How NH Higher Ed Institutions Are Responding

The new graduates of the Plymouth State Nursing Program is ready to join the ranks in the fight against COVID-19. Wish them luck!

Check it out here:

https://twitter.com/WMUR9/status/1252317147642179585

The University is proud to assist St. Joseph Hospital ramp up to provide even more patient care. St. Joe’s Gerry Berube and movers from McLaughlin Transportation transferred 11 beds from the Nursing Simulation Lab to the hospital.

Check it out here: https://twitter.com/RivUniversity/status/1250888223255126030

From the Plymouth State Maker’s Space. Watch as 3D printers simultaneously print Montana Masks, a highly effective filtration mask that is easy to sanitize, to assist with the critical #PPE shortage. Check it out: https://youtu.be/X1BWv301DqA

Colby-Sawyer has donated 60 face masks with shields, 450 surgical masks, 475 simulation masks, and a box of hand sanitizer to Dartmouth–Hitchcock Medical Center, as well as a case of hand sanitizer to the New London NH Fire Department

UNH Manchester is using their 3D printers to produce personal medical equipment for those in need. See the video of the printers at work here.

Nashua  Community College is collecting food donations that are then turned into care packages for local hospitals.

River Valley Community and the University of New Hampshire are working with Whelen Engineering and the Portsmouth Naval Base to design and produce 3D masks for health care workers in their regions to assist with COVID-19.

See WMUR News 9 story here.

White Mountains Community College has sent more personal protective equipment to Memorial Hospital, Littleton Regional Healthcare, and Adroscoggin Valley Hospital which are all located in the same towns that house a WMCC campus.

Plymouth State, in conjunction with the National Guard opens flex site in their ice arena in case there is an influx of COVID patients in the area.

UNH opens flex site in the Recreation Center on their Durham Campus in case there is an influx of COVID-19 cases in the area.

SNHU has continued to be an important partner for the City of Manchester as city leaders develop emergency response plans. So far we have donated more than 2,000 bottles of hand sanitizer to first responders.

NHTI has worked with local officials to open its facilities for a flex site for the local Concord area in case there is a large uptick in patients with Coronavirus.

Starting 3/28/2020 SNHU will provide 5,000 meal packs containing two lunches to support Manchester School District students. The School district is provides breakfast and lunch during the week, so SNHU is meeting the need for weekend meals. For many students, the provided school breakfast and lunch they had each day in school were their most consistent meals.

White Mountains Community College donates medical supplies to Androscoggin Valley Hospital from nursing program to address medical supply shortages due to COVID-19. A special thank you to CCNH AmeriCorps VISTA Tiffiney Poirier for assisting in collection of these materials!

Students and SNHU Affiliates are coming together, in their homes, in card making campaigns for those in need, sewing medical masks to address medical supply shortages, and general local donations.

NHTI, Concord’s Community College hosted a Red Cross Blood Drive 03/24/2020.

Great Bay Community College on the seacoast, donated personal protective gear to local medical professionals amid the shortage of supplies during this crisis.

SNHU is working to address community needs by providing resources for free online spanning topics like effective online teaching, self-support practices, and best practices for those on the front line of the crisis. Please visit the SNHU landing page to access these resources.

SNHU is offering their facilities to Manchester Hospitals and set up a 250-bed flex site in case the hospitals need extra space to treat patients amid the COVID-19 outbreak.