More medical supplies are being shipped out from a Montgomery’s Dalraida Church of Christ to COVID-19 hot spots. Last week, the church sent loads of personal protective equipment to Harlem Hospital in New York. Now, they are shipping supplies to make field hospitals in other hard-hit areas. Hospital beds, bed linens, isolation gowns, cleaning supplies and more were loaded into…
With a nationwide shortage of personal protection equipment for healthcare workers, The Medical Association of the State of Alabama is hosting a a PPE donation day to try and fill local needs. From 9am-3pm Monday, the organization is accepting donations at several sites across the state, including it’s Montgomery address: 19 S. Jackson St. The following items are being requested:…
Alabama’s community colleges are working with the Alabama Department of Public Health to provide medical equipment, including ventilators, to hospitals which need them to help patients diagnosed with COVID-19. The equipment is coming from the colleges’ simulated healthcare settings, that are normally used to train students. The community college system says the equipment is of the same quality as that…
The Medical Association of the State of Alabama and partnering county medical societies, in an effort to assist physicians and other healthcare professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic, are hosting a statewide PPE donation day on April 13, at various locations around Alabama. The public and businesses from around the state are encouraged to donate any extra PPE they might have…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– The Dallas County Commission has put emergency measures in place to reduce the risk of contracting — or spreading the novel coronavirus. Probate Judge Jimmy Nunn says the commission is set to declare a state of emergency in the county — due to the coronavirus pandemic. The county also plans to allocate $200,000 dollars for…
