Metro Detroit Hospitals ask for donations during COVID-19 pandemic
DETROIT - Metro Detroit Hospitals are seeking the public's assistance in providing new, unused medical supplies for healthcare professionals and first responders during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Below is a list of the hospitals and where you can drop off the donations.
Henry Ford Health System
Drop off location: Henry Ford will take donations at shipping and receiving docks beginning March 22.
Most-needed new and unused:
- Disposable face masks
- N95 masks, sometimes called respirators
- Eye protection including face shields and safety goggles
- Disposable gowns
- Disposable gloves, especially non-latex
- Disposable surgical caps
- Disposable foot covers
- Wipes: bleach or antimicrobial
- Hand sanitizer
Items NOT being accepted:
- Homemade sewed masks
- 3D ventilator parts
- Medications, food, and blankets
- Medical equipment
Drop off days and times: Sundays, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. and 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday-Friday.
Beaumont Health:
Drop off location: Beaumont Service Center. 26901 Beaumont Blvd Southfield, MI.
Most-Needed Personal Protective Equipment:
- New or unused disposable face masks
- N-95 mask (sometimes called respirators)
- Eye protection including face shields and safety goggles
- Disposable gowns
- Disposable gloves (especially non-latex)
- Disposable surgical caps
- Disposable foot covers
- Wipes: bleach or anti-microbial
- Hand-sanitizer
Specialized items needed:
- PAPRs (powered air-purifying respirators) and PAPR hoods
- Nasal testing swabs
- Viral testing kits
Items NOT being accepted:
- Home-sewn reusable masks or 3-D printed ventilator parts
- Medications, food, blankets, medical equipment, or other supplies
Note: These kinds of items might be needed later. If Beaumont’s donation needs change, the list will be updated.
Receipts will be available online at www.beaumont.org/giving
Drop off days and times: Bins will be there 24/7 for drop-offs. For bulk donations and pick-up, call: Scott Maglott – 248-551-9392 or Rick Porzadek 248-441-9391.
Oakland County:
Drop off location: Farmer's Market. 2350 Pontiac Lake Road, Waterford, MI.
Most needed:
- Mask (all types)
- Face shields
- Surgical gowns
- Surgical gloves
- No-touch thermometers
- Respirators
Drop off days and times: Monday-Friday 9 a.m.- 5 p.m.
To contact the Emergency Operations Center to donate equipment, call 248-858-5300 or email oakeoc@oakgov.com.
University of Michigan:
Most needed, new or unused:
- Disposable face masks
- N95 masks, sometimes called respirators
- Eye protection including face shields and safety goggles
- Disposable gowns
- Disposable gloves, especially non-latex
- Disposable surgical caps
- Disposable foot covers
- Wipes: bleach or antimicrobial
- Hand sanitizer
Specialized Items:
- PAPRs (powered air-purifying respirators) and PAPR hoods
- Nasal testing swabs
- Viral testing kits
Items NOT being accepted: At this time U-M is not accepting home-sewn reusable masks or 3D-printed ventilator parts. However, if this changes, an announcement will be made. Donations of other items such as medications, food, blankets, medical equipment or other supplies are not needed at this time. If that changes, an announcement will be made.
Monetary donations to support Michigan Medicine operations will only be accepted online at giving.medicine.umich.edu.
Drop off location: U-M will open a drive-through donation site at its North Campus Research Complex, at the corner of Huron Parkway and Plymouth Road in Ann Arbor. The site is the former Pfizer complex that U-M purchased 10 years ago.
Drop off days and times: Saturday, March 21, and Sunday, March 22, noon-5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 7 a.m.-6 p.m.