Georgia Doctors Say Supplies Of Protective Gear Are Tight

Georgia physicians say they’re worried about not having enough protective gear when potential coronavirus patients arrive at their offices.

This personal protective equipment (PPE) means full hospital gowns, masks, gloves and face shields and goggles for a doctor or other medical provider to wear while examining a possible COVID-19 patient.

Jacqueline Fincher, a Thomson physician who is president-elect of the American College of Physicians, told GHN that there is a “very limited supply, and major vendors [are] already letting us know supplies will be limited.’’