Expecting a surge of patients from the new coronavirus pandemic, doctors and nurses across the Kansas City area are being forced to do things they haven’t done before.
They are sterilizing disposable face masks and bleaching gowns, items they used to throw away immediately. They’re trying to reuse as many as they can and stretch the critical gear that protects them from the virus as they care for patients.
Some hospitals say they have enough personal protective equipment, or PPE, for now. But about half of Missouri’s hospitals report they have shortages and many in Kansas are scrambling to find supplies.
(Read more: KC Star Local News)
