Hospitals across the U.S. have begun resorting to unorthodox means of replacing or sanitizing personal protective equipment (PPE) and atypical sourcing of PPE and other supplies needed to fight the coronavirus pandemic, according to a government survey.
The Department of Human Services’ Office of the Inspector General (OIG) conducted the random survey of 323 hospitals across 46 States, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico during the week of March 23-27. Chief among their concerns was the continued shortage of PPE, which several reported was a result of the lack of COVID-19 tests and testing supplies and longer waiting times for test results.
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