Washington hospital workers make masks from office supplies

Workers are dealing with a severe shortage of equipment


Hospital workers in Washington state have been making protective medical gear out of office supplies and materials as they deal with a severe shortage of equipment needed to care for patients who may have Covid-19, according to an article on the Bloomberg website.

Among the office supplies used: clear vinyl sheets.

“We are very close to being out of face shields,” said the executive director of infection prevention at Providence St. Joseph Health, a 51-hospital system. 

To buy time, Providence infection control and quality experts designed prototype face-shields with off-the-shelf materials: marine-grade vinyl, industrial tape, foam and elastic.

Read the article.



March 26, 2020


Topic Area: Infection Control


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