How to Make Disposable Gowns and Combat the PPE Shortage
Get Us PPE is launching a grant program and curriculum-based cohort to make and distribute disposable gowns. Here's how you can apply!
Do you want to help others get the personal protective equipment they need?
6,500,000
pieces of PPE delivered to frontline workers by Get Us PPE
Do you need to request masks, face shields, disinfecting wipes, gowns or other PPE?
87,000,000
pieces of PPE requested to fill need for just ONE WEEK
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 Data Index indicates our country is still facing serious PPE shortages.
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:
The news trusts our organization for factual information
How you can help
A look at what it’s like to not have the PPE you need
A $5 donation helps us get an N95 mask to a frontline worker.
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