STONY BROOK, NY, March 22, 2020 — Stony Brook University will be collecting donations of personal protective equipment (PPE) which will be given to Stony Brook University Hospital. The university is currently accepting PPE donations that include face shields, N95 3M 1860 masks, protective eyewear, goggles, disinfectant wipes, hand sanitizer and other supplies required for staff safety. The PPE will then be distributed to medical personnel to use while interacting with possible (PUI) and known COVID-19 patients.
Many neighbors and community groups have asked about making cards to let the medical staff who are working around the clock know they are thinking of them. The easiest and most effective way to share your sentiments is through a simple cell phone video. If you would like to send a message of support, please email a video no longer than 20 seconds to Joan.Dickinson@stonybrook.edu. The videos will be shared throughout the hospital areas and visible as the employees move throughout their day.
We also have residents at the Long Island State Veterans Home who are missing their families but can’t have visitors because they are in a high-risk group. If you would like to send a veteran a message, please email a video no longer than 20 seconds to Jonathan Spier, LISVH Deputy Executive Director, at jonathan.spier@LISVH.org and your message will be shared on the digital boards in their facility.
If members of the community have medical supplies or comfort care items to donate, they should contact Joan Dickinson, Stony Brook University Community Relations Director, at Joan.Dickinson@stonybrook.edu or at 631.219.0603 so a drop off time and location can be arranged and donations put into the right hands quickly.
“It’s amazing how people can come together to support one another in a time of crisis,” said Stony Brook University Hospital CEO, Carol Gomes. “We’ve seen many posts from friends and neighbors offering donations to help the staff at Stony Brook University Hospital. The entire campus community deeply appreciates the outpouring of support. We are grateful for the community’s willingness to help one another. We’re all in this together.”
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About Stony Brook University Hospital
Stony Brook University Hospital (SBUH) is Long Island’s premier academic medical center. With 624 beds, SBUH serves as the region’s only tertiary care center and Regional Trauma Center, and is home to the Stony Brook University Heart Institute, Stony Brook University Cancer Center, Stony Brook Children’s Hospital and Stony Brook University Neurosciences Institute. SBUH also encompasses Suffolk County’s only Level 4 Regional Perinatal Center, state-designated AIDS Center, state-designated Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program, state-designated Burn Center, the Christopher Pendergast ALS Center of Excellence, and Kidney Transplant Center. It is home of the nation’s first Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis Center. To learn more, visit stonybrookmedicine.edu/sbuh.
Thank you, thank you, thank you! Please stay well. Praying for you all!
You are our true hero’s. Thank you from my heart. The world is a safer place because of all of you. Be well and stay well.
Prayers to all the dedicated and hard working staff at Stony Brook Hospital. Please stay well. Thank you for your dedication and care.
God bless you all for everything you do during this very difficult time
Thank you to all Hospital Staff for your hard work and dedication during this difficult time of Co-Vid19.Thank you Nurses and Physicians for taking care of Co-Vid 19 patients. I appreciate all your hard work.
Thank You!
Thank you for the physically and emotionally overwhelming work that you do in caring for covid-19 patients.
Thank you for being there for us.
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Thank you for your selfless work and diligence on all of our behalf. You are truly heroes.