These pictures from our photographer Frank Reid show how work is coming along, with the hospital set to be in operation by around the end of April.
![The building being used is larger than a football pitch.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmI5NTBlZWQ1LTRmNzMtNDFiYy04N2IxLWI1NDZlMjQ5OTM0YTplYmUzOTkyMS1iYzBmLTQyMDgtYjNhMS0wMmU0MzQyODZkMzU=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
1. Industrial unit
The building being used is larger than a football pitch. Photo: Frank Reid
![Gordon Elder, nursing lead for NHS North East, at the site.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmQzOTBhMDAwLTdhMzctNDk5OS1hOGUyLWRkMDc3ZTY1ZjNhYzo1Yjk0MmVjYy04NjcxLTQ2ZWQtYTg5NS05ZDk5YjViZTU2NDk=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
2. NHS effort
Gordon Elder, nursing lead for NHS North East, at the site. Photo: Frank Reid
![The 460-bed hospital will take coronavirus patients if units in the region cannot cope with demand.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmU2NWRhMmUwLTYyNTctNGRkZS1iZmM0LTNiNzBmMzY2YjFlYTpiZjI0MDcyYy03YWI1LTQ4NWItOWU5OS01YTI1ZDhmODg0MDE=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
3. Emergency measures
The 460-bed hospital will take coronavirus patients if units in the region cannot cope with demand. Photo: Frank Reid
![The hospital will have the capacity to support patients who require ventilation.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjMyNzNkZjA4LTI5NDEtNDExOS04Y2VjLTgyZTBiYWY3YWFhZTo1NGE3M2UxOC05ZDFiLTQ4ZDAtYWFiYi1iYjNiZTA0ZWJiNjY=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
4. At work
The hospital will have the capacity to support patients who require ventilation. Photo: Frank Reid
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