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CenturyLink Field Event Center to be site of military field hospital

To assist in the coronavirus pandemic, a military field hospital will be built at CenturyLink Field Event Center in Seattle.

Sports have ground to a halt in Seattle as a result of the coronavirus pandemic that is sweeping the world. Cities across the country are in need of extra hospital beds and are coming up with creative measures to treat patients in need.

Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan and Washington Gov. Jay Inslee have called upon the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and FEMA to construct a military field hospital at CenturyLink Field Event Center.

According to Durkan’s press release, 300 soldiers from the 627th Army Hospital from Fort Carson, Colorado, have been deployed to Seattle to run the hospital, which will provide at least 150 hospital beds for non-COVID-19 patients.

“As we continue to do everything possible to slow the spread of COVID-19 throughout Washington state, we also need to prepare our healthcare delivery system to deal with people who are sick, or may become ill, as well as all the other health needs of Washingtonians,” Inslee said in the release. “This field hospital will help us do that and I am grateful to the Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army, and FEMA for bringing in these much-needed resources of people, supplies and equipment. I appreciate Mayor Durkan’s leadership in helping to bring this to the Puget Sound region. Together, we will stop the spread of this virus and help save lives.”

With all games and concerts canceled for the near future, large, empty venues like the CenturyLink Field Event Center offer a suitable place to create the extra hospital beds the city could need in the near future.

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CenturyLink Field to go cashless for all events

CenturyLink Field will no longer be accepting cash payments as a way to make in-stadium purchases quicker and more efficient.

CenturyLink Field, the home of the Seattle Seahawks, Seattle Sounders and now the XFL’s Seattle Dragons, announced it will no longer accept cash for sales transactions at the stadium, the Event Center, as well as the WAMU theater.

Concessions, retail purchases and parking payments will only be accepted on credit, debit or prepaid cards in an effort to speed up transaction times and improve efficiency throughout the stadium.

“We are continually looking at new technology and innovative ways we can improve our customer experience, and moving to a cashless operations model will reduce the length of time our guests spend standing in line,” said David Young, general manager of the stadium. “Depending on the event, credit or debit cards are already being used for approximately 75% of all concessions transactions and 90% for retail purchases, so we are confident this will be a seamless transition for our guests and as a result they will experience a positive improvement in wait times.”

For fans who don’t have debit or credit cards, there are 10 cash-to-card kiosks in the stadium. They convert any amount of cash to a prepaid card that can be used anywhere in the stadium. The kiosks are free to use.

For more information and FAQs, visit www.centurylinkfield.com/cashless.

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