personal protective equipment

Officials cautioned that as we reopen, we must continue to be cautious or a resurgence will set us back.

Gov. Ned Lamont said Tuesday that state continues to hit goals to start initially reopening next week.

The State of Connecticut has received its single largest shipment of personal protective equipment to combat coronavirus during the ongoing pandemic. Governor Ned Lamont said the equipment came from suppliers in China and has been delivered to the state’s commodities warehouse over the last couple of days. The shipment includes 6 million surgical masks, 500,000 protective masks, 100,000 surgical gowns…

Shortages of personal protective equipment have sparked protests from nurses across the country. A global shortage leaving healthcare facilities to ration PPE  has workers feeling uneasy.  Sherri Dayton, head of the nurses union at Backus Hospital and an emergency room nurse, says the current situation goes against all her training.  “If we practiced the way we do right now...

Local hospitals and frontline workers are adapting to using personal protective equipment in new ways during the pandemic

A nurse found out Wednesday what happens when you contradict President Donald Trump on how well coronavirus response efforts are going while standing near him in the Oval Office.

Officials in Russia say two doctors have died and another was seriously hurt in falls from hospital windows after they reportedly came under pressure over working conditions in the coronavirus pandemic

The Community Safety Coalition is going through neighborhoods in Hartford’s North End to make sure PPE and food supplies are available to the people who need them

“Giving the families information as quickly as possible is critical,” David Lewicki said. As Connecticut’s nursing homes continue to struggle with personal protective equipment, testing and staffing, Lewicki says quick communication is just as crucial. “Just understanding how quickly that their health can diminish and that communication with the family to get their head around the situation is vital,”...

Nursing homes across the state are facing challenges as they work to keep residents and workers safe.

As the COVID-19 pandemic grows so has the need for personal protective equipment and the government has been unable to answer the calls for help.  Private citizens like former Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Stefanowski and an army of volunteers are stepping up to fill the gap and delivering hundreds of thousands of surgical masks to medical professionals, first responders,...

Former candidate for governor Bob Stefanowski and an army of volunteers are helping delivering personal protective equipment to frontline healthcare workers.

Nursing home workers are demanding more personal protective equipment, like face masks and gloves.

“It is just indescribable what we are asking of nursing home workers at this moment in time,” Rob Baril, president of the Service Employees International Union of New England said. Thursday the toll of COVID-19 on Connecticut’s nursing homes now being felt by its health care workers facing what they call a potential staffing crisis. “There was a lag...

Vehicles lined up bumper Wednesday morning in West Hartford, all picking up much-needed PPE. It was a coordinated effort overseen by the Department of Public Health and assisted by the CT National Guard. “This is what we’ve been trained to do is to support our community,” said Sr. Master Sgt David Miller of the CT National Guard. N95 masks,...

With the federal stockpile drained of protective gear, states are turning to each other, private industries and anyone who can donate in a desperate bid to get respirators, gloves and other supplies to doctors, nurses and other front-line workers.

A union representing nursing home workers in Connecticut is calling on the state to get them the resources they need to keep staff and residents safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. Rob Baril, president of the SEIU 1199 New England, said there is a staffing crisis at more than half a dozen of the 69 nursing homes that union members work…

A trio of instructors from Housatonic Community College have joined forces to help create face shields for doctors and nurses with 3-D printers. Geroge Scobie heard about the need for personal protective equipment via a Facebook post. “I contacted my dean at our school and asked for permission to use the universities 3-D printing machines,” said George Scobie. After receiving…

A group of instructors from Housatonic Community College are using 3D printers to make face shields for health care workers.

President Donald Trump said Monday that the White House and 3M reached a “very amicable agreement” that will bring more than 55 million masks to the U.S. each month, following a public dispute between the manufacturing giant and the president.