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Edison State Steps Up to Support Local Healthcare Facilities
As the COVID-19 health crisis continues to impact area communities,
Edison State Community College is stepping up to help local healthcare
facilities in need through the donation of Personal Protective
Equipment (PPE).
Edison State’s health sciences programs have recently donated 4,200
gloves, 500 masks, 90 lab coats, and 100 gowns to Wilson Health, Wayne
Healthcare, and the Greater Dayton Area Hospital Association (GDAHA).
The GDAHA collaborates with 29 Dayton hospital locations, health
organizations, and numerous community partners to improve the quality
and cost of healthcare in the region. Several of the hospitals that
they partner with include Upper Valley Medical Center–Premier Health,
Kettering Health Network, and Dayton Children’s Hospital, along with
Wayne HealthCare and Wilson Health.
“We have students completing clinical rotations at all of these
facilities, so we wanted to support these agencies with our donation,”
said Jill Bobb, Program Administrator of Nursing at Edison State.
“We’re grateful to be able to partner with these hospitals,” added
Bobb. “While students haven’t necessarily been able to complete all of
their clinical rotations with these sites this semester, the hospitals
are being very generous to open up all of the acute care clinical
rotations as they are able.”
The college has also donated over 1,300 reusable tote bags for school
lunch distribution, and several employees are making masks from home
while also mentoring others on how to produce them.
“We take the ‘community’ part of our title very seriously. Our ongoing
community partnerships allow us to redeploy our resources quickly, and
we are happy to do so,” said Dr. Doreen Larson, President of Edison
State.
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