News
March 26, 2020
Coordinated Personal Protective Equipment Donations Initiative to Support Medical Community
To help pandemic response, businesses are encouraged to donate urgently needed PPE equipment at centralized location
The Baton Rouge Health District, in partnership with area healthcare providers, the Mayor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (MOHSEP), and the Baton Rouge area Chamber (BRAC), is standing up a coordinated business to business donation initiative of personal protective equipment (PPE) in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The Health District has established a process to identify needs for protective equipment and collect the equipment at a centralized warehouse on Plank Road being made available through a partnership between the metro airport and the mayor’s office” said Steven Ceulemans, Health District executive director. “We’ve tried to make it as easy as possible for area businesses to donate supplies to protect health care workers, and to distribute those supplies to area hospitals based on equitable, real-time need. Participating hospitals currently include the Baton Rouge Clinic, the Baton Rouge General, Lane Regional Medical Center, Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center, Ochsner Baton Rouge, Our Lady of the Lake and Woman’s Hospital.”
More information is available on the brhealthdistrict.com website. Area businesses interested in sharing available PPE in clean, sealed, originally boxed and unused condition are encouraged to reach out between 9am and 11am Monday through Friday and call 225-763-4240, e-mail PPEDonations@brhealthdistrict.com, or drop off items at 9455 Plank Rd, 70811 Baton Rouge, LA. For large quantities pickup arrangements can be made, please contact in advance.
In collaboration with the hospital materials departments, the items currently identified to be of the highest need include germicidal wipes, hand sanitizer, surgical masks, procedure masks, N95 masks, gowns / protective drapes, goggles, and non-latex gloves. We will keep this list updated as needs evolve.
More information about the Health District response is at BRHealhtDistrict.com.
About the Baton Rouge Health District: The Baton Rouge Health District is a nonprofit organization that promotes collaboration among healthcare providers, government officials, higher education institutions and others to implement a master plan that will enhance healthcare and economic development in Baton Rouge. Health District Members: Baton Rouge Area Foundation, Baton Rouge General Medical Center, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana, LSU Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center, Ochsner Health System, Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, and Woman's Hospital.