Your supplies could save lives.
Our front-line healthcare workers need your help. They need personal protective equipment (PPE), so they can continue to care for, and protect our community members. Your supplies could help save lives.
As part of a newly developed, County-wide response strategy to tackle the supply shortage, Oxford County’s healthcare partners are working together to collect and distribute donations of personal protective equipment (PPE) among all healthcare partners working in the Oxford County community.
This call for donations is being coordinated by the Oxford County Community Health Centre (OCCHC) and Oxford County’s Paramedic Services on behalf of hospitals, paramedics, long- term care workers, primary care physicians and other healthcare professionals.
Depending on supplies, donations will be distributed daily and weekly based on priority level and/or most urgent need within the community.
Our team has been working together in a cohesive and organized way since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic as part of Southwestern Public Health’s Emergency Control Group to help tackle necessary response measures within our community. We also want to thank the Ingersoll Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic and Builtbymike IT Services for offering administrative support to this initiative.
What do our front-line healthcare workers need?
- Face masks – surgical masks / procedural masks / other types
- Disposable isolation gowns
- Shield masks & headbands / goggles
- N95 masks & filters
- Latex-free gloves – unopened packages preferred
- Hand sanitizer
- Cleaning agents and disinfectant wipes
Have supplies you can donate? Here’s how:
There are two ways you can get supplies to us: drop-off or pick-up. For either option, please connect with us ahead of time so we can keep track of inventory. Please contact donations@oxchc.ca or call 1-800-755-0394, ext. 3550.
You can drop-off at one of the following three locations:
Woodstock
Oxford County Paramedic Services
377 Mill St.
Blue drop-off bin. Please use back entrance off of Sales Dr. (accessed via Parkinson Rd. or Juliana Dr.)
Ingersoll
Alexandra Hospital
29 Noxon St.
Drop-off bin located at the east, rear loading dock at the hospital. 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. (Mon-Fri)
Tillsonburg
Tillsonburg District Memorial Hospital
167 Rolph St.
Yellow drop-off bin located across the street from the hospital, in front of the staff parking lot.
We can pick-up:
Let us know your address and the quantity/type of items, and we will arrange a pick-up.
Thank you in advance for any supplies you may be able to donate. Together, we can protect our healthcare workers. Together, we can save lives.
For the most up-to-date information regarding PPE donations please visit www.oxfordppedonations.ca.
Stay healthy,
Randy Peltz
Executive Director
Oxford County Community Health Centre
Stephen Edwards
Deputy Chief
Oxford County Paramedic Services
On behalf of Southwestern Public Health (SWPH) Health System EOC