{"id":159965,"date":"2020-04-17T07:10:28","date_gmt":"2020-04-17T11:10:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=159965"},"modified":"2020-04-15T16:29:58","modified_gmt":"2020-04-15T20:29:58","slug":"church-donates-1900-masks-uconn-health-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2020\/04\/church-donates-1900-masks-uconn-health-way\/","title":{"rendered":"Church Donates 1,900 Masks to UConn Health, More on the Way"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Chinese Baptist Church of Greater Hartford has donated 1,900 surgical and medical masks to the UConn Health and ordered 31,000 more from China to be distributed to UConn\u2019s John Dempsey Hospital and other Hartford-area hospitals.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Several volunteers in the church\u2019s congregation arranged the delivery after discussing how they could help medical workers on the frontline of the coronavirus (COVID-19) battle. They decided to reach out to friends in China try to find mask suppliers, says Dr. Ching Lau, a member of the congregation who holds joint appointments as professor of pediatrics at UConn Health, professor at Jackson Laboratory, and chief of hematology-oncology at Connecticut Children\u2019s Medical Center.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe know that the supply chain is kind of tight in the U.S.,\u201d he says. \u201cBecause we have members who came from mainland China who have connections, we reached out to some suppliers in China. We asked if there was a chance for us to purchase some equipment and bring it over here to donate to nearby hospitals.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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A delivery of masks for UConn Health. (Courtesy of the UConn Foundation)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The most recent shipment was delivered to UConn Health last week and the rest are expected to arrive in about a week. The church plans to distribute the larger shipment to UConn Health, Connecticut Children\u2019s Medical Center, and other Hartford-area hospitals as well as rehabilitation centers and nursing homes, Lau explains.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe are incredibly grateful to the Chinese Baptist Church of Greater Hartford for donating this critical equipment to protect our staff,\u201d says Andrew Agwunobi, MD, CEO of UConn Health and executive vice president for health affairs.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Lau says the 220 members of the Bloomfield-based church are committed to living out their faith in the community through action. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis goes along with the vision of the church that we\u2019re not supposed to be living inside an ivory tower. We are supposed to be going out there in the community,\u201d he says.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Individuals and groups can donate personal protective equipment (PPE) and\/or make a charitable gift to the UConn Health COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund here.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/a> Email <\/span>contactus@foundation.uconn.edu<\/a> for more information.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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