Many individuals are asking us how they can help Advocate Aurora team members on the front lines of combating COVID-19, or who find themselves in crisis because of it.

Many individuals are asking us how they can help Advocate Aurora team members combating this community health concern.  At this time, we are introducing the Relief Fund for Critical Care and the Team Member Crisis Fund.

The Relief Fund for Critical Care will be used exclusively to ensure additional resources needed to treat our patients, and to keep healthy the experts who serve them, are at the ready. Our Team Member Crisis Fund will be used to assist team members who are financially impacted by COVID-19.

Thank you for your kindness and supporting those who dedicate their lives to serving the sick and vulnerable. They are daily heroes and your generosity is very much appreciated at this time.

Please use the following link for the latest information on this virus and what you need to know: www.AAH.org/coronavirus

As COVID-19 continues to impact our communities, we are committed to keeping our heroes - our doctors, nurses and team members - safe. As you know, the broader health care community is at risk of running low on critical personal protective equipment (PPE) across the country. Health care workers need these essential safety items on the frontline of this pandemic to effectively provide care. We are currently accepting the following items:

1. New masks – Both N95 and procedural masks will be accepted. These masks can be found across many industries and have been deemed appropriate to use in the health care setting by the CDC.  Commonly found in the construction and landscaping industry among others, we will gladly accept any new and unused masks.
2. Handmade masks – hand sewn masks will be accepted as long as they follow these instructions.
3. Hand sanitizer – Personal sized hand sanitizer that has been unopened. CDC guidelines encourage sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol composition
4. Eye protection – This includes any new or unused goggles, safety glasses or face shields. 
5. Disinfectant wipes – All brands of unopened premoistened wipes are accepted

If you have questions or are unsure if your item qualifies please contact COVIDAAHSupplyDonations@aurora.org. Drop off items at your local Advocate Aurora Health hospital at the shipping and receiving dock.

Thank you for playing an important part in keeping our team members and community safe.   

Manufacturers willing to help

If you are a local or national manufacturer looking to support your healthcare providers, Advocate Aurora Health sincerely appreciates your partnership in keeping our communities and team members safe. Please email Brian.Barnum@advocatehealth.com any ideas you have for assistance and we will let you know how you can help. Thank you in advance for your support! 

Our team members on the front lines are working tirelessly to provide compassionate, safe and quality care.  We’ve had many inquiries about how individuals and local businesses can help feed our nurses, doctors and team members. Food donations will be accepted at our hospitals but must follow these guidelines and processes. Thank you for your generosity and thoughtfulness. 

Food donation guidelines

• Food must be individually packaged
• Food must be donated from a restaurant/caterer/food company that is monitored by local health inspectors and has passed a health inspection in the last 12 months.
• No homemade food
• Beverages must be in single serve packages
• All flatware needs to be individually wrapped
• All condiments need to be in portion control packets

How to donate: Call our dedicated call center at 877-787-2111 to work directly with a representative who can facilitate your donation. The call center is open 7 a.m. - 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. on Saturday.

Bulk donations: If you have donations of bulk prepacked food items (such as pallets of water or individually wrapped protein bars) email COVIDAAHSupplyDonations@aurora.org.

Offers of support

Do you have other ways to support our doctors, nurses and team members? While the only supplies being accepted at this time are referenced above, we do encourage you to complete this form and provide as much detail about your donation/offer as possible. We are grateful for all offers of support but need to make sure the safety of our community and our physicians, nurses and team members remain our top priority.

All submissions will be reviewed, and a member of the Aurora Health Care Foundation will follow up in regard to next steps.

We would like to thank all our donors who contributed $10,000 or more to our COVID response efforts:

• Advocate Aurora Board of Directors
• Geneva Laboratories, Inc.