Two Updates from DPH/OEMS

New PPE Preservation Planning Toolkit Now Available

The HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) has developed a new toolkit, including links to a guide and an Excel spreadsheet, to assist organizations with planning and implementation strategies for personal protective equipment (PPE) preservation. Developed by ASPR’s COVID-19 Healthcare Resilience Working Group, the toolkit can help users understand types of PPE preservation strategies and calculate how using those strategies can increase the duration of a specified PPE supply.

MDPH COVID-19 PPE Stockpile Survey

Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) in collaboration with Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Disaster Medicine (MGH) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Humanitarian Supply Chain Lab (MIT) have developed the MDPH COVID-10 PPE Stockpile Survey, which is intended to inform the development of a state-level cache of PPE designed to support the emergent/urgent needs of Massachusetts healthcare organizations. Robust participation by healthcare organizations within Massachusetts will enable the development of a plan that can best meet the diverse needs of our collective organizations. Therefore, we would like to ask that you please take a moment to complete the survey for your organization.

Below are the link to the survey as well as a QR code to the survey.

Survey link https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/G53GPWM

Questions or feedback can be directed to Roberta Roberta.Crawford@Mass.gov