Essential PPE – How to Donate

Information from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Ohio Department of Health, and the Cuyahoga County Office of Emergency Management

Personal protective equipment (PPE) is vital to protecting medical professionals and first responders as they treat patients and combat the COVID-19 pandemic. It is also in short supply in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, and around the world.

Cuyahoga County announced a donation collection center for personal protective equipment (PPE). Gov. Mike DeWine also put out an urgent call for PPE.

If you have unneeded PPE, you can donate it by:

Bringing it to the Donation Collection Center at 2501 Harvard Ave. in Newburgh Heights. The center is open weekdays from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Emailing the state at together@governor.ohio.gov.

What items are of critical need?

Surgical gowns (S, M, L, XL, XXL)
Face/surgical masks (adult, pediatric)

Gloves (nitrile, vinyl, or butyl)
N-95 particulate respirators
Isolation gowns
Face shields
Tyvek coveralls

Thermometers
Foot coverings
Ventilator tubing
Disinfecting wipes
Hand sanitizer

Can my business help manufacture any of these items?

If your business can assist in the effort to manufacture more of these items, please email together@governor.ohio.gov.

Additional guidance on manufacturing and optimizing PPE: