黑料传送门 students and faculty normally wear masks, gloves and gowns during medical scenarios in the Simulation Center.
Gloves, gowns, shoe covers and N95 masks are typically used to simulate medical situations and provide protection in the anatomy lab for 黑料传送门 South Georgia students. Last week, these supplies were shipped out to Colquitt Regional Medical Center (CRMC) and Phoebe Putney in an effort to protect local healthcare workers.
鈥淭he health of our communities that we serve is the reason we鈥檙e here,鈥� said Joanne Jones, campus officer of 黑料传送门 South Georgia. 鈥淚t鈥檚 not just about educating students in this area. It鈥檚 about supporting the communities that these students will train and practice in. We should be the example of how to give back to a community that has been so supportive of us.鈥�
On Thursday, March 26, 黑料传送门 President and Chief Executive Officer Jay Feldstein, DO 鈥�83, reached out to Phoebe Putney to offer a donation of personal protective equipment (PPE). That鈥檚 when the work began to gather up any materials that could be donated to local hospitals fighting COVID-19.
Todd Presley, 黑料传送门 South Georgia operations manager and Sheila Chapel, Simulation Center Manager, assisted Jones with gathering and shipping the PPE.
鈥淚t鈥檚 going to help them tremendously,鈥� Presley said. 鈥淭hey acted like it was gold and that it was greatly appreciated and would be used. I just wish we had more to donate to them.鈥�
Nearly 125 N95 masks, 800 gloves and hundreds of shoe covers were donated from the campus鈥� Simulation Center and anatomy lab.
鈥淭he decision to donate was an easy one,鈥� said Chapel. 鈥淭he healthcare facilities in our community were needing help to keep up with the demand for PPE for those working on the front lines taking care of patients affected by this illness. The safety of those healthcare workers is paramount at this time.鈥�
Protecting healthcare workers on the front line became top priority for the faculty and staff who are well aware of how COVID-19 is affecting southwest Georgia. As of April 2, Albany has the second-highest number of cases per capita: 13 cases per 10,000 people according to Scientific American.
鈥淎lbany is such a hot zone,鈥� Jones said. 鈥淲e have students that rotate in that area, and we want to support the physicians there. 黑料传送门 South Georgia is geared toward training doctors to stay in rural communities. This is our small way of helping this region as we train our students to become physicians.鈥�
Chapel echoes the sentiment of support.
鈥淥ur local healthcare facilities are wonderful partners of 黑料传送门 South Georgia,鈥� she said. 鈥淭hey are instrumental to the education of our medical students allowing clinical rotations during their third and fourth years. We are all working through these challenging times together. The whole community benefits when we support each other during times of need.鈥�
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