I have been a respiratory therapist for 10 years in a large hospital in Sacramento, CA. My job function consists of managing ventilators, assisting with intubations, extubating, providing breathing treatments, managing bipaps/Cpaps, performing arterial blood gas samples, assessing patients with chronic and acute respiratory illnesses, and ambu-mask resuscitation, among other things. We treat patients from all walks of life, young or old, pre and post surgery, after they’ve experienced trauma, during cancer treatments, after a debilitating stroke... everyone and everyone! I love my career, and when I’m not at the hospital I’m spending time with my two dogs, playing roller derby, weightlifting, helping my senior parents, and enjoying the outdoors and my awesome circle of friends.

I am a Respiratory therapist working the ICU and ER. I am afraid of bringing this home to my kids, ages 11 and 9. I have asthma, as well as my children so this makes me high risk to contract covid. Anything would help during this time. Thank you!!

I am a bedside nurse of six years at a large academic hospital in Chicago.

Hello, my name is Leah and I am a Registered Nurse working on the front line to fight covid 19 in Los Angeles, Califorina. I am the nursing supervisor of the sub-acute unit. Our unit has 53 patients. We have had a covid 19 outbreak at our facility. And we are having a serious shortage of PPE.

Fairly new graduate from the university of NC at Pembroke; go braves! I’ve been working on a med/ tele unit at my facility since July 2019. It’s definitely a challenge working in this field but is such a humbling, great honor. Within just a few months I’ve gained a plethora of knowledge and I can’t wait to extend my journey in healthcare!

Since 2001 I have been involved with the Emergency 911 response system. Currently I'm a rescue paramedic in southeast Michigan working for a non-profit private company that supports 8 Oakland county communities. While our leadership is doing everything possible to maintain appropriate PPE for our safety we are still reusing and sanitizing our N95 masks. If I can be less of a burden on our system with your support it would be greatly appreciated.

A mom of 5. A nurse for 10 years currently working in an acute care setting- Hospital & bedside care.

I’m a second-year ER resident working at Olive View and UCLA in the LA area. I see undifferentiated patients and try to get the “well” respiratory ones in and out of the hospital as quickly as possible

Hello! I am a pediatric emergency room physician in Dallas, TX. I am originally from Florida but recently moved to Texas for fellowship

My name is Nikki Galvan, and I’m a respiratory therapist providing direct patient care to respiratory patients. I’m a mother of two and a wife.

I am an Oral Surgeon providing emergency dental care to my community

Hello! I am a Licensed homebirth midwife. I attend births outside of the hospital. My work keeps families out of the hospital and allows them to shelter in place while receiving care during their pregnancy, birth and post birth.

I’m an OB-GYN in Milledgeville, Georgia. I own The Woman’s Care Center, a very busy practice where two mid levels ( Nurse Practitioner & Physician Assistant) and I take care women from eight surrounding counties in a rural area in central Georgia.

I am a home healthcare giver. It is my 'side gig' as I am also a science teacher. I've been doing this since 1989. I enter homes of elderly, who are often immune compromised. I spend the day with them, often 12 hour shifts. I have 4 elderly in my family, mother, father, mother in law and father in law all over 80.

I am a critical care respiratory therapist, I work in a trauma center. My job function consists of managing ventilator, intubations, providing breathing treatment, as well as managing bipaps/Cpaps. RT’s are responsible for setting up and placing people on ventilators, as well as making adjustments based on their clinical needs. It doesn’t matter how many vents you have if you don’t have someone to manage them.

CMA Dayton, Ohio in outpatient cardiology. I do vitals, EKGs, and blood draws daily. Single mother of three sons 29, 20, 17 with two at home and recently became a grandmother to a beautiful girl.

I am a NICU RN at a large hospital in Texas.

Respiratory Therapy Supervisor trying to keep her staff protected

Hey! I work for company in Nashville TN as a "house manager." Our mission is to help people with intellectual and developmental disabilities lead safe, stable, and personally fulfilling lifestyles in Middle Tennessee communities.I do residential care and despite my ladies being unable to leave their home I’m still responsible to be going to public places to make sure they are fully stocked on all necessary items! Currently that means basically grocery runs and pharmacy runs due to only necessities being needed! The county where I reside as well as my ladies has the most cases in the state! I’m putting myself at risk to make sure my girls have everything they need!

I am an emergency medicine physcian, have 2 little girls age 1 and 3, and elderly parents living with me.

