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Resoundingly Human: Connecting healthcare workers with essential PPE

  • 1.  Resoundingly Human: Connecting healthcare workers with essential PPE

    Posted 11-08-2021 14:35
    During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, access to personal protective equipment (PPE) such as masks and shields was significantly impacted to the point that healthcare workers were forced to reuse their PPE. In fact, a survey found that 87 percent of hospital nurses in the U.S. reported reusing at least one type of single-use PPE, placing them at greater risk of contracting the virus.

    I was recently joined by Rebecca Alcock with the University of Wisconsin-Madison for an episode of the Resoundingly Human podcast, during which we discussed Shield-Net and the pivotal role it played in helping pop-up supply chains provide the necessary PPE to healthcare workers in need during the pandemic.

    Click here to listen!

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    Ashley Kilgore
    Manager, Communications
    INFORMS
    Catonsville MD
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