Hospitals ask for donations after PPE shortages

Hospitals across the country face a shortage of personal protective equipment.

Local hospitals are in the same boat.

MORE HOSPITALPATIENTS MEAN MORESOURCES NEEDEDTO KEEP PATIENTSAND STAFF SAFE.AS ALA ERREHBIREPORTS -- THISCOULD LEAD TO ACRITICAL SHORTAGEAT SOME HOSPITALS.HOSPITALS ACROSSTHE COUNTRY FACE ASHORTAGE OFPERSONALPROTECTIVEEQUIPMENT.LOCAL HOSPITALSARE IN THE SAMEBOAT.CATHOLIC HEALTH ISWORKING TO GETFDA-APPROVEDMASKS ANDPERSONALPROTECTIVEEQUIPMENT FORCAREGIVERS...INPARTICULAR N95 ANDSURGICAL MASKS.CHIEF MEDICALOFFICER AT ECMC DR.BRIAN MURRAY SAYSTHE HOSPITAL HASENOUGH PPE'S FORCAREGIVERS RIGHTNOW.

THEY'REKEEPING TRACK OFTHEIR PPEEQUIPMENT, AND HAVEORDERED ADDITIONALSUPPLIES."WE HAVE ATASKFORCE THATMEETS ON A DAILYBASIS.

AND WE GET AREGULAR UPDATEEVERYDAY ON WHEREWE ARE, WHAT LEVELSOF THE VARIOUSPIECES OF EQUIPMENTWE HAVE, HOW FASTWE'RE GOINGTHROUGH THEM, WHATWE CAN EXPECT IN THESUPPLY CHAIN COMINGFORWARD."BUT WITHOUTGUARANTEES OFTHEIR DELIVERY DATE,THEY ARE ASKING FORDONATIONS,PARTICULARLY N95MASKS AND THE 3M1860 MODEL."WE ARE GETTINGWHAT WE CANTHROUGH STATE ANDOTHERORGANIZATIONS.

WE'REALSO BEING BEINGVERY CAREFUL NOT TPUSE THIS PRECIOUSCOMMODITY WHEN IT'SNOT APPROPRIATE TOUSE, SO AS TOPRESERVE THESUPPLIES AS LONG ASPOSSIBLE."ROSWELL PARKIMPLEMENTED NEWPROTOCOLS THISWEEK FOR PPE USE -ALL STAFF WORKING INCLINICAL AREAS WILLWEAR EITHERSURGICAL OR N95MASKS.THE HOSPITAL SAYS ITCONTINUES TO LOOKFOR DONATIONS OFUNUSED COMMERCIALPRODUCTS LIKETHOSE MASKS, ASWELL AS GLOVES.A SPOKESPERSONWITH CATHOLICHEALTH SAY THEY AREWORKING WITHFEDERAL, STATE ANDLOCAL GOVERNMENTSTO PREPARE FOR THESURGE IN COVID-19PATIENS, ANDADMITTED TVID-19 THEY CONTINUE TBUILD TOF PPES THROUGHPU AS WELL.ALA ERREBHI, 7 EWN.