WMMC Holding Personal Protection Equipment Donation Drive
Update: 3.31.2020
Western Missouri Medical Center has updated the personal protective equipment they are in need of:
High priority items the medical center needs are:
- Shoe Covers
- N95 Masks
- Impervious Gowns
Other items needed include:
- Eye Protection and Goggles
- Face Shields
- Surgical Masks
- Sterile and Non Sterile Gloves
- Biohazard Bags
Donated items need to be unused and unopened. The medical center asks that people bring the donations to the outpatient entrance between 5:30AM - 5:30PM CDT Monday - Friday.
Western Missouri Medical Center is holding a personal protective equipment drive and is also accepting homemade masks.
In a Facebook post on their page the medical center posted an info-graphic detailing what personal protection equipment they are accepting. "With COVID-19 cases climbing, doctors and health care workers are facing a dire shortage of masks, surgical gowns and eye gear to protect them from the virus."
Items Western Missouri Medical Center is accepting include:
- eye protection and googles
- face shields
- surgical masks
- sterile and non sterile gloves
- disposable gowns
- biohazard bags
Donated items need to be unused and unopened. The medical center asks that people bring the donations to the outpatient entrance between 5:30AM - 5:30PM CDT Monday - Friday.
Additionally their info-graphic says the medical center is now accepting homemade masks. Their Facebook post directs to an article from the Evansville Courier & Press for more information on how you can make CDC compliant masks. You can find that article here.