Hartford HealthCare builds stockpile of masks and other protective gear

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Published January 10, 2021 10:45 AM

Hartford, Connecticut (Hartford Business Journal) — Determined not to be caught short again, Hartford HealthCare unveiled a new “PPE stockpile” warehouse today intended to store supplies of masks, gowns, face shields and gloves for use with infectious patients.

A warehouse building in Newington with no signage and at an undisclosed address will house the stockpile. HHC scheduled a tour and photo-op of the facility for this afternoon featuring executives and U.S. Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01).

The building will house more than a year’s worth of PPE to prevent the situation faced by the health system at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic: Scare supplies and high prices.

“Our teams worked non-stop to build and create new supply lines, often paying 10 times what PPE would cost in a normal year,” HHC said in a statement. “We learned a lot – and we never want to find ourselves in that situation. So we have committed to building larger stockpiles, ensuring that we will always be prepared, whatever the future holds.”

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