The Lewis College shared its personal protective equipment with Atlanta hospitals at the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, a foundation is helping Georgia State healthcare programs get ready for students to return to lab and clinical.
The Tzu Chi Atlanta chapter, at the request of member and Perimeter College student Yuqi Chen, donated medical masks to the nursing program. The foundation, which focuses on humanitarian works, donated 1,000 masks and approximately 250 protective goggles. The masks were distributed among the nursing labs masks and goggles shared with the Perimeter College dental hygiene program.