This morning, the Post was invited to Royal Preston Hospital for a first-look at two new wards built to house up to 150 recovering Covid patients.
The largest new ward, the steel-framed Nightingale Surge Hub, is being erected on the visitor car park near the front entrance and will have beds for upto 100 patients.
The scenes show dozens of workmen and forklifts handling huge girders as they begin piecing it together, with work to be completed in around three weeks.
Taking a peek inside, we can also show you pictures of the staff restaurant which closed on Tuesday (January 4) to make way for a second, smaller ward for 30 Covid patients.
Pictures show work crews gutting Charters Restaurant to transform it into a brand new Covid ward with 50 beds.
Take a look at the work under way...
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Charters Restaurant was closed on Tuesday, January 4 and is being transformed into a new overspill ward for recovering Covid patients
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Work is also taking place at Royal Preston Hospital to transform the now-closed staff restaurant into a second temporary overspill ward for up to 50 Covid patients
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Charters Restaurant was closed on Tuesday, January 4 and will remain closed for the foreseeable future, said hospital bosses
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The new overspill ward in the former staff restaurant will open to patients before the Nightingale Surge Hub in the car park, which is being reserved as a 'last resort'