Hospitals, hospital networks, any organizations that need them, individual states, the federal government, CDC, military. Multiple layers in this here free country, single sources of supply and reliance are pretty antithetical to freedom.
Multiple layers in this here free country, single sources of supply and reliance are pretty antithetical to freedom.
I've felt this way for a long time with regards to our food supply.
Now I'm seeing it with everyday items as well as medical supplies. I hope people pull their heads out, but I think when this is over, we'll go right back to the same supply chains. Maybe not wrt medical supplies and drugs, but everything else.
This is a good point and one that's been bugging me for a while, how unprepared most people are/were. After 9-11 it was recommended to keep food, water and basic supplies on hand, and people who live in storm areas are reminded to check their supplies.
I guess now we'll need to add clorox wipes and masks along with batteries and candles.
I was watching a similar set of videos last year. They were made by a man who looked Asian or Polynesian. He made his own quicklime and cement and built a rudimentary forge. Plus he wove all sorts of useful things.
I read a post on facebook which implied hospitals were supposed to maintain a sufficient inventory in case of an outbreak but after years without a significant event, they started using the inventory and didn't replenish.
I don't know if it's true or if there are actual requirements but I wanted to see if anyome else has a better understanding.
Absolutely true at the hospital my wife works at. There are generally multiple people on the administration side that control these things even in smaller hospitals, that said I think its been hard to get enough funding because they tend to focus on ways to make money rather than dump money into stockpiles of rarely used items. Waay too much has become just-in-time-shipping across healthcare.
Independence and responsibility for self is a core idea that has been slipping in this country. That not only applies to individuals but organizations and companies as well, let alone independent states.
Ya know as silly as the toilet paper situation has been at least I find it kinda understandable, unlike masks TP is super bulky. Not only does that mean less TP stored by retailers and brought in per truck load but it also really contributes to the fear of shortage, nobody freaks out when 10 boxes of mac n cheese get grabbed but 10 packs of TP looks like massive empty shelf space.
Hospitals, if they chose to prioritize it, could probably cover all their absolute worse case medium term mask needs with a couple medical closets full.
This makes sense to me, especially for state or state university owned hospitals.
I wonder about private or charity hospitals?
Hospitals, hospital networks, any organizations that need them, individual states, the federal government, CDC, military. Multiple layers in this here free country, single sources of supply and reliance are pretty antithetical to freedom.
I've felt this way for a long time with regards to our food supply.
Now I'm seeing it with everyday items as well as medical supplies. I hope people pull their heads out, but I think when this is over, we'll go right back to the same supply chains. Maybe not wrt medical supplies and drugs, but everything else.
Thank you. That's useful information
The individuals and private organizations that use them.
This is a good point and one that's been bugging me for a while, how unprepared most people are/were. After 9-11 it was recommended to keep food, water and basic supplies on hand, and people who live in storm areas are reminded to check their supplies.
I guess now we'll need to add clorox wipes and masks along with batteries and candles.
I was watching a similar set of videos last year. They were made by a man who looked Asian or Polynesian. He made his own quicklime and cement and built a rudimentary forge. Plus he wove all sorts of useful things.
I'll check those videos out. I have time hahaha
Possibly. He had a little complex complete with a fish pond or swimming pool
I keep seeing Pepe instead of PPE.
common mistake
I read a post on facebook which implied hospitals were supposed to maintain a sufficient inventory in case of an outbreak but after years without a significant event, they started using the inventory and didn't replenish.
I don't know if it's true or if there are actual requirements but I wanted to see if anyome else has a better understanding.
Thanks. This is the sort of thing I was looking for.
Absolutely true at the hospital my wife works at. There are generally multiple people on the administration side that control these things even in smaller hospitals, that said I think its been hard to get enough funding because they tend to focus on ways to make money rather than dump money into stockpiles of rarely used items. Waay too much has become just-in-time-shipping across healthcare.
Independence and responsibility for self is a core idea that has been slipping in this country. That not only applies to individuals but organizations and companies as well, let alone independent states.
Great insight about "just in time" inventory management. And not only for hospitals.
The on going shortages of basic foods/toilet paper/supplies are a sign of the same strategy in commerce. Thank goodness for the shipping industry.
Ya know as silly as the toilet paper situation has been at least I find it kinda understandable, unlike masks TP is super bulky. Not only does that mean less TP stored by retailers and brought in per truck load but it also really contributes to the fear of shortage, nobody freaks out when 10 boxes of mac n cheese get grabbed but 10 packs of TP looks like massive empty shelf space.
Hospitals, if they chose to prioritize it, could probably cover all their absolute worse case medium term mask needs with a couple medical closets full.