Across the country, as the spread of the coronavirus pandemic continues to grow, cities and states are quickly putting vacant or underutilized buildings to use as makeshift medical facilities. 

Last week, Archinect reported that New York Governor Andrew Cuomo was working to converting the Javtis Center in Manhattan, as well as three other facilities, into temporary hospital wards to deal with the onslaught of patients suffering from the COVID-19 disease. 

In California, Governor Gavin Newsom has moved to take over two existing hospital facilities that had previously shuttered—St. Vincent Medical Center in Los Angeles and Seton Medical Center in Daly City—to help with that’s state’s rapid medical facility mobilization, as well.  SFGate reports that the Seton facility could bring 357 hospital beds online, while The Los Angeles Times writes that the St. Vincent facility could render 177 hospital beds. 

Meanwhile, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan recently moved to take over the Baltimore Convention Center and an adjacent city-owned Hilton Hotel as part of a wider effort that could bring up to 6,000 new hospital beds to the state, The Baltimore Sun reports. 

These efforts, through growing in their scope, pale in comparison to international efforts. China famously erected new hospitals in a matter of days as it geared up to successfully fight the virus, for example.

In Spain, Business Insider reports, the government has nationalized the entire private hospital industry, including hospital facilities. 

Will the American government put in place similar measures here?