Los Angeles County Medical Association to Hold PPE Distribution Event to Aid Small Medical Practices

Event in Partnership with Santa Monica College provides $125,000 in funding, no cost personal protective equipment, telehealth subsidies for physicians in need

       Who:                         Los Angeles County Medical Association
                                    (LACMA) in partnership with Santa Monica
                                    College




       What:                        LACMA to hold PPE Distribution event
                                    featuring  curbside pickup for nearly 150
                                    physician practices


     
     Specifics:


                        
            -- 6,000 KN95s


                        
            -- NIH Standard Shields


                        
            -- 1,000 Hand Sanitizers


                                 -- Telehealth Subsidy Program Information


                        
            -- Office Supplies




       When:            
            Thursday, May 14, 2020


                        
            
              12 PM to 2 PM




       Where:           
            
              Santa Monica College


                        
            1900 Pico Boulevard


                        
            Santa Monica, CA 90405




                                            PPE Pickup Location: Vehicles must enter
                                               Parking Lot #1 at Pearl Street, west of
                                               20th Street. (Located behind the Science
                                               Building) to pick up, then exit on Pico
                                               Blvd. See SMC Main Campus map for exact
                                                                               location of Lot 1.






       Why:                      This event is the second to help COVID-19
                                    impacted solo and small medical practices.
                                    Since the launch of the LACMA COVID-19
                                    Rapid Response initiative in mid March,
                                    nearly 400  medical practices have been
                                    helped with financial assistance, PPE
                                    supplies and telehealth subsidies,
                                    resources and more.  Thanks to Santa Monica
                                    College,  LACMA can provide curbside pickup
                                    for physicians.




       About                     Since 1871 LACMA has served the needs of
        LACMA:                    physicians in every scope of practice
                                    through policy, advocacy, outreach and
                                    education, personal benefits to strategic
                                    assistance. Today, LACMA is the largest
                                    county medical organization in California
                                    with more than 7,000 members.




       About 
        Santa Monica College:


                                 Founded in 1929, Santa Monica College is a
                                    California Community College accredited by
                                    the Accrediting Commission for Community
                                    and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) of the Western
                                    Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC).
                                    Today, SMC serves 30,000 students. For 29
                                    consecutive years, the college has been
                                    California's leader in transfers to the
                                    University of California, and offers more
                                    than 110 career training degrees and
                                    certificates. SMC provides news and
                                    cultural enrichment through its NPR radio
                                    station KCRW (89.9 FM) and The Broad Stage
                                    at the SMC Performing Arts Center as well
                                    as lifelong learning through distinctive
                                    programs such as its Emeritus Program for
                                                                    older adults.

Contact: Gustavo Friederichsen
gustavo@lacmanet.org
760-685-2823

/PRNewswire -- May 12, 2020/

SOURCE Los Angeles County Medical Association