HOSPITALS ‘GRATEFUL’ FOR ‘INCREDIBLE’ PPE DONATIONS, CASH

MUSKOKA — In Muskoka PPE means people protecting employees and patients.

Thanks to the “incredible community support” of the residents they serve, Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare’s supply of personal protective equipment are now in a “stable and solid position,” and community donations of PPE are no longer required.

This week MAHC announced that after banding back in April with its their hospital foundations to help the Bracebridge and Huntsville hospitals through the COVID-19 pandemic they are self-sufficient once again.

“Through the hard work of our foundation teams, even while working remotely, the Huntsville Hospital Foundation and South Muskoka Hospital Foundation facilitated more than 200 in-kind donations of PPE and other supplies, prepared food and snacks for staff, homemade masks and other items for staff use, and approximately 50 offers of accommodations for staff,” they said in a release.

The foundations also raised “much-needed funds” through “generous donations” by community organizations and service clubs, businesses and individual residents — permanent and seasonal.

Gratefully, including:

  • More than 28,000 gloves
  • Almost 500 goggles/safety glasses
  • About 200 gowns, and 150 scrubs
  • Up to 57,500 procedure/surgical masks
  • 400 face shields
  • 100 booties
  • More than 200 bottles of hand sanitizer
  • Hundreds of mask “ear savers” and hand sewn caps for staff, and about 600 homemade masks for staff personal use

“On behalf of all of us at MAHC, we thank every community donor for reaching out and recognizing the importance of supporting their hospitals during times of need. This is truly the definition of community and really demonstrates to us that Muskoka cares,” says MAHC CEO Natalie Bubela.

“Our staff and physicians are also so grateful for the more than 12,320 staff meals facilitated by the foundations thanks to donations. Thank you one and all!”

Hospitals happy to have enough PPE now and foundations grateful for cash donations.