Alternate: Care Facility

: Reviews of temporary tent-based ACFs, such as the SUNY Stony Brook site , indicate they can withstand high-wind events (gusts over 60 mph) when properly engineered with helical piles and dedicated drainage.

: Teams have been noted for completing dozens of site assessments in under two weeks. Some shuttered hospitals have been converted into functional ACFs in just three weeks through partnerships between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and private contractors. alternate care facility

: Engineering and design teams have described these projects as "intense and stressful" yet "personally and professionally fulfilling" due to the mission-driven solidarity and the ability to deliver "the impossible" under tight deadlines. : Reviews of temporary tent-based ACFs, such as