I'm a cath lab tech and my hospital had sequestered all N95 masks Only given to those carrying four confirmed COVID-19 pts... not suspected and/or those awaiting results

I am a Physician Assistant. I work in an Urgent Care now but was in the ER for 13 years prior. We are not turning people away. I have one N95 mask. I contracted COVID-19 from a patient and was hospitalized for 3 days. My partner is fighting COVID-19 right now. She is a inpatient Pharmacy Technician. I really don’t want to get sick again.

I’m a charge nurse of a telemetry floor. We were designated the “clean” unit. But we all know there is no “clean” unit. I’ve had 9 employees from my unit test positive. All in all my hospital currently has 60ish employees COvid positive. We just lost a EVS worker on April 4th. She was assigned to my unit , again, since I was suppose to be the “clean” unit. I will humbly accept any donation so that I can keep not only my nurses safe but my housekeepers , lab technicians, and everyone that I can safe .

Hi everyone.... I’m a pediatric anesthesiologist at a major teaching hospital and trauma center in New Jersey. I also routinely care for all adult type patients. Day to day (and overnight), during this pandemic, I am providing care in the operating room for urgent and emergent patients as well as intubating patients that are known COVID+. I have been a tireless and outspoken advocate for universal N95 respirators for all hospital staff, not just doctors, nurses involved in COVID care in the ICU or ER, but for techs, PT, OT, RT, janitors, food service, security, etc. I have witnessed too many in hospital outbreaks that are the direct result of this lack. Surgical masks seem fine to admins,but what they don’t see, and understand is that if we work under the assumption that everyone is sick, and force staff back to work when asymptomatic but still shedding virus, these transmissions will continue. I have a wife and two younger children who are worried for my safety every day, and know the risks because I’ve been so vocal about my concerns about the mishandling of this situation at every level.

Hi! My name is Ryan, and I'm a senior medical scribe at City MD (urgent care facility) on Long Island. I'm dealing with COVID-19 patients on a daily basis.

Working in community, providing direct in-home nursing care to some of those most-vulnerable folks. Community does require nurses to work alone and depend on PPE being readily available and in our vehicles. Despite news broadcasts stating that we have enough PPE that's absolutely not true. We have already experienced a shortage on masks, both n95's and surgical, hand sanitizer and face shields. Almost all new PPE will he shifted to hospitals and that will leave us community nurses at a definite deficit. Any donations will be put to use immediately. Thank you for arranging this and keeping my fellow nurses safe.

I'm an Orthopedic Registered Nurse in Charlotte, North Carolina. Since all of our elective surgeries have all been canceled until further notice we have been asked to help out and staff the Covid units of our hospital so we don't lose our full time hours. And in this time of need, we step up because that's the right thing to do as we are all in this together. Outside of work, my boyfriend and I and our puppy love to hang outdoors and go on hikes and adventures. We've had a hard time doing that at home in the beginning of the last few weeks, but we did it! We played our part in our community to stay at home to help flatten the curve, hoping that this will all be resolved soon!

I have been a Respiratory therapist for 45 years, I’m currently working at Kaiser in Vacaville. Managing critically ill patients on ventilators, every patient I take care of is a respiratory patient.

I am an ER nurse in upstate New York. I have 4 small children at home that I am desperately trying to avoid getting them sick.

Home health RN caring for homebound elders in KS trying to keep them safe and healthy & out of the hospital. Also funny masters degree to be a Family Nurse Practitioner. Mother of 5. Wife of Sheriff’s Officer.

The Harbor-UCLA hospital is a public safety net for a large underserved population, and has one of the largest ERs in LA. That means they are especially at risk of getting sick without the proper protection, and so many people depend on that ER.

I have been an RN x 25 years working med surge & long term care, now Hospice. I love my patients 💞 I have 5 children, 1 grandson. I serve on our area Hospice Foundation Board granting gifts to patients in need & am the Co-chair for our Rice County Relay for Life. I grew up in rural WI, have lived in MN x 16 years 😊🙌🏻 I am a survivor of thyroid cancer & need to stay healthy for my patients!

My name is Tanesha and I'm an RN working in the Emergency Department for Ascension health in Tennessee. I work directly with patients who have suspected or confirmed COVID-19 including obtaining nasopharyngeal specimens and assisting in intubations and ventilation of patients with COVID-19 who are critically ill.

