COVID-19 U.S. Response Press Kit

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Samaritan’s Purse is bringing critical surge capacity and emergency relief to families impacted by the deadly COVID-19 outbreak in New York. The international Christian relief organization deployed its Emergency Field Hospital and disaster response specialists—including doctors, nurses, lab technicians, and other support staff—to set up the field hospital in New York, where the coronavirus pandemic has overwhelmed the local medical capacity.

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The Samaritan's Purse Emergency Field Hospital is being deployed to New York, where the coronavirus pandemic has overwhelmed the local medical capacity.

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This 68-bed unit has a unique layout with specialized equipment to provide the highest level of respiratory care to patients who are suffering from the coronavirus.

Download COVID-19 U.S. Response March 2020

The Samaritan's Purse Emergency Field Hospital is being deployed to New York, where the coronavirus pandemic has overwhelmed the local medical capacity.

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Samaritan's Purse prepares to transport a 68-bed Emergency Field Hospital to New York.

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This 68-bed unit has a unique layout with specialized equipment to provide the highest level of respiratory care to patients who are suffering from the coronavirus.

Download COVID-19 U.S. Response March 2020

The United States now has the largest outbreak of COVID-19 with nearly half of the cases in New York state. Thousands of new cases are reported each day. The need for intensive care beds has quickly overwhelmed the healthcare system’s capacity.

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The Samaritan's Purse Emergency Field Hospital is being deployed to New York, where the coronavirus pandemic has overwhelmed the local medical capacity.

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Approved Quotes Franklin Graham March 28

“People are dying from the coronavirus, hospitals are out of beds, and the medical staff are overwhelmed,” said Franklin Graham, president of Samaritan’s Purse. “We are deploying our Emergency Field Hospital to New York to meet this critical need. This is what Samaritan’s Purse does—we respond in the middle of crises to help people in Jesus’ Name. Please pray for our teams and for everyone around the world affected by the virus.”

Elliott Tenpenny March 27

“It’s challenging to go to any place that has an infectious disease, but Samaritan’s Purse stands ready to bring critical relief to families impacted by disasters around the world. We’ve responded to infectious diseases similar to this before—including cholera, Ebola, and diphtheria,” said Samaritan’s Purse team lead Dr. Elliott Tenpenny. “Please pray for our teams on the ground in New York as they bring life-saving care to those affected by COVID-19.”

Brock Kreitzburg March 27

“We go to places around the world, and we provide hope to people who are overwhelmed. We help people who are hurting spiritually and physically in the Name of Jesus Christ,” said Samaritan’s Purse response manager Brock Kreitzburg.

Luther Harrison March 28

“Our U.S. Disaster Relief team, international relief team, medical ministries—the whole organization—has come together for this response at the two epicenters of the disease. This is what it means to be the Body of Christ. We’re all coming together to represent the Lord, and every role is important from the doctors to the logistics people to the mechanics.”

Luther Harrison March 28

“It touches your heart to see how we’re able to respond here in the United States at the same time that we’re responding in Italy. This whole team is committed to doing all they can to help people in Jesus’ Name.”

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