Salem Health is now distributing kits to make masks for our nurses and other care providers. This week, employees created and bagged hundreds of the mask-making kits – enough to produce nearly 10,000 masks. The kits include surgical paper fabric, instructions and a bag for the finished product.
Those interested in helping will need a sewing machine; white thread; scissors or a rotary cutter; and a yardstick, straight edge or cutting mat. (Volunteers should NOT use their own fabric – only the material provided.)
Guidelines
1. Mask kits will be available for pick up at the locations below. People should stay in their car; staff members will give the kits to those who stop by.
2. Each household may take up to two kits; each kit has material for 30 to 50 masks.
3. Continue social distancing. Please do not host mask-making parties with friends/neighbors or ask to pick up kits to take to someone else.
4. Return completed masks to a drop-off location with a few days.
Pick up mask kits
• Thursday, March 26 from 1 to 3 p.m.
• Friday, March 27 from 9 to 11 a.m.
Locations
• Salem — Town Park security booth (former Kmart parking lot at Mission St. SE and 25th St. SE)
• Dallas — West Valley Hospital parking lot (525 SE Washington St., look for the tent)
Drop off completed masks (same locations)
Salem
• Monday, March 30, 9 to 11 a.m.
• Wednesday, April 1, 1 to 3 p.m.
• Thursday, April 2, 10 a.m. to noon
• Friday, April 3, 9 to 11 a.m.
Dallas
• Thursday, April 2, 1 to 3 p.m.
• Friday, April 3, 9 to 11 a.m.
Salem Health truly appreciates the public’s help during this crucial time. More details about the mask-making kits, including video instructions, are available at salemhealth.org/masks.
About Salem Health. Salem Health offers exceptional care to people in and around Oregon’s Mid-Willamette Valley. It comprises hospitals in Salem and Dallas, a medical group of primary and specialty care providers, plus other affiliated services. Visit us at www.salemhealth.org; “Like” us on www.facebook.com/salemhealth; follow us on Twitter: @salemhealth; and view us at www.youtube.com/salemhealth.
