When Allentown Cedar Crest hospital encounters a severe flu season, they use the inflatable tent build an inflatable military style hospital in the parking lot.
Sandwiched between the ambulance helipad and the E.R. doors, the tent is mostly used as a holding area for walk-in patients who need monitoring. The extra space lowers the risk of infections in the main waiting room when the coughing and sneezing is at its worst.
