A Department of Veterans Affairs memo shows its hospitals have struggled to meet PPE demands, despite public denials of shortages
Washington A recent Department of Veterans Affairs memo warns that current protective medical gear supply levels"do not support providing a mask" to all staff at its hospitals and urges facility directors around the country to take steps toward conserving personal protective equipment amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to a copy of the internal document obtained by CNN.
The April 16 memo sent to network directors by the VA's deputy under secretary for health for operations and management shows how the agency was implementing conservation procedures in order to stretch supplies." staff providing direct patient care to COVID-19 patients should use a N95 respirator. When N95 respirators are in short supply, VHA staff performing low-risk care on suspected or confirmed COVID-19 patients may use surgical masks," the memo states.
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