CVPH staff donates to Mission of Hope

PLATTSBURGH | The University of the Vermont Health Network – Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (CVPH) recently donated several crates of medical supplies to the Mission of Hope. These donations will soon be distributed by the Mission of Hope in our community and to communities in Puerto Rico, Florida, Haiti and Ukraine. According to CVPH R5 Nurse Manager Nicole Daniels, wound care supplies, masks, syringes, aloe vesta wash and diabetes medicine are just some of the items collected by staff for the past few weeks. "Nearly every nursing unit has participated. With the support of the Foundation (of CVPH) we purchased collection bins and got the effort underway," she explained. "A patient's family learned what we were doing and offered us a wheelchair to donate." Daniels said working with Environmental Services, Infection Prevention and Materials Management departments, a list of items that could be donated has been created and shared with staff. "The medical supplies we are donating would typically be discarded due to a variety of regulations and policies, but they can be used for patient care outside of the facility. These supplies will benefit people in need and as an added benefit, we're removing them from our waste stream which is good for a number of reasons. It's really a win-win for all." With the first donation completed, the empty bins have been returned to the nursing units where staff will continue this worthwhile effort.

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