Tulsa Tech is donating protective equipment normally utilized to train the next generation of health care professionals to St. Francis Health Systems and Hillcrest Medical. The equipment is used to help medical staff stay safe during the global Covid-19 pandemic.

Tulsa Tech students in health science careers learn to protect themselves in class. Students join the frontlines of the health care system as nurses, surgical technicians, medical assistants, and more. Each of the donated items were collected from Tulsa Tech’s six campuses.

The donation to Hillcrest Monday and St. Francis included surgical gowns, more than 5,000 surgical and protective masks and 100 personal protective equipment kits. In total, the donations included nearly 100,000 life-saving items.

“We as an organization, as community members, as people care about our fellow citizens during this challenging time,” said Dr. Steve Tiger, Superintendent and CEO of Tulsa Tech.