PITTSFIELD, Ill. — Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there is currently a shortage of medical personal protective equipment (PPE) available for local health care workers. One of the specific PPE needs is N95 masks.
Pike County Emergency Management Agency Director Josh Martin has announced people can drop-off N95 and other PPEs at Illini Community Hospital. The donation bin is located at the Emergency Department entrance at the hospital located at 640 West Washington Street in Pittsfield.
The Pike-Scott Farm Bureau, Illini Community Hospital, and the Pike County Health Department are working together to get the word out to farmers, laborers, grain elevators, contractors, and others who might have extra unused N95 masks. The masks are needed by local health care providers in response to the COVID-19 emergency until supplies are available from government agencies.
Due to the shelter in place order, only leave home to drop off masks only when undertaking other essential travel.
Thank you for whatever you can do for those helping protect our healthcare workers during this challenging and unprecedented time.