Equipment List

10,000L Tank to be installed at Kijabe and refilled by truck as needed. Liquid oxygen expands 800x, so one tank will provide 8 million litres, estimated requirement for 5000 patients. *Tank cost is $117,000, $80,000 raised.

Refill cost for 10,000L, which will serve 5,000 patients. Expected refill period 1-2 months

Standard Safety PPE

Standard Safety PPE, unknown if KN95 masks are less effective than standard N95.

Basic PPE for staff

Prevent splatter/contamination

Step in bleach bath after exiting patient area.

Coronavirus can enter soft tissues - nasal and eyes

Full PPE for use during outbreak, can be washed or disposed

Locally constructed by RVA/Care of Creation volunteers

Locally sewn by volunteers

Locally sewn by volunteers and in Kijabe Hospital sewing room

Oxygen saturation is a critical marker of COVID, and used for HDU/ICU patient monitoring.

Oxygen saturation is a critical marker of COVID, and used for routine care. Portable units on rollers can travel patient to patient. patient

Window mount to move contaminants out of the patient area.

ECG monitor with wave display for monitoring of patients with Cardiac conditions.

Clear mucus from airway.

Surgical procedures within COVID ward (transporting equipment back and forth to main hospital should be minimal)

Sterilization of equipment

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Used to support critically ill patients. Has important long-term utility beyond the current crisis.

US company, first purchased of this brand, much lower price than GE.

Newborn receiving/warming. Maternity and NICU continue to operate at over-full capacity

Premature baby care. KIjabe continues to be the center of choice for high-risk delivery.

Repair motherboards for Ohmeda Ohiocare incubators, includes amount for shipping.

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