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May 12 2020
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Hoopers Meet Heroes: Kings’ Harrison Barnes and Get Us PPE’s Dr. Megan Ranney

By CloseUp360, Partners
The people on the frontline of the coronavirus pandemic are healthcare professionals, everyday citizens risking their lives to save those of their patients. They are the heroes right now. In CloseUp360's “Hoopers Meet Heroes” series, which connects NBA players with healthcare professionals on the frontline of the fight against the coronavirus in their respective cities, Sacramento Kings forward Harrison Barnes chatted with Dr. Megan Ranney, an emergency physician who's a founding partner of GetUsPPE, which delivers essential medical equipment to workers battling the pandemic. Dr. Ranney discussed the importance of supporting the elderly, who are at higher risk of dying...
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May 11 2020
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Get Us PPE Delivers One Million Face Shields to Healthcare Facilities Nationwide

By Impact Stories, Press Releases

– Medical Device Manufacturer Boston Scientific Mobilizes to Fuel Face Shield Donation in Response to COVID-19 – BOSTON – May 11, 2020 – GetUsPPE, a leading volunteer organization connecting healthcare providers with supplies of PPE (personal protective equipment), has delivered one million face shields to healthcare facilities around the United States. Shields manufactured and donated by medical device manufacturer Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) were distributed by partners including Amazon to healthcare facilities in more than 40 U.S. states and territories. With the help of a team of national volunteers and regional affiliate organizations, GetUsPPE identified the healthcare facilities with the highest…

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May 09 2020
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Faces of the Frontline: Meet Our Residents!

By Interviews, Stories From the Frontlines

Brown paper bags used to pack lunches or make whimsical costumes. But during the Covid-19 pandemic, brown paper bags have found a new use. Frontline healthcare workers store their most prized possession in them: their used N95 mask. That’s right, used. The systems of rationing protective gear and worse, patient care, have become all too familiar. With the flow of patients outpacing the supply of ventilators, hospital beds, and personal protective equipment (PPE) necessary to care for them, physicians must face tough decisions every day to stay safe while caring for their patients. Today, we are spotlighting some of these…

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May 07 2020
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Dr. Ryan Padgett and his wife Connie speak with talk show host Ellen DeGeneres through a video chat as Ellen tells Dr. Padgett that she has donated $20,000 to GetUsPPE in his honor

Ellen donates $20,000 to Get Us PPE in honor of ER doctor who recovered from COVID-19

By News
By Ton La, Jr. and Grace Jin Ellen DeGeneres, host of the Ellen DeGeneres Show since 2003, has made a $20,000 donation in the name of Dr. Ryan Padgett, an Emergency Physician at Evergreen Health Medical Center.  Dr. Padgett has worked as a doctor for 17 years and has treated over 40,000 patients. He contracted COVID-19 in March and successfully fought off the virus after being placed on a ventilator and suffering from multi-system organ failure. Dr. Padgett ultimately recovered after being put on ECMO, a life support machine, and receiving an experimental chemotherapy-type drug.  “People in healthcare are the...
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May 07 2020
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National Basketball Association player Jalen Lecque of the Phoenix Suns gives a teammate a high five on the court

Hoopers Meet Heroes: Suns’ Jalen Lecque and Phoenix’s Dr. Rafael Fonseca

By CloseUp360, Partners
The people on the frontline of the coronavirus pandemic are healthcare professionals, everyday citizens risking their lives to save those of their patients. They are the heroes right now. In CloseUp360's “Hoopers Meet Heroes” series, which connects NBA players with healthcare professionals on the frontline of the fight against the coronavirus in their respective cities, Suns guard Jalen Lecque chatted with Dr. Rafael Fonseca, a hematologist, oncologist and interim director of the Mayo Clinic Cancer Center in Phoenix. They discussed the pandemic’s effects in Arizona, how Jalen’s family is coping in the epicenter of New York City, and how the...
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