Community Message

unity MESSAGE

Instructional Communications have been, and will continue to also be, given to our valued professionals on the front line to ensure their safety and the safety of others.

reduces the risk to our first responders so they can remain healthy in order to continue serving the community during this concerning and stressful time.

Our providers may ask patients to wear a mask during assessment and transport. Don’t be alarmed, providers may be wearing gloves, masks, safety goggles, and gowns. This does not mean you are diagnosed with the virus, it is PMREMS policy following recommendations from the CDC. We must take all necessary precautions as our providers are on the frontline of emergency healthcare.

PMREMS will continue to be available for patients that may experience a medical emergency in our communities providing the best pre-hospital care.

PMREMS Employee Directives MESSAGES WERE PRESENTED BY

Board President Logan Evans

Business Manager Nick DeWitt

BLS Manager Mark Lemley

ALS Manager Lee V. Rosato

Face Mask As k: How Our Comm unities Can Help by Making Face Mas ks

We have had an outpouring of support from the community with offers of help. See the story below we shared with our community to help us during the coronavirus (COVID-19) health emergency. Please share the message with anyone who is handy with a sewing machine, so we can provide as many home-sewn face masks to our colleagues. You can direct people to: LVHN.org/facemask.

Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) is seeking the community’s help to sew face masks for LVHN

Those who have a sewing machine and sewing skills are invited to make fabric face masks for our team. Each person can use and reuse the same mask after laundering it. This helps us preserve our supply of professionally manufactured PPE. If you would like to sew face masks for LVHN, look for face mask sewing patterns and instructions on the web or use instructions (and watch video tutorials) at LVHN.org/ facemask.

Materials you will need to sew a face mask

Use tightly-woven, breathable cotton fabric (preferred) or another tightly-woven, breathable fabric blend, in any color or pattern. You also will need elastic banding that’s used for sewing.

Important: To ensure the health and safety of our employees, only healthy individuals with no one in their household experiencing symptoms should consider donating fabric and masks. Masks donated to LVHN will be laundered prior to use by LVHN colleagues.

Where to bring completed face masks

Bring completed face masks (in a clearly marked bag, box or container), to 2024 Lehigh St., Allentown, Pa., Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. More locations are coming soon.

Community is invited to donate materials that can be used to make face masks

Those who don’t sew, or don’t have a sewing machine, can still help by donating any of the following materials that can be used to make face masks. LVHN will get these materials to people who can sew to make more face masks.

Needed materials include:

• Fabric bolts – Tightly-woven, breathable cotton fabric

(preferred), or fabric blend, also tightly-woven and breathable, in any color or pattern, can be donated to help us create face masks.

Cut pieces of fabric – Tightly-woven, breathable cotton fabric (preferred), or fabric blend, also tightly-woven and breathable, cut to 6-inches by 10-inches.

Swatches of fabric – If you have swatches of tightly-woven, breathable cotton fabric (preferred), or fabric blend, also tightly-woven and breathable fabric, we can use that as well.

Elastic used for sewing

Where to bring items that can be used to make masks

Should you be able to donate any of the above materials, please clearly label the items and bring your fabric or elastic to 2024 Lehigh St., Allentown, Pa., Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.- 3 p.m.* Information subject to change- confirm with LVHN