Donations of medical supplies
for Beaumont Health are now being accepted at the Van Buren Township facility at 29163 Ecorse Road.
Hospital officials said a central location for donations would better accommodate the distribution of the needed supplies.
“We're overwhelmed with the generosity and support from the public,” said
Beaumont Chief Nursing Officer, Susan Grant. “We're thankful for their donations and grateful Gov.
(Gretchen) Whitmer's Stay-at-Home order, still allows area residents to go out and drop off much-needed donations of medical supplies. We thank them for stepping up and making a difference.”
As the number of COVID-19 patients continues to climb, Beaumont Health is now accepting specific medical supplies and donations to help support the health
systems ongoing efforts to protect staff and patients during the pandemic.
“We have heard from people all over Michigan who want to donate medical supplies, equipment and money to help with Beaumont's efforts to protect our staff and care for our patients,” Beaumont Health Senior Vice President and Chief Development Officer Margaret Cooney Casey said. “We are so grateful for all the community members who are pitching in to help. We'll disperse the donations to the areas of greatest need throughout Beaumont Health.”
While we appreciate that donors may want to donate other supplies, we're asking only for certain high priority items at this time, Casey said.
The most-needed personal protective equipment includes: New or unused disposable face masks
;N-95 mask (sometimes called respirators); Eye
protection including face shields and safety goggles; Disposable gowns; Disposable gloves (especially non-latex); Disposable surgical caps; Disposable foot covers; Wipes: bleach or anti-microbial; Hand-
sanitizer and home-sewn reusable masks
. Also needed are specialized items such as: PAPRs (powered air purifying respirators) and PAPR hoods; Nasal testing swabs and viral testing kits.
The hospital will not accept
an medication or 3'D ventilator parts
, food or blankets.
The drop-off location is “
touchless” to ensure donor safety with donors placing items directly into bins. Receipts for donations will be available online at www.beaumont.org/giving Donations are strongly encouraged and appreciated, Casey said, and can be made at the Van Buren Township facility from 9 a.m.
until 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 9 a.m.
until 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday Donors who are not feeling well should wait until they are well before donating supplies or equipment.
Bulk donations for pick-up by Beaumont can be organized by contacting covid19donations@ beaumont.org.
To make a financial donation to the Beaumont COVID-19 Fund to assist patients and emergency operations, visit www.beaumont.org/giving or mail a check to the Beaumont Health Foundation. Please write
COVID-19 Fund on the check.
