LCMC Sends Medical Supplies to Aid Residents of Hurricane-Ravaged Puerto Rico

LCMC Health employees organized relief efforts to aid the residents of hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico in the aftermath of Maria. The aid follows remarks by Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo A. Rosselló, who expressed a strong desire to make repairing rural hospitals a priority for hurricane recovery, stating that medical aid and other supplies were in very short supply.

In response to the Governor’s plea, and in coordination with State Senator Karen Carter Peterson and local restaurateur Bill Hammack, LCMC Health donated four pallets of medical supplies valued at more than $40,000. The supplies were delivered to the Louis B. Armstrong International Airport on Oct. 9, and included catheters, sutures, needles, scrubs, operating room gloves, tourniquets, surgical drapes, personal toiletries supplies, and much more. The first shipment departed Oct. 10, with a second shipment slated for the near future.

“LCMC is proud to support these relief efforts, joining civic, government, and other business leaders to bring much needed aid and relief to those in dire need in Puerto Rico,” said Greg Feirn, CEO, LCMC Health.

In another effort to lend aid, Touro Infirmary donated four pallets – about 6,400 pounds – of badly needed medical and emergency supplies. This effort was led by Emergency Department physician, Dr. Elisa Arrillaga, whose family is from Puerto Rico.

Touro delivered the supplies to the Cajun Airlift, a newly-formed group of volunteer pilots who are transporting aid to communities in Puerto Rico that remain in dire need. The supplies were delivered on Oct. 6, and the transport by the Cajun Airlift will continue through the coming weeks.

For additional information about LCMC Health, or its hospitals, please visit www.lcmchealth.org.

 

 

10/17/2017