PITTSBURGH (Newsradio 1020 KDKA) - Allegheny Health Network is partnering with MSA safety to provide frontline caregivers with industrial-grade respirators that can be re-used.
These respirators, not typically used in healthcare settings, filter nearly 100 percent of airborne particulates.
The move aims to reduce usage of disposable N95 masks across the network.
"When it comes to the personal protective equipment that keeps caregivers safe, our goal is for AHN to be as self-sustaining as possible while not compromising the safety of our caregivers and patients," said Sri Chalikonda, MD, AHN's Chief Medical Operations Officer. "We want our clinical teams to be 100-percent focused on the care of our patients with full confidence that they have the PPE they need to do their jobs at this critical time.
AHN workers started using them this week.
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