Calling off Donations for Ventilators and Portable Ultrasounds to PGH

My email to those who pledged ventilators and portable ultrasounds to PGH - March 31, 2020

For the past 1-2 weeks, I have been looking for a person who is on top of the logistic requirements in PGH who can advise me properly on the need of PGH and whose advice I will follow with finality.

While looking for this decision-maker, I was forced to talk to people below the hierarchy so that I will not be late in procuring the necessary donations.

I finally found one, the Logistic Head of the COVID19 Crisis Committee, in the person of Dr. Dennis Serrano, a former student of mine in PGH, with a track record of being competent and trustworthy. Actually, he was 2 days late in replying to me.

Attached is a screenshot of his reply to me this early am on March 31, 2020.

Feedback to me: PGH has enough ventilators and portable ultrasound for the COVID CRISIS.

Because of this new info, as a facilitator of donations from my donor friends, I am officially calling off this search and buying of ventilators and portable ultrasound for PGH.

WITH APOLOGY TO DR. BELLE SIASOCO AND THANKS FOR YOUR INPUTS ON THE EQUIPMENT.

Let us now focused on Personal Protective Equipment for the Health Workers and I suggest let's channel the donations elsewhere to where they are needed most - Rural Health Units and Provincial Government Hospitals outside MetroCities which are the first line of defense and which are weakest in the link.

I have launched ROJDonors- MuRelief-HelpThur Against COVID19 for Rural Health Units on March 29, 2020.

I also have launched ROJDonors- MuRelief-HelpThur Against COVID19 for Provincial Government Hospital Outside MetroCities on March 30, 2020.

I will now focus on these 2 projects. 

I APOLOGIZED FOR THE INCONVENIENCE WE EXPERIENCED IN THE SEARCH OF VENTILATORS AND PORTABLE ULTRASOUND WHICH TURNED OUT NOT TO BE NEEDED ANYMORE.

Thank you for your continuing support.

Dr Rey

April 2, 2020 Message from Joji Resus

"Just want to say wow and good job on your coordinating donations specifically the ventilators."

Before I called off the donations for ventilators for PGH, I had 3 persons pledging 5 units of ventilators - RG, WT, and SC - we were sourcing the ventilators from China already.

I was discussing with Belle Siasoco starting March 22, 2020.  

ROJ@20mar31