Personal protective equipment (PPE) is in short supply, because COVID-19 has caused a big spike in demand that is difficult to meet. Ford Motor Company has responded to a need for more face shields by making them in factories that would otherwise be producing cars. Terry Ortynsky鈥檚 Royal Ford has been distributing those face shields to medical professionals in Yorkton.
Natalie Ortynsky with Royal Ford said that they were overwhelmed with the demand for the first batch. Their initial shipment totalled 100 masks, and they were all distributed to medical professionals through Yorkton and surrounding area free of charge.
Ortynsky said that they were surprised by just how large a need there is for this equipment.
鈥淲e posted on Facebook to see if there was anyone in our area who needed face shields, and we had so many requests.聽 It was to the point where we had people from all over the province emailing us and asking if we had face shields. Unfortunately, we only got 100, so we got our shipment already and we divvied them up to people in Yorkton and area.鈥�
The first batch is 100, but Ortynsky said more are coming.
鈥淲e鈥檙e going to be able to get more, so once we get more we will be able to help more healthcare providers.鈥�
They鈥檙e happy to help, and Ortynsky said it has been amazing how thankful they are for a simple face shield. She said their goal is to keep people safe, and their hope is that everyone who needs one will get one.
鈥淭he more we can protect everyone, the better, to help stop the spread.鈥�
Ortynsky said they鈥檙e doing what they can to help.
鈥淚t鈥檚 crazy how times have changed, but we have to pull together and overcome this.鈥�
