The images and reports from the war in Ukraine have moved several health systems to action, donating their own medical supplies and medicines to be sent to the war-torn nation.
Here are nine systems that are donating supplies to the front lines:
- Cleveland Clinic is donating more than 15 pallets of medical supplies, including syringes, catheters, bandages and personal protective equipment. It is being transported by the U.S.-Ukraine Foundation in Maryland.
- The University of Maryland Medical System in Baltimore partnered with medical supply distributor Project CURE to coordinate the logistics and the delivery of donated medical supplies within Ukraine.
- Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Medicine also partnered with Project CURE to donate medical supplies to Ukraine.
- Columbus, Md.,based-MedStar Health is donating $2 million in medical supplies and equipment, facilitated by Project CURE.
- Johnson City, Tenn.-based Ballad Health has announced it will donate medical supplies and medicine to the front lines in Ukraine.
- Hartford Healthcare in Connecticut has sent a first shipment of medical supplies, including N95 masks, gowns and bandages worth $250,000.
- Yale New Haven Health in Connecticut also committed to sending $1 million in medical supplies to the people of Ukraine through the U.S. Cooperative for International Patient Programs.
- At the direction of the Ukrainian government, New York City based-Northwell Health has donated $160,000 worth of medical supplies to the nation.
- Beacon Healthcare in South Bend, Ind., collected $25,000 from employee donations and enough medical supplies to donate to Slavic Baptist Church in Elkhart, which will distribute it to a Ukrainian hospital.
- The New Jersey Hospital Association and the Ukrainian National Women's League of America teamed up to send supplies to Ukraine. New Jersey-based hospitals have already sent 250 pallets of medical supplies and equipment and 40,000 doses of medications.