Premier Inc. (Charlotte, NC) reported survey results showing that the majority of alternate site providers, including senior living facilities, physician/medical offices, pharmacies and surgical centers, report a more than 50% increase in personal protective equipment (PPE) needs since the COVID-19 outbreak.
However, Premier said that the majority of respondents were still unable to obtain PPE or disinfecting and sanitizing products, which continue to be in high demand.
Most (83%) reported not having their PPE needs met by their traditional medical-surgical distributors, with a significant percentage looking to online retailers and other channels for product.
Additionally:
- 95% require at least some PPE for every person in their facility
- 72% of respondents have increased their PPE budgets by 50%
- 47% of respondents have increased their spend by 100% or more