Hi, I am an interventional Cardiology Fellow in the Boston area. Due to the surge of sick pts and the growing number of sick providers, I have volunteered to work as an MD in the ED and ICU. When not doing emergency procedures in the cath lab I’ll be in the ED and ICU directly caring for pts there. We in the cath lab as well as the ED/ICU are in direr need of N95s. We are currently rationing masks only to the highest risk procedures and reusing well beyond manufacturers recommendations (one mask per provider indefinitely!) Any N95s are greatly appreciated. Outside work I am the father of 2 (5yo adorable and feisty redhead and a pretty adorable 2.5yo boy). They are the lights of my life, help me get through tough times and the reasons for my existence.

I am an RN and work for Dignity Health Hospice

Hi there! My name is Heather, I’m filling out this form for my dad, Paul. My dad used to be a police officer/firefighter/paramedic, but went back to school at age 40 to become a nurse. He is currently an RN at the VA hospital in Northport on Long Island. He has been working in their oncology department for a few years, giving cancer patients chemo, but when the pandemic struck, he answered the call and volunteered to help out with COVID19 patients despite potentially being at risk himself. He’s currently working in the “garage” which is the receiving area for those suspected of having COVID19, examining each patient and getting those in more serious condition to the ER. As you can imagine, folks are scared, so it’s a lot of calming down patients and their families as well. On his shift, he’s the only one working in the garage. Outside of work, he is a huge history buff, especially around American history. Ask him anything about any of the presidents and he will know it! He’s also learning bass guitar and trying to learn Spanish through Duolingo. But his greatest joy of all is being a dad to me and my two brothers—he is constantly bragging about us so it’s nice to brag about him for a change. He’s our hero.

My husband and I are both respiratory therapists in Indiana working directly with many COVID 19 patients in the ER and ICU’s

RRT in so Cal Orange and San Diego counties

I am an ICU nurse working directly with Covid positive or potential positive covid patients. I have been in healthcare for 40 years. I am also in 60’s and this places me in the vulnerable population.

Hello my name is brentia hutson and I am a frontline healthcare worker. I work in a healthcare facility that does not have proper ppe N95 respirator mask and I’m being exposed to Covid-19 the regular surgical mask does not protect me from catching the virus and I wear my badge proudly to protect and save the people but who’s going to save me. I appreciate all donations and thank you kindly from the bottom of my heart Frontline healthcare worker

I hope everyone is staying safe in these uncertain and scary times. I've been working in the Healthcare field for 16 years, I draw blood and visit patients home to care for them. I'm also a Histology Technician and work with tissue samples. The hospital is low on supplies and were reusing the same masks. I enjoy spending time with family and friends, travel frequently and love surprising my palate. I hope everything returns to normal soon. Stay safe and thank you.

I'm a board certified emergency physician working in Tucson, Arizona. I care very much about our community.

I'm a Respiratory Therapist that works nightshift in Long Term Acute hospital. We have PUI patients and needing help on N95. If you could please help, I would appreciate it. I am using Regular sized mask. Thank you.

I’m a resident at a children’s hospital. For as long as I can remember, I’ve wanted to make the world a better place, but with so much suffering in the world, how would I be able to contribute? What path could I take that would allow me the chance to serve, heal and advocate for the sick and those in need? I chose medicine. Becoming a medical doctor empowered and equipped me to use science and new discoveries to decrease and sometimes resolve illness and pain. Taking the oath to first, do no harm reminds me daily the weight and responsibility of the practice of medicine and its power to change lives for the better. Pediatrics provides me the best opportunity to do more than first, do no harm. It is about the practice of science on medicine's youngest patients - infants, toddlers and adolescents. Pediatric medicine is also about advocacy. Everyone's story is different. Our gifts, passions, experiences and talents are not only what make us unique, but as physicians, they help us relate to our patients in a positive way.

I’m Kristen, an ER nurse on the front line of this growing Coronavirus pandemic. I’m constantly exposed to patients who are potentially infected with COVID. I’m a mother of 2 children, my youngest is 10 months and in fear for exposing her and my family to this illness.

Hi! I am a homebirth, licensed midwife. Since we are only a small sector of the healthcare infrastructure, I am sort of a low man on the totem pole as far as priority to get supplies. I am in need of N95 masks and paper gowns.

RN working weekend shifts in rural hospital. We do not have any N95 masks.

NP working in the urgent care setting swabbing and examining patients. Unfortunately we are having to prioritize and save N95s for those who are intubating and running codes, I would still like to protect my family.