RIDGWAY — Pennsylvania needs critical medical supplies.

North Central Pennsylvania Regional Planning Commission is assisting the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is securing needed medical supplies. To fulfill this need, the departments of Community and Economic Development, Health, General Services, and the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency have developed the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Critical Medical Supplies Procurement Portal to source the most needed medical supplies.

The Portal is for manufacturers, distributors and other suppliers to inform us of supplies available for purchase and will allow us to more quickly and efficiently procure these supplies for hospitals and medical facilities across Pennsylvania.

Further detail and specifications provided by the Pennsylvania Department of Health can be found on the Critical Medical Supplies Resource Guide.

For questions about procurement or the supply needs outlined below, contact the Department of General Services at: RA-procinternet@pa.gov

The following items listed below are the most critically needed: personal protection equipment, surgical/procedure masks, N95/N99 form fitting respirators, face masks with integrated shield, Powered Air Purifying Respirator, alcohol-based hand rub;

Hospital supplies: Ventilators with PEEP functionality, ventilator circuits, endotracheal tubes and hospital gowns.

Lab Supplies: UVT 3 mL with flocked flex minitip, Nasopharyngeal (NP) flocked swabs and viral transport media tubes (1-3 mL); and diagnostics supplies and instruments.