After donating more than 200,000 surgical masks to Wuhan Union Hospital, Direct Relief partnered with Wuhan United again to successfully delivered 20 pallets of urgently needed medical supplies, including 37,000 surgical masks, 9,000 protective suits and 50,000 medical gloves to Xiaogan Central Hospital. These much-needed supplies will help medical relief efforts to help fight the coronavirus in the city of Xiaogan.

Xiaogan, located in the northeast part of Hubei province, lies only 60 kilometers northwest of Wuhan. There have been 918 cases of people infected by the new strain of coronavirus in Xiaogan, representing the city with the third most confirmed cases behind Wuhan and Huanggang. As a 3A hospital, Xiaogan Central Hospital is one of the designated hospitals for medical treatment. Xiaogan Central Hospital issued an announcement accepting social donations on January 26.

Direct Relief^Ⓡ is a humanitarian aid organization, active in all 50 states and more than 90 countries, with a mission to improve the health and lives of people affected by poverty or emergencies – without regard to politics, religion, or ability to pay.

Wuhan United is founded by Huazhong University of Science & Technology Northern California Alumni Association, Wuhan University Northern California Alumni Association. Wuhan United is a group of Chinese Americans in San Francisco Bay Area, with a mission to support Wuhan’s medical staffs by delivering medical supplies to the coronavirus outbreak area, setting up financial fund for post-crisis care for doctors & nurses in Wuhan and providing coverage and awareness of the coronavirus crisis. We work with established NGOs like Direct Relief to achieve these goals.

Union Hospital affiliated to Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology（aka Wuhan Union Hospital) was founded in 1866 and has the longest history in Wuhan. The hospital has 5,000 beds. There were 5,703,000 outpatient visits, 227,000 admissions and 121,000 operations annually. The hospital has currently more than 8,000 staff members.

Media contact:

Direct Relief: Tony Morain, tmorain@directrelief.org

Wuhan United: Sunny Sun, media@wuhanunited.org