A Nightingale Hospital has had no patients almost a week after construction work was finished.
The NHS facility in Bristol was officially opened on Monday but was ready for use last Saturday.
Officials have stressed the hospital, much like its namesake in London, will only be used when nearby hospitals run out of capacity and need extra space to cope.
No patients have been admitted to any of the 300 beds yet, and health bosses are hoping it will never need to be used at all, reports Bristol Live.
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Staff who have been seconded to work there have received training and are ready to treat patients, but will only be called in when their services are required.
Marie-Noelle Orzel, chief officer of NHS Nightingale Hospital Bristol, said: “Staff training is taking place so that we are ready to receive patients whenever the need arises.
"Until that time, and as was always planned to be the case, staff will remain with their current employers, looking after the patients who currently need them."
The hospital is situated inside a conference centre at the University of the West of England's Frenchay campus, and is run by North Bristol NHS Trust.
It is one of seven Nightingale Hospitals across the country, along with others in London, Manchester, Exeter, Sunderland, Harrogate and Birmingham.
London's is the biggest and was the first to open, and it has been reported that about 50 patients had been cared for there during its first three weeks.
Birmingham's Nightingale had not admitted any patients during its first two weeks, and there are hopes that Bristol's will remain empty too.
Prior to the hospital opening, Ms Orzel said: "I think many of us have asked ourselves ‘why do we need Nightingale Hospitals?’, and I suppose personally, I’m hoping that we may never need to use this facility.
"But what we need to be prepared for is ‘what if?’. What if we do need more intensive care beds, across the Severn network?"
On Thursday, Boris Johnson promised to deliver a "comprehensive plan" next week on how the lockdown may be eased after declaring the UK is "past the peak" of the coronavirus outbreak.
The Prime Minister said he would be producing a "road map, a menu of options" explaining how to get the economy moving and children back to school while still suppressing the disease's spread.
Mr Johnson made his commitment as he fronted his first Downing Street press conference since leaving hospital for Covid-19.
He praised the NHS, saying he had been "very, very lucky" but "thousands of people have been less fortunate than I was".
