PPE Weekly Briefing: COVID-19 Surge Increases PPE Need
Get Us PPE has received nearly 17,000 requests for PPE to date, with over 21.5 million units of PPE requested to fill just one week’s worth of need.
We get Personal Protective Equipment to those who need it most.
Do you want to help others get the personal protective equipment they need?
2,750,000
PPE units we have delivered nationally
Do you need to request masks, face shields, disinfecting wipes, gowns or other PPE?
21,500,000
units of PPE requested nationally
Personal protective equipment is our best defense against coronavirus
…yet more than six months into the COVID-19 pandemic, there are frontline workers across the country who still desperately need more masks, gloves, disinfecting wipes, and other types of PPE. Get Us PPE exists to solve this problem.
Founded by emergency physicians in late March 2020, we are now the nation’s largest nonprofit getting donated PPE to people in need. We care about health equity, and we deliver PPE to those in need including nursing homes, rural communities, and homeless shelters. We also have initiatives to support PPE for Schools and PPE for Black Lives.
PPE shortage crisis:
Most recent data is alarming
The latest PPE Shortage Index indicates our country is still facing serious PPE shortages.
Through our coalition of data scientists, makers, partners and donors, Get Us PPE has amassed the largest non-governmental database of PPE shortages in the United States.
This data is critical for helping our nonprofit organization get personal protective equipment where it is needed most. Help us get PPE into critical areas.
The latest updates from Get Us PPE
Which PPE items are in highest demand?
Our database of requests has identified significant needs for the following types of personal protective equipment:
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