The joint Clark County-City of Las Vegas ISO-Q (Isolation and Quarantine) Complex at Cashman Center is scheduled to close Tuesday, June 30, after serving more than 230 people since opening April 13. The complex served as a safe place that 234 individuals experiencing homelessness used to quarantine, ensure that others were not infected and in some cases recover from COVID-19.
Complex staff also oversaw the administering of 846 COVID-19 tests, and helped a total of 20 COVID-19 positive individuals recover. In addition, more than 17,000 health screenings have occurred at the Courtyard Homeless Resource Center since April 13.
While the ISO-Q complex has served its purpose and will close on June 30, the county will continue to find housing and care for medically fragile homeless individuals who would have been placed at the Cashman facility. Those placements are expected to largely be at county-funded facilities. The city will continue to operate the Courtyard Homeless Resource Center as a haven for any who are in need.
Construction on the Cashman ISO-Q Complex began March 31 by Vision Building Systems. It is believed that the Cashman ISO-Q was a first-of-its-kind complex in the nation, serving the homeless population during the pandemic. The complex featured separate areas for homeless people who were quarantined because they were exposed to the coronavirus but had no symptoms, an isolation area for those who were symptomatic and awaiting test results, and a third section for those who were in isolation with confirmed coronavirus test results.
Patients in need were transported or referred from area hospitals and medical providers, freeing up additional hospital bed space. Hospitals continued to provide care for the seriously ill and those in need of a ventilator.