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Atmore Company Making PPE For Baptist Hospital, Keeping Workforce On The Payroll
April 15, 2020
A Pensacola hospital will benefit from the efforts of an Atmore company that ha shifted to making Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), while the Atmore company will be able to keep its workforce on the job.
Muskogee Technology just delivered their first batch of gowns to Baptist Hospital.
“Muskogee Technology is always looking for new paths to help. We are honored to serve and do what we can during this pandemic. I am proud we have the agility to refocus our equipment, workforce, and other vital resources critically needed to assist our healthcare communities during these trying times,” said Muskogee Technology’s President and CEO Westly L. Woodruff.
“We are thankful Muskogee Technology can shift their production to gowns for our doctors, nurses and team members. COVID-19 has changed the health care landscape and as we work to provide care to our patients and others we serve, we are grateful this local company can partner with us in this way,” said Baptist CEO and President Mark Faulkner.
Woodruff began working with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) upon learning of the shortage of PPE necessary to combat COVID-19. In addition to saving lives by stepping up for the healthcare communities, Muskogee Technology is able to retain their 77 employees.
Muskogee Technology is owned by the Creek Indian Economic Development Authority (CIEDA), the economic development arm of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians.) Muskogee Technology normally provides a variety of services to meet the needs of the aerospace, defense, heavy machinery, wind energy, and oil and gas industries.
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6 Responses to “Atmore Company Making PPE For Baptist Hospital, Keeping Workforce On The Payroll”
One million is helpful when you can find the PPE to purchase. Dont know if you have read about the shortage of PPE? So money is irrelevant if product is not available.
@‘“just me”……just incase you missed it, Poarch Creek just donated the Atmore hospital 1 million dollars to help in this fight ….
That’s good but how about getting the supplies to our nurses at the ATMORE hospital where you are located. These small hospitals are struggling too.
Companies able to diversify during this time will be okay, happy to see them take a chance to do something different and make a real difference for the communities they normally do not serve. Thank you.
This is an awesome thing, to see companies being willing to deverisfy in an attempt to keep their people working, and support our nation during this difficult time, rather than waiting on a hand out from the government. Also it speaks volums of the patriotism these people are showing during this time. Wouldn’t it be great if this continued after the pandemic is over and companies would actuallly buy made in America again? But it will probably all end, as hospital procurements managers look to cut cost and make a name for themselves. Yep it is always about the money!
That is great.Keep up the good work.