Making Masks for the Masses
SEP 21, 2020Visitors in hospitals, shoppers in stores, inmates in jail. You might see them all wearing free masks handed out by CHI Health.
3D printing technology has been utilized by CHI Health staff members to improve the availability of important PPE during the COVID-19 outbreak.
READ MORE Additional information about 3D Printers to the Rescue: Keeping PAPRs in UseVisitors in hospitals, shoppers in stores, inmates in jail. You might see them all wearing free masks handed out by CHI Health.
When the pandemic put parties on hold, work at Little Miss Fashion, a south Omaha dressmaker, screeched to a halt. About the same time, CHI Health was looking for a business to produce masks.
Researchers on our team determined how best to sterilize and reuse masks in order to conserve valuable resources.
A diverse team from CHI Health and Creighton University came together to solve urgent problems during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A trio of friends gathered a small band of volunteers to manufacture, disinfect and deliver face shields to Nebraskans in need, free of charge.