Personal protection equipment is desperately needed by Metro Detroit hospitals. If you have equipment you can donate, see below for more info.
As Michigan does everything it can to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, hospitals are still overwhelmed.
New cases are still coming in every day and hospitals are in desperate need of new supplies. Personal protection items (PPIs), also known as personal protection equipment (PPE), are especially needed as they are critical to the safety of the frontline workers at these hospitals.
That is why the Metro Detroit Chevy Dealers are working with the State Emergency Operation Center as well as the Beaumont network of hospitals — Dearborn, Farmington Hills, Grosse Pointe, Royal Oak, Taylor, Trenton, Troy, and Wayne — to provide help in any way that we can.
Our 38 Metro Detroit dealerships are donating all available PPIs from our dealerships to the Beaumont network of hospitals. This includes:
- New or unused disposable face masks
- N-95 masks (known as respirators)
- Eye protection including face shields and safety goggles
- Disposable gloves
- Disposable gowns
- Wipes: bleach or anti-microbial
- Hand sanitizer
- Home-sewn reusable masks
- Specialized items: Air Purifying Respirators, Nasal testing swabs, viral testing kits
If you have access to these needed items and can safely part with them, please find a way to donate to your local hospital. Below are some local hospitals that are accepting donations and how/where to donate. Needed items may differ by location. If you are unsure, please contact these locations ahead of time. Beaumont Health Detroit Medical Center Henry Ford Health System Ascension Providence Rochester Hospital Oakland County University of Michigan health system St. Joseph Mercy Health System Let us all do as much as we can to help those in need. If you are unable to donate PPIs to hospitals, consider donating a meal through Top 10 Cares, fostering an animal, or supporting local businesses.
