Rural Healthcare Surge Readiness: Supplies

Guidance, tips, and updates on personal protective equipment (PPE) use and preservation and other supply chain items. Resources support the assessment and promotion of techniques, procedures, and opportunities to preserve and extend the use of healthcare PPE.

Focus on information for:

EMS, Pre-Hospital, and 911

Inpatient and Hospital Care

Ambulatory Care

Long-Term Care

Key Resources

Hospital Operations Toolkit for COVID-19
Training
Sponsoring Organization: COVID-19 Healthcare Resilience Task Force

Additional Resources

COVID-19 PPE Training
Training
Sponsoring Organization: HEROES (Healthcare and Emergency Responder Organization Education through Simulation)
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Burn Rate Calculator
Sponsoring Organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Preservation Planning Tool Guide
Date: 04/2021
Sponsoring Organization: COVID-19 Healthcare Resilience Task Force
Personal Protective Equipment Supply for Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
Date: 04/2020
Sponsoring Organization: COVID-19 Healthcare Resilience Task Force
Requesting Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) Assets
Sponsoring Organization: Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Safe Preservation of Personal Protective Equipment by EMS
Date: 05/2020
Sponsoring Organization: COVID-19 Healthcare Resilience Task Force
Sequence for Putting on Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Date: 2014
Sponsoring Organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Strategies to Optimize the Supply of PPE and Equipment
Sponsoring Organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Supply Chain Disaster Preparedness Manual
Date: 2017
Sponsoring Organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)