December 1, 2020 – Medtronic and the Medtronic Foundation announced an additional $3.8 million commitment to provide healthcare worker support and protection, mental health support, operational support and food assistance to organizations and communities in need.
This new commitment is in addition to charitable contributions made earlier this year and brings the total of the company’s COVID-19 relief efforts to more than $46 million.
This comprehensive global response focuses on emergency food assistance and hunger relief programs, mental health support and health worker grants, organization operational support, and in-kind personal protective equipment (PPE) donations in underserved communities and those disproportionately impacted by the pandemic such as Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) communities.
The PPE donation includes more than 400,000 N95 surgical masks and 430,000 KN95 respirators, all of which will be distributed by International Medical Corps. The masks will go to hospitals and health facilities chosen for their locations in COVID-19 hot spots, or directly to individuals as part of prevention efforts. In addition, these facilities serve underserved and underinsured communities, most at-risk and most affected by the pandemic.