Reader Ariel Starke passes along information and photos about a group of East Cobb residents who’ve quickly formed to make masks and scrub caps for workers at Wellstar Kennestone Hospital and other local medical facilities.
The East Cobb PPE Makers Facebook group scrambled into action after responding to a local nurse who posted on the East Cobb Mom’s Exchange group about needing a scrub cap.
Kim Deuster, who started the PPE Makers, takes the story from there:
“She is a nurse in the emergency department at Kennestone Hospital, and the hospital was requiring their staff to wear the caps as one more barrier to being exposed to COVID-19. When I told her I could do it for her, another nurse sent me a message asking if I could make 100 caps. When I realized the man hours and material needed, I knew I could not do this alone. I reached out to several friends, asking for material donations and sewing volunteers on every board I belong to. Within 3 days I had a basement full of supplies, 20 sewers and multiple volunteers offering to run material and caps all over the East Cobb area. We were able to produce over 300 caps for 7 local healthcare facilities within two weeks.”
The East Cobb PPE Makers continuing to produce PPE items, as the group’s membership has grown to more than 125.
Maxwell’s husband is a critical care doctor at the Kennestone Pulmonary Group, and posted this video of their PPE items being put to rapid use.
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