The UMMC has provided personal protective equipment to doctors at the Republican Central Hospital in the city of Rej (Ekaterinburg region) where its JSC “Safyanovskaya Med” company is located. Announces the Information Policy Department of the Governor of the Ekaterinburg Region.

Rej hospital received medical masks, gowns, gloves, breathing masks, personal protective equipment, antiseptic gels, non-contact infrared thermometers, sterile swabs for COVID-19 tests. The personal protective equipment has been provided to all healthcare professionals who may potentially come into contact with patients suspected of being infected with the coronavirus.

“At the meeting of the crisis unit for the prevention of the spread of the coronavirus with the President of the municipality of Rej, I talked about the lack of personal protective equipment in our hospital. We have them and we use them, but in the last weeks the situation has changed very quickly, so health professionals must be prepared for anything. The president of the commune immediately addressed the representatives of the UMMC, after which the problem was solved within a few days.” – says the chief doctor of the Republican Central Hospital in the town of Rej Alexander Yazvenko.

The chief doctor thanked the benefactors and the regional authorities for the help provided and added that having sufficient personal protective equipment is an imperative condition for ensuring the protection of health professionals in the workplace.