IHA’s Plea for Medical Supplies - UPDATE
Last Thursday, IHA issued a public plea to the leaders of associations for the construction industry, dentists, veterinarians, colleges and universities, and other groups that may be able to help by donating unused N95 masks and related personal protective equipment (PPE) to Illinois hospitals. In addition to businesses, community members across the state have responded to IHA’s plea, asking how they can help their local hospitals by donating masks, hand sanitizers or wipes, or even sewing masks at home.
IDPH released a bulletin (
click here) over the weekend encouraging donations from Outpatient Surgical and Procedural Centers, Ambulatory Surgery Centers and Veterinarians, requesting surgical gloves, gowns, goggles, face shields, surgical masks, and N95 respirator masks. IHA will direct all interested donors of PPE to contact IDPH at
PPE.donations@illinois.gov or to visit
www2.illinois.gov/sites/serve/Disaster/Pages/COVID-19-PPE-Donations.aspx