Tulsa District assessing alternate care facilitates in Oklahoma for COVID-19 response

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District alternate-care-facility site assessment team members assess a facility during a site visit on March 28, 2020. The Tulsa District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers assembled field assessment teams tasked with evaluating existing sites for the possible conversion into alternate-care-facilities in Oklahoma. The Corps’ teams, at the request of FEMA and the State of Oklahoma, are evaluating facilities across the state. USACE is the federal government's lead public works and engineering support agency, and given its extensive work in building medical facilities for its military stakeholders is uniquely qualified to tackle this engineering challenge. (U.S. Army Photo by Preston L. Chasteen/Released)