As a response to the spike in new, confirmed cases of COVID-19 witnessed across the nation as states begin the gradual process of reopening, Tzu Chi Medical Foundation (TCMF) called its supporters and volunteers to action, urging the donation of personal protective equipment, and delivering plant-based meals, sticky rice dumplings, and fruit, to dedicated frontline health workers.
As the pandemic has progressed, the Tzu Chi Medical Foundation has procured and donated personal protective equipment (PPE) and sanitizing supplies to more than a thousand medical institutions across the United States. In meeting with many of their representatives, staff and volunteers at Tzu Chi Medical discovered how constricted time was for lunch breaks at healthcare facilities. As a result, a new initiative was born: “A Better Meal, A Better Earth,” where, beginning May 19, 2020, Tzu Chi Medical began donating vegetarian lunches to healthcare workers alongside PPE donations.
The Alzheimer’s Association and the Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation are pleased to announce the expansion of their partnership to better reach and engage the Chinese-American community by providing important information relating to Alzheimer’s detection, diagnosis, care, treatment, research, and advocacy.
The drive from San Jose in California’s Silicon Valley to Rancho Cielo Youth Campus, located in Salinas, Monterey County, is scenic. There is much to enjoy, first along Santa Cruz Hwy 17, with tall trees lining both sides of the state highway, then the gorgeous views of the Pacific Ocean along Cabrillo Hwy 1, which hugs the coastline.
It was a journey of over a hundred miles going from Orlando to Gainesville. And yet, it was a joy to undertake for the volunteers from Tzu Chi USA’s Orlando Service Center, knowing the relief it would bring to the staff at two healthcare facilities in Gainesville. Such aid initiatives are continually taking place nationwide during the pandemic.
Down in the state of Georgia, unemployment hit a historic high at 11.9%. Bustling cities like Atlanta, too, have seen shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE), making it difficult for hospitals and healthcare institutions there to procure enough to meet the demand.
People around the world are anxious and afraid due to the widespread impact of the novel coronavirus outbreak. However, in comparison to other U.S. cities, especially New York, the COVID-19 situation in Austin, Texas, has not been severe.
Tzu Chi USA volunteers in Northern California had begun mobilizing a response in March, setting up their NorCal PPE Project Team mid-month, to take charge of procuring PPE for distribution. The team’s goal is to respond to hospitals’ PPE supply needs promptly to effectively support frontline healthcare workers.
From social distancing measures, to school closures, stay-at-home orders, and scarcity of personal protective equipment (PPE), people all across the globe have keenly felt the drastic changes made to familiar routines amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
When Tzu Chi Medical Foundation CEO Dr. William Keh received a shipment of 240 N95 respirators from Tzu Chi Northeast, he placed a call to Ken Larsen. In little over an hour, Mr. Larsen had arrived at their office in Alhambra with a special mission: to find N95 respirators for his daughter Heather, an intensive care unit nurse at the Valley Presbyterian Hospital in Van Nuys, CA.
As a response to the spike in new, confirmed cases of COVID-19 witnessed across the nation as states begin the gradual process of reopening, Tzu Chi Medical Foundation (TCMF) called its supporters and volunteers to action, urging the donation of personal protective equipment, and delivering plant-based meals, sticky rice dumplings, and fruit, to dedicated frontline health workers.
As the pandemic has progressed, the Tzu Chi Medical Foundation has procured and donated personal protective equipment (PPE) and sanitizing supplies to more than a thousand medical institutions across the United States. In meeting with many of their representatives, staff and volunteers at Tzu Chi Medical discovered how constricted time was for lunch breaks at healthcare facilities. As a result, a new initiative was born: “A Better Meal, A Better Earth,” where, beginning May 19, 2020, Tzu Chi Medical began donating vegetarian lunches to healthcare workers alongside PPE donations.
The Alzheimer’s Association and the Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation are pleased to announce the expansion of their partnership to better reach and engage the Chinese-American community by providing important information relating to Alzheimer’s detection, diagnosis, care, treatment, research, and advocacy.
The drive from San Jose in California’s Silicon Valley to Rancho Cielo Youth Campus, located in Salinas, Monterey County, is scenic. There is much to enjoy, first along Santa Cruz Hwy 17, with tall trees lining both sides of the state highway, then the gorgeous views of the Pacific Ocean along Cabrillo Hwy 1, which hugs the coastline.
It was a journey of over a hundred miles going from Orlando to Gainesville. And yet, it was a joy to undertake for the volunteers from Tzu Chi USA’s Orlando Service Center, knowing the relief it would bring to the staff at two healthcare facilities in Gainesville. Such aid initiatives are continually taking place nationwide during the pandemic.
Down in the state of Georgia, unemployment hit a historic high at 11.9%. Bustling cities like Atlanta, too, have seen shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE), making it difficult for hospitals and healthcare institutions there to procure enough to meet the demand.
People around the world are anxious and afraid due to the widespread impact of the novel coronavirus outbreak. However, in comparison to other U.S. cities, especially New York, the COVID-19 situation in Austin, Texas, has not been severe.
Tzu Chi USA volunteers in Northern California had begun mobilizing a response in March, setting up their NorCal PPE Project Team mid-month, to take charge of procuring PPE for distribution. The team’s goal is to respond to hospitals’ PPE supply needs promptly to effectively support frontline healthcare workers.
From social distancing measures, to school closures, stay-at-home orders, and scarcity of personal protective equipment (PPE), people all across the globe have keenly felt the drastic changes made to familiar routines amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
When Tzu Chi Medical Foundation CEO Dr. William Keh received a shipment of 240 N95 respirators from Tzu Chi Northeast, he placed a call to Ken Larsen. In little over an hour, Mr. Larsen had arrived at their office in Alhambra with a special mission: to find N95 respirators for his daughter Heather, an intensive care unit nurse at the Valley Presbyterian Hospital in Van Nuys, CA.
Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation
Tzu Chi Health Centers | Medical Clinics
9620 Flair Dr
El Monte, CA 91731
Tel +1 (626) 281-3383
Fax +1 (626) 866-9836
Alhambra
1000 S. Garfield Ave.
Alhambra, CA 91801
Tel +1 (626) 281-3383
Fax +1 (855) 710-5853
South El Monte
10414 Vacco St.
S. El Monte, CA 91733
Tel +1 (626) 281-3383
Fax +1 (855) 710-5853
Wilmington
1355 Broad Ave.
Wilmington, CA 90744
Tel +1 (626) 281-3383
Fax +1 (855) 710-5853
Tzu Chi Mobile Clinics
Fresno Mobile Clinic
& Administrative Office
3898 N Ann Avenue
Fresno, CA 93727
Tel +1 (559) 291 8800
Fax +1 (559) 272 6180
Los Angeles Mobile Clinic
10414 Vacco St.
S. El Monte, CA 91733
Tel +1 (626) 427 9598
Fax +1 (559) 272 6180
New York Mobile Clinic
137-77 Northern Blvd.
Flushing, NY 11354
Tel +1 (718) 460 4590
Las Vegas Mobile Clinic
2590 S Lindell Rd.
Las Vegas, NV 89146
Tel +1 (702) 880 5552
San Jose Mobile Clinic
2355 Old Oakland Rd,
San Jose, CA 95131
Tel +1 (408) 457 6969
9620 Flair Dr.
El Monte, CA 91731
Tel +1 (626) 281-3383
Fax +1 (626) 788 2321
Alhambra
1000 S. Garfield Ave.
Alhambra, CA 91801
Tel +1 (626) 281 3383
Fax +1 (855) 710 5853
South El Monte
10414 Vacco St.
South El Monte, CA 91733
Tel +1 (626) 281 3383
Fax +1 (855) 710-5853
Wilmington
1355 Broad Ave.
Wilmington, CA 90744
Tel +1 (626) 281 3383
Fax +1 (855) 710-5853
South El Monte
10414 Vacco St.
S. El Monte, CA 91733
Tel +1 (626) 427 9598
Fax +1 (559) 272 6180
Fresno
3898 N. Ann Ave.
Fresno, CA 93727
Tel: (559) 291-8800
Fax: (559) 272-6180
Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and a GuideStar Platinum Participant.
Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, recognized as GreatNonprofits’ 2020 Top-Rated award and a GuideStar Platinum Participant.
Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
