Effective Saturday June 6th, 2020 Operation Pegasus will complete demobilization. Our last flight will be completed from Phoenix to Window Rock, AZ carrying 806 lbs of PPE and hand sanitizer. If you have any PPE, Hand Sanitizer, or touchless thermometers you want to get to the Navajo Nation we will add it to our flight, BUT must receive it by 1200 on Friday June 5th, 2020. These donations must be dropped off at the HSEB 435 N5th ST, Phoenix, AZ 85004 to the medical student government room on the 5th floor, and packaged in boxes no longer than 21" in the longest dimension.
UA College of Medicine - Phoenix will be returning students to normal clinical rotations and as such, this student run organization, will be pivoting back into the clinical environment. It has been our extreme pleasure to assist the people of the Navajo, Hopi, Apache, and Zuni Nations, as well as the citizens of Gallup, NM, and the rural communities of Northern Arizona. We will continue to remain available to answer questions about how best to move supplies to these areas. If needed please contact Kevin Gochenour (kgochenour@email.arizona.edu) or Janell Tully (Janelltully@email.arizona.edu) for further information.
Our mission is to acquire PPE from local community donors & CSSC programs in the greater metro phoenix area, and transport these vital resources via our partner Gaurdian Air Transport, to the Navajo Nation in coordination with their Unified Command Center. This is an ongoing mission as supplies are acquired.
PPE Acquisition Branch Supervisor
Janell Tully, MS3
PPE distribution Branch Supervisor
Kevin Gochenour, MS4
Air transportation branch Supervisor
Cornel Popescu, MS4
How to Donate:
Donate directly to the Go Fund Me set up by the Navajo Nation.
Flight #20-1 5/1/2020 via guArdian air transport
PHX (Phoenix Skyharbor International Airport) to RQE (Window Rock Regional Airport) - 227 miles
300 Surgical Masks donated by Daifuku America Corporation
90 Hand-sewn face masks donated by Mask-Quaraders
14 Face shields donated by Diego O'Farrill
Flight #20-2 5/9/2020 via guArdian air transport
PHX (Phoenix Skyharbor International Airport) to RQE (Window Rock Regional Airport) - 227 miles
35 KN95 masks & 570 surgical masks donated by Dr. Matern
350 N95 masks donated by Sarah & Dr. Cole Mendenhall
300 Surgical masks donated by Flagstaff Medical Center
100 Improvised gowns donated by REI
128 Goggles donated by REI
Flight #20-3 5/12/2020 via guArdian air transport
PHX (Phoenix Skyharbor International Airport) to GUP (Gallup Municipal Airport) - 202 miles
200 N95 masks donated by Sarah & Dr. Cole Mendenhall
120 Face shields donated by Covid Innovation Team
100 Improvised gowns donated by Covid Innovation Team
300 Surgical masks donated by Flagstaff Medical Center
Flight #20-4 5/13/2020 via guArdian air transport
Flagstaff Regional Airport to multiple Navajo & Hopi EMS Agencies
To Inscription House, AZ (Rotor) - 183 miles - 20 N95 masks - Navajo EMS
To Chinle, AZ (E91) - 118 miles - 30 N95 masks - Navajo EMS
To Kayenta, AZ (0V7) - 118 miles - 70 N95 masks - Navajo EMS
To Polacca, AZ (P10) - 83 miles - 30 N95 masks - Hopi EMS
To Tuba City, AZ (T03) - 59 miles - 30 N95 masks - Navajo EMS
Flight #20-5 5/19/2020 via guArdian air transport
PHX (Phoenix Skyharbor International Airport) to RQE (Window Rock Regional Airport) - 227 miles
333 pounds of face shields from the Irish Cultural Center
28.5 pounds of mixed feminine hygiene products from the Irish Cultural Center
Flight #20-6 5/23/2020 via guArdian air transport & AZ National Guard
PHX (Phoenix Skyharbor International Airport) to RQE (Window Rock Regional Airport) - 227 miles
University of Arizona College of Medicine Phoenix to Navajo Nation Fairground Window Rock, AZ - 282 miles
Via Gaurdian Air - 10,000 N95 Masks & Hand Sanitizer donated by the government of the Republic of Korea
Via AZ National Guard:
3 pallets ea 32 cases of 20 oz bottled water - 4,321.1 lbs
1 pallet 50, 20 lb bags of rice - 1,000 lbs
1 pallet 50, 25 lb bags of flour - 1,250 lbs
1 pallet 25, 50 lb bags of pinto beans - 1,250 lbs
A grand total of 7,821.1 lbs (3.9 tons!)
Flight #20-7 5/30/2020 via Angel Flight West
PHX (Phoenix Skyharbor International Airport) to GUP (Gallup Municipal Airport) - 202 miles, ground to Window Rock, AZ
162 lbs of mixed PPE and medical supplies including:
5 gal hand sanitizer
150 Face Shields
150 Improvised gowns + 30 PPE grade gowns
72 goggles
Flight #20-8 5/31/2020 via Angel Flight West
PHX (Phoenix Skyharbor International Airport) to GUP (Gallup Municipal Airport) - 98 miles
40 gals of Hand Sanitizer (348 lbs)
Flight #20-9 6/1/2020 via guArdian air transport
PHX (Phoenix Skyharbor International Airport) to P24 (White River Airport) - 104 miles
150 n97 masks
150 face shields
Flight #20-10 6/6/2020 via Angel flight west (PENDING)
PHX (Phoenix Skyharbor International Airport) to RQE (Window Rock Regional Airport) - 227 miles
60 gals of hand sanitizer purchase by students and faculty of UA COM-P
50 gals of hand sanitizer donated by OHSO brewery
533 face-shields donated by AZ face-shields and AMWA
120 ear savers donated by AZ face-shields
96 cloth masks donated by AMWA
Insulin and metformin donated by ASU school of social work
Completed programs
We have partnered with the Banner University College of Medicine Phoenix Internal Medicine Residency and have organized a donation drive with 4 donation drop-off locations in Arizona. See our flyers below for more information.
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