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Javits Convention Center was transformed into the nation\u2019s largest alternate care site: Javits New York Medical Station (hereafter termed Javits). Protecting healthcare workers (HCWs) during a global shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) in a nontraditional healthcare setting posed unique challenges. We describe components of the HCW safety program implemented at Javits.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0899823X22000800_as2\"><jats:title>Setting:<\/jats:title><jats:p>Javits, a large convention center transformed into a field hospital, with clinical staff from the US Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and the US Department of Defense.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0899823X22000800_as3\"><jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title><jats:p>Key strategies to ensure HCW safety included ensuring 1-way flow of traffic on and off the patient floor, developing a matrix detailing PPE required for each work activity and location, PPE extended use and reuse protocols, personnel training, and monitoring adherence to PPE donning\/doffing protocols when entering or exiting the patient floor. Javits staff who reported COVID-19 symptoms were immediately isolated, monitored, and offered a severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0899823X22000800_as4\"><jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title><jats:p>A well-designed and implemented HCW safety plan can minimize the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection for HCWs. 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