{"id":50338,"date":"2020-03-24T14:26:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-24T19:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/?p=50338"},"modified":"2024-12-02T13:04:56","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T18:04:56","slug":"acc-prepares-personal-protective-equipment-donations-for-local-healthcare-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/2020\/03\/24\/acc-prepares-personal-protective-equipment-donations-for-local-healthcare-workers\/","title":{"rendered":"ACC prepares Personal Protective Equipment donations for local healthcare workers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"807\" height=\"605\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/11\/PharmTechDonations1-COVID19.jpg\" alt=\"Large stacks of donated personal protective equipment\" class=\"wp-image-50339\" style=\"width:454px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/11\/PharmTechDonations1-COVID19.jpg 807w, https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/11\/PharmTechDonations1-COVID19-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/11\/PharmTechDonations1-COVID19-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/11\/PharmTechDonations1-COVID19-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/11\/PharmTechDonations1-COVID19-320x240.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 807px) 100vw, 807px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Donated Personal Protective Equipment<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Austin Community College (ACC) is assembling Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) kits to support regional healthcare workers and first responders during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is a difficult time for everyone in our community. There are a lot of unknowns and a lot of fears. Now, more than ever, is the time for us to come together,\u201d says Dr. Richard Rhodes, ACC president\/CEO. \u201cWe have hundreds of gloves, masks, shoe covers, hair covers, and gowns in storage rooms. Our students and faculty won\u2019t be able to use those this semester, but our healthcare workers can \u2014 and they need them. We\u2019re in a unique position to help.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most ACC classes will transition to online environments for the remainder of the semester when students return from the extended spring break on March 30. The change means PPE materials that were reserved for class labs are now in surplus at the college. Faculty began collecting the supplies Monday, March 23.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhen we learned about the shortages our healthcare workers were facing, our faculty and staff stepped up and asked \u2018How can we help?\u2019\u201d says Dr. Gaye Lynn Scott, associate vice president of Academic Programs. \u201cWe use these supplies daily in our classes for learning purposes, but the community need is much greater right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hundreds of supplies are getting pulled together to prepare for donation. The college\u2019s Pharmacy Technology program alone gathered approximately:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2000+ pairs of gloves<\/li>\n<li>8 cases of shoe covers<\/li>\n<li>4 cases of hair covers<\/li>\n<li>500 gowns<\/li>\n<li>100s of masks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The college\u2019s science programs estimate that they have approximately 65,000 gloves to donate. Inventory counts among other areas of the college are underway. The ACC Fashion Incubator also is exploring opportunities to design and create hand-sewn masks for donation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more information on ACC\u2019s response to Coronavirus, visit<a href=\"https:\/\/www.austincc.edu\/coronavirus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> austincc.edu\/coronavirus<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"404\" height=\"303\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2020\/03\/PharmTechDonations4-COVID19.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51110\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2020\/03\/PharmTechDonations4-COVID19.jpg 404w, https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2020\/03\/PharmTechDonations4-COVID19-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2020\/03\/PharmTechDonations4-COVID19-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2020\/03\/PharmTechDonations4-COVID19-320x240.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 404px) 100vw, 404px\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"404\" height=\"303\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2020\/03\/PharmTechDonations3-COVID19.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2020\/03\/PharmTechDonations3-COVID19.jpg 404w, https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2020\/03\/PharmTechDonations3-COVID19-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2020\/03\/PharmTechDonations3-COVID19-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2020\/03\/PharmTechDonations3-COVID19-320x240.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 404px) 100vw, 404px\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"404\" height=\"303\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2020\/03\/PharmTechDonations2-COVID19.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51107\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2020\/03\/PharmTechDonations2-COVID19.jpg 404w, https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2020\/03\/PharmTechDonations2-COVID19-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2020\/03\/PharmTechDonations2-COVID19-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2020\/03\/PharmTechDonations2-COVID19-320x240.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 404px) 100vw, 404px\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"404\" height=\"303\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2020\/03\/PharmTechDonations5-COVID19.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2020\/03\/PharmTechDonations5-COVID19.jpg 404w, https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2020\/03\/PharmTechDonations5-COVID19-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2020\/03\/PharmTechDonations5-COVID19-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2020\/03\/PharmTechDonations5-COVID19-320x240.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 404px) 100vw, 404px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Austin Community College (ACC) is assembling Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) kits to support regional healthcare workers and first responders during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.&nbsp; \u201cThis is a difficult time for everyone in our community. There &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/2020\/03\/24\/acc-prepares-personal-protective-equipment-donations-for-local-healthcare-workers\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3930,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,13,15,17,18],"tags":[512,2037,235,3865,3863,321,3864],"class_list":["post-50338","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-business-and-community","category-current-students","category-facstaff-news","category-news-and-announcements","category-official-acc-press-releases","tag-biotechnology","tag-covid-19","tag-donations","tag-health-care-workers","tag-personal-protective-equipment","tag-pharmacy-tech","tag-ppe"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50338","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3930"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50338"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50338\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50338"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50338"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50338"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}