Thank you!

First, a heartfelt thank you to the many business and manufacturers who are stepping up during this crisis to help keep health care professionals safe and protected as they deliver care on the front lines.

Interested in donating PPE? New app will help coordinate and accelerate PPE efforts.

AHA is calling on manufacturers, the business community and individuals across the country to help assist in getting needed PPE to our nation’s health care heroes. To help coordinate these efforts even further, the AHA is pleased to announce we have partnered with Microsoft, UPS, Merit Solutions, Kaiser Permanente, Goodwill and consulting firm Kearney to launch Protecting People Everywhere, powered by HealthEquip™. HealthEquip is a smart app that will match individuals and organizations donating PPE with local hospitals and health systems based on needs-criteria. If you are a manufacturer interested in donating PPE to hospitals, please register here to share information about your supply and be connected with hospitals in need.

We want to help. What can we do?

First, thank you for the desire to help. We strongly encourage that you begin by reaching out to your local hospital or health system to see what their most immediate needs are and how you can best be of service. Additional information is included below to help guide your efforts, including a video that explains how Providence began to work with Kaas Tailored to design and produce surgical masks and face shields.

Below, we provide a sampling of design specifications that have been used by hospitals and health systems around the country. While we cannot attest to the efficacy of these design specifications, they can be used as a starting point as you develop PPE in coordination with local hospitals and health systems.