Burned by COVID supply crunch, hospitals invest in U.S. mask-making

Burned By COVID-19 Supply Crunch, Hospitals Invest In US Mask-making

Two days before Christmas, a cargo ship left Mumbai with a mask-making machine bound for Illinois-based OSF Heal. The goal: Avoid a repeat of the early pandemic's life-threatening shortages of essential protective gear

Burned by Covid Supply Crunch, Hospitals in US Invest in Mask-making

Michael Alkire said he doubled down on efforts to strengthen US suppliers after January 2020, when China diverted Premier-bound N95 shipments from Taiwan for its own use.

Burned by COVID supply crunch, hospitals invest in U.S. mask-making

January 14, 2022By Lisa BaertleinLOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Two days before Christmas, a cargo ship left Mumbai with a mask-making machine bound for Illinois-based OSF HealthCare, which will use the equipment to make its own N95 masks. It isn’t the hospital group’s first foray into manufacturing. After COVID-19 border closures in early 2020 choked shipments from Asia, producer of about 80% of the world’s medical masks and protective gear, OS…

Burned by COVID-19 supply crunch, hospitals invest in US mask-making

LOS ANGELES: Two days before Christmas, a cargo ship left Mumbai with a mask-making machine bound for Illinois-based OSF HealthCare, which will use the equipment to make its own N95 masks. It isn't the hospital group's first foray into manufacturing. After COVID-19 border closures in early 2020 choked ship

Burned by COVID supply crunch, hospitals invest in U.S. mask-making

By Lisa Baertlein

Burned by COVID supply crunch, hospitals invest in U.S. mask-making

LOS ANGELES — Two days before Christmas, a cargo ship left Mumbai with a mask-making machine bound for Illinois-based OSF HealthCare, which will use the…