Tuesday, January 19, 2010

CoxHealth donates supplies for Convoy of Hope’s Haiti effort


CoxHealth has donated three pallets full of medical supplies (above, with staff from Sterile Processing) destined for Haiti earthquake relief.

Ellen Gray, CoxHealth director of Sterile Processing, coordinated the donation and says the supplies include crutches, sterile surgical gowns, children’s nutritional supplements, soap, catheters, surgical skin markers and much more.

“This donation to Convoy is a great way for CoxHealth to reach out and help those in need,” says Gray.

If you would like to contribute to the relief effort, Convoy of Hope and the American Red Cross ask that you donate online at Convoyofhope.org or at Redcross.org. The U.S. relief effort is now allowing only a specific list of supplies into Haiti due to the overwhelming response internationally.

Both agencies say the greatest need is for cash to allow them to quickly purchase the most essential items needed by the people of Haiti.