PPE

The state of Connecticut is looking to purchase a 138,000-square-foot warehouse in Manchester to store PPE and other equipment.  “The leased facility that we’ve been using to store our PPE stockpile we have outgrown and we anticipate further issues based on testing stockpiles and other supplies that are coming in,” Josh Geballe, Gov. Ned Lamont’s chief operating officer, said. ...

With concerns over a second wave of COVID-19, the state is looking at purchasing a new warehouse for PPE storage.

Hartford Healthcare will kick off a massive statewide flu shot campaign Tuesday morning. The 10 a.m. virtual event will touch on several topics including preparing for a possible surge and avoiding the “Twindemic” of the flu and coronavirus. Healthcare experts said they have received a lot of questions and want to be clear and transparent. The conference will be streamed…

The owners of Bro’s Dough Pizzeria spent Sunday giving out supplies to students around the community.

The union that represents 10,000 home health care workers recently found out that the state will no longer be distributing PPE on a biweekly basis. That means regular shipment of gloves, gowns, surgical masks and face shields will be replaced with five cloth masks per quarter. “What I had to do yesterday was actually count out a supply so that…

Regular shipment of gloves, gowns, surgical masks and face shields the state was providing for home health care workers will be replaced with five cloth masks per quarter.

Some Connecticut lawmakers are pushing for a law that would eliminate the tax on masks used to slow the spread of COVID-19.

New York’s health agency is walking back a recent statement by the state’s top health official, who had cast doubt on reports from nurses about dire shortages of protective gear at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in late March and early April

With coronavirus cases and hospitalizations ticking upward in Massachusetts, health care workers are espressing concern about a second wave of COVID-19. The 7-day weighted average of positive coronavirus tests increased to 2.2% from 1.7% in mid-July, according to the Department of Public Health. Health officials reported two new deaths and 338 new cases in Massachusetts Wednesday. More than 111,000 people…

Teachers need pencils, crayons, glue sticks … and plexiglass.

Mark Parkinson, president and CEO of AHCA/NCAL speaks to the devastating impact Covid-19 continues to have at long-term care nursing facilities across the country as they run low on staff and PPE.

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine released a report on Wednesday with recommendations on how districts should prepare to reopen schools.

Eric Lundgren has made the problem of electronic waste his life’s work – and even spent a year in jail for that mission. Now he’s turning his focus to the coronavirus crisis by importing and donating PPE as well as mobile emergency power trailers that use repurposed lithium ion batteries from old Teslas.

The New York Times talks to the innovators and entrepreneurs who have jumped in to help make personal protective equipment for first responders.

For nursing homes and other businesses, PPE is essential but there are concerns over some of the state’s stockpile meant for distribution.

With cases of the coronavirus spiking dramatically across the country, the nationwide demand for personal protective gear is increasing rapidly. For nursing homes and businesses in Connecticut, that means maintaining a supply of PPE is critical. The state has a stockpile for PPE, but not all of it is medical grade.  “That’s something we never really know what we’re...

The state of Connecticut has so far built up a stockpile of personal protective equipment that can last about 60 or 70 days, with plans to eventually have enough for 90 days in case there is a second wave of the coronavirus, Gov. Ned Lamont said Wednesday. While it’s the responsibility of nursing homes and businesses to secure their own…

The state of Connecticut has spent more than $93 million on personal protective equipment in hopes of building up its stockpile

Nurse Alice Benjamin provides tips for proper face mask wearing and answers some frequently asked questions, including how to make sure your mask fits and how often to clean it.