FIGHTING COVID-19
HEATING ENGINEER SUPPLIES AND CARRAIG TOOLS TEAM-UP TO HELP DUBLIN’S ROTUNDA MATERNITY HOSPITAL... A casual chat between a daughter and her parents set the wheels in motion for an express delivery
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where there was insufficient PPE for all members of staff, a natural fear for any parent with a daughter or son working on the medical frontline.” The Behan’s were right, Charlie was just the man for the job. “I knew straight away that we had to do something,” added Charlie. “I immediately contacted Jim Bell at Carraig Tools, and we both agreed to scour our warehouses and rake out anything that might help.” When they’d finished rummaging, Jim in particular had unearthed PPE that was, in the current climate, worth its weight in gold. ‘Approved & Certified’ masks, goggles, gloves, over shoes were packed with anti-bacterial wipes, standard wipes, and even ponchos that could provide a layer of splash protection. Next step, well that was to tell Karen the good news. She in turn informed her manager at Rotunda’s Delivery Suite/Assessment & Emergency Unit, Fiona Walsh; and Fiona contacted the hospital’s Procurement & Supplies Manager, Yoichi Hoashi. Starting out life in Cork and Limerick,
to Dublin’s famous Rotunda Maternity Hospital. Karen Behan, a midwife at the oldest continuously operating maternity hospital in the world, was lamenting the fact that the coronavirus crisis was going to place greater demands on supplies of essential Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Her concerns did not fall on deaf ears. Unbeknown to Karen, mum and dad were already hatching a plan. Martin was a former employee of Heating Engineer Supplies in Patrickswell, just over 10km outside Limerick. His missus is the company’s current Credit Controller. They knew exactly who to contact. “Martin and Marie rang me and expressed their concerns about what might happen if PPE levels couldn’t be maintained at the hospital where Karen worked,” said Heating Engineer Supplies’ Principal, Charlie O’Neill. “They were worried that it might reach the situation
“I immediately contacted Jim Bell at Carraig Tools, and we both agreed to scour our warehouses and rake out anything that might help.”
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