Valleywise Health is calling all nail salons, dental offices, med spas, hardware stores, schools, colleges, auto shops and more! The Valley’s doctors, nurses and other medical professionals are facing an extreme shortage of PPE (personal protective equipment.)
If you or your company can help make a difference, please consider donating unopened, boxed and/or sealed PPE to Valleywise Health, Arizona’s public teaching health system as they take on COVID-19. If you know someone who owns a business that uses gloves, face masks, surgical masks or gowns, or might have some of these items, please share our request!
How you can help:
- Items can be dropped off on the dates and times below (A Valleywise Health Foundation representative will be there for a no-contact drop-off.)
- Valleywise Health Foundation donation site location: 2901 E. Camelback Rd. Phoenix, AZ 85016
- Drop-off dates:
- Thursday, March 26th from 9am-1pm
- Monday, March 30th from 9am-1pm
- Tuesday, March 31st from 9am-1pm
- Thursday, April 2nd from 9am-1pm
- Items should be in unopened or individually sealed boxes.
PPE items include:
- Latex free medical exam gloves
- Disposable procedural face masks with ear loops or ties
- Disposable surgical masks with or without eye shields
- Disposable procedural or surgical gowns
- N95 masks
Donation form available here.
This is a challenging time for our community as we learn to adapt our lives to flatten the curve of COVID-19. Valleywise Health Foundation is helping to support Valleywise Health, as they serve the medical needs of our community and protect employees, patients and health care providers in this quickly evolving situation. We will continue to update our community as developments come and are grateful for your support.
As cases of COVID-19 have reached Arizona, Valleywise Health medical leaders shared their expertise with the community.
- Michael White shares his perspective as a doctor on the front line of the coronavirus outbreak
- Alicia Cowdrey shares tips on how to cope with stress during quarantine
- Frank LoVecchio explains the lasting effects of social distancing
For more information on COVID-19, please visit:
- Valleywise Health’s COVID-19 page: valleywisehealth.org/covid-19
- Arizona Department of Health Services: azdhs.gov/covid-19
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html
