Major national media outlets trust Get Us PPE for information on our nation’s PPE shortage crisis.
Get Us PPE is a grassroots movement founded by emergency physicians on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. It has grown into the largest nonprofit in the country getting personal protective equipment to those who need it most. With 20,000+ registered requests for personal protective equipment, Get Us PPE has amassed the largest non-governmental database of PPE shortages in the United States.
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Ali Hickerson
Public Relations Officer
Stephanie Zeller
Public Relations Lead
Media Assets
All Media Coverage & PPE News
April 15, 2021
News Outlet: Medical Daily
Type: Print & Digital
Spokespeople:
Topics: Defense Production Act, PPE Shortage, Strategic National Stockpile, Supply Chain
April 07, 2021
News Outlet: NPR
Type: Radio
Spokespeople: Shikha Gupta, MD
Topics: N95 Masks, PPE Need Beyond Hospitals, PPE Shortage, Supply Chain
April 02, 2021
News Outlet: Spectrum New NY1
Type: Print & Digital
Spokespeople: Ali Raja, MD
Topics: Defense Production Act, N95 Masks, PPE Need Beyond Hospitals, PPE Price Gouging, PPE Shortage, Strategic National Stockpile, Supply & Demand Mismatch of PPE, Supply Chain
March 10, 2021
News Outlet: Business Insider
Type: Print & Digital
Spokespeople: Shikha Gupta, MD
Topics: PPE Shortage
March 05, 2021
News Outlet: CNN
Type: Print & Digital
Spokespeople:
Topics: N95 Masks, PPE Shortage, Supply Chain
March 01, 2021
News Outlet: Signal Boost
Type: Radio
Spokespeople: Shikha Gupta, MD
Topics: Biden COVID Response, PPE Shortage
February 19, 2021
News Outlet: CNBC
Type: Broadcast
Spokespeople: Shikha Gupta, MD
Topics: N95 Masks, PPE Shortage, School PPE Needs
February 19, 2021
News Outlet: Kaiser Health News
Type: Print & Digital
Spokespeople: Ali Raja, MD
Topics: N95 Masks, PPE Shortage, Strategic National Stockpile
February 19, 2021
News Outlet: CNN
Type: Print & Digital
Spokespeople: Ali Raja, MD
Topics:
February 18, 2021
News Outlet: TIME Magazine
Type: Print & Digital
Spokespeople: Shikha Gupta, MD
Topics:
Spokespeople Available for Interviews
Get Us PPE spokespeople are experts in the state of PPE shortages, public health, data science, and equitable distribution of PPE. Topic specialties are listed for each spokesperson.
To schedule interviews, please contact Amanda Peery-Wolf, Stephanie Zeller, or Ali Hickerson at:
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Shikha Gupta, MD
Executive Director, Get Us PPE
PPE shortage crisis, mission of organization, policy
Megan L. Ranney, MD MPH
Co-Founder, Get Us PPE
PPE shortage crisis, mission of organization, policy, (active physician)
Ali Raja, MD
Co-Founder, Get Us PPE
PPE shortage crisis, mission of organization, policy, (active physician)
Ram Bala, PhD
Co-Founder, Get Us PPE
Supply chain, Fair Distribution Algorithm for Health Equity
Shuhan He, MD
Co-Founder, Get Us PPE
Health technologies (active physician, limited availability)
Cody Reinold
Director of Product + Technology, Get Us PPE
Database technology
Zach Peery-Wolf
Administration, Get Us PPE
Origins of Get Us PPE coalition, legal, startup of nonprofit organizations
Adriane Kiss
Director of Development & Partnerships, Get Us PPE
Partners, mission of organization
Alizée Gagliardi
Deputy Director of Operations, Get Us PPE
Coordinating matches and delivery of donated PPE to those most in need
Greg Williams
Director of Operations, Get Us PPE
PPE inventory management and delivery systems
Joanna Calderon, MPH
Deputy Director for Health Equity, Get Us PPE
Health equity, Fair Distribution Algorithm, Spanish language
Get Us PPE Boilerplate
Get Us PPE is the largest national organization getting personal protective equipment (PPE such as masks, gloves, and isolation gowns) to frontline workers who need it most. As a nonprofit, we obtain PPE via donations and makers, then deliver it to under-resourced facilities at no cost to them. Fair and equitable distribution is vital to our mission.
Get Us PPE was founded by emergency physicians in late March 2020 in response to urgent PPE shortages. Within days, our team of 200+ volunteers from across the country came together to help. Our website has logged thousands of PPE requests from all 50 states, and we have delivered millions of units of PPE to nursing homes, hospitals, rural healthcare facilities, small clinics, homeless shelters, and indigenous communities.
As our nation’s PPE shortage evolves, we evolve our organization to also provide for schools, those impacted by natural disasters, and others in the midst of the PPE crisis.
About Get Us PPE | Our Data | Fair Distribution Algorithm for Equity
Data from Get Us PPE
Data is derived from the Get Us PPE database. Frontline workers register their PPE needs at getusppe.org/request. The Get Us PPE database is the most comprehensive non-governmental database of PPE shortages in the United States.
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