The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (DPH) is assisting healthcare facilities and health service providers experiencing a PPE supply shortage to obtain personal protective equipment (PPE) – including masks, gowns, gloves, and eye protection.
Facilities can request PPE to serve as a bridge when an entity has a critically low supply.
How to request PPE?
If your facility anticipates a PPE supply shortage within the next 7 days and are unable to source the materials through your normal supply chain, please contact dphppecoordinator@ph.lacounty.gov for assistance.
How is the PPE distributed?
The PPE Assistance Program uses Direct Delivery to facility location.
How to request PPE for facilities with multiple locations?
If your facility has multiple locations, each facility location will need to complete a separate PPE Request, even if the contact information is the same.
PPE distribution is guided by the number of staff and clients, specific nursing activities, and COVID-19 infections which is likely to differ for each facility location.
Email the DPH PPE coordinator for further instructions.
How will the PPE Assistance Program use my facility information?
DPH will report on information provided related to PPE status for required reporting purposes. The information will be kept confidential to the extent allowable by law. Information pertaining to PPE may be presented in aggregate statistics on public-facing dashboards but in a way that it will not be possible to identify any given facility’s information on staffing or clients.
Public Health has made reasonable efforts to provide accurate translation. However, no computerized translation is perfect and is not intended to replace traditional translation methods. If questions arise concerning the accuracy of the information, please refer to the English edition of the website, which is the official version.
