The 460-bed state-of-the-art facility, which is situated near Sunderland’s Nissan plant, will only start taking patients if the region’s hospitals are unable to cope with coronavirus cases. Scroll down and flick through our picture gallery to see some of the facts and figures about the new building:
5. 80,000
It took 80,000 construction working hours to turn the empty industrial unit into a hospital. | Other 3rd Party Photo: Other
6. 31
There are 31 miles of electrical cable in the hospital. | Other 3rd Party Photo: CREST PHOTOGRAPHY 07889532545
7. 920
There are 920 oxygen outlets and 460 medical air outlets in the hospital. | Other 3rd Party Photo: Other
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