More personal protective equipment (PPE) has been donated to front line health care workers.
Seven pallets of PPE and other supplies gathered from Sask Polytechnic campuses will be distributed to health regions across the province.
“Instead of just doing it piecemeal, since we cover the province, we decided to take a coordinated approach,” said Cheryl Schmitz, Sask Polytechnic’s chief financial officer and vice president of administrative services.
The PPE and other suppliers were gathered from its campuses in Moose Jaw, Prince Albert, Regina, and Saskatoon before being shipped to a central location.
Included in the shipment were:
• 741 boxes of gloves
• 40 boxes of masks with face shields
• 212 boxes of procedural masks
• 219 boxes of N95 and another 420 N95 masks
• 4 boxes of surgical masks
• 780 isolation gowns
• 41 containers of hand sanitizer
• 20 tubs of wipes
“(The Ministry of Health) was just very grateful for our quick response and the amount of supplies we were able to gather in a short period of time,” she said, noting many front line health care workers are Sask Polytech alumni.
“It feels amazing to help. All of these items are so important.”
