08 APR 2020

Businesses, Community Offer Donations

Local residents and businesses are donating much-needed personal protection equipment to NorthBay Healthcare in the battle against COVID-19 but that doesn’t mean more supplies are not needed.

COVID-19 is placing incredible and unanticipated pressure on health care organizations across the nation, said Pam Venturi, director of strategic sourcing in Materials Management at NorthBay. “While the shortage in personal protective equipment is a national challenge, these local donations, along with others, help us to fill the gaps — but more is needed,” she said.

The Solano County Sheriff’s Office and Solano County Public Health also put out a call for donations saying hospitals and first responders need PPE including goggles/face shields, disinfecting wipes, N95 and surgical masks, medical gowns and gloves. Donations are being accepted Mondays through Fridays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Solano County OES office, 530 Clay St. in Fairfield as well as the Emergency Medical Services building at 355 Tuolumne St. in Vallejo.

For NorthBay, the donations have come largely from local businesses or professional offices. For example, Jackson Medical Supply donated more than a gallon of germicidal cleaner.

Fairfield Harbor Freight Tools Store gave two pallets, stacked with personal protective equipment including nitrile gloves and N95 masks.Harbor Freight Store Manager Javier Munguia (left to right) and Harbor Freight Logistics Manager David Craig met NorthBay Healthcare’s Supply Chain team members Trisha Runkle and Sebastian Head last week to donate two pallets of gloves and masks.

Harbor Freight’s Dee Gaubert said in a letter announcing the company’s donation that the firm is “deeply grateful” for NorthBay’s dedication to “keeping the community healthy through these challenging times.”

Wendy Jackson of Jackson Medical Supply said she was more than happy to “donate whatever we can to the NorthBay cause” and said the company has committed to donating any N-95 masks it receives.

Local schools got in on the action as well. Padan Elementary (a recipient of holiday gifts from NorthBay employees via the annual Adopt-A-School program) donated multiple bottles of hand sanitizer.

“NorthBay is incredibly grateful for the support,” said Pam. “This outpouring from the community is truly heartwarming and the donations will definitely help in protecting our health care workers.”
 

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