throughout the month of April . The university has also made available 2,500 rooms in nine residence halls for an as yet undesignated purpose, although at least one hall will be used to house medical personnel.

"This has been a difficult time for a lot of people, and no more so than our health care providers," Director of Athletics Jay Moran said. "We welcome Yale New Haven to the 'Home of the Owls' and want to thank FEMA and Connecticut National Guard for their diligent work in converting this facility so quickly. I personally wish everyone to stay healthy and stay safe."

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Greenwich Sentinel: 150 Connecticut National Guard Soldiers Were Called up to State Active Duty Today

I'm on my way to the #MooreFieldHouse at @SCSU, where a 250-bed @FEMA mobile field hospital is being deployed today by the @CTNationalGuard.

Will hold a press briefing with updates around 3:00 pm. pic.twitter.com/TM0lZa7qYe

— Governor Ned Lamont (@GovNedLamont) April 1, 